Today, Explained
Today, Explained is Vox's daily news explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day.Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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The new war in Sudan
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He’s running
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The Adderall shortage
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Cocaine hippos (and the case against pets)
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Make it rain
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What does the Fox pay?
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Hollywood writers are ready to strike
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The forever chemicals in your blood
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The Discord leaks
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Phantom ghosts Broadway
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Why stuff isn’t getting cheaper
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The new fight over abortion pills
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Why Russia arrested an American reporter
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Table for 10 billion, please
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Uncle Sam really wants you
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Should you carry Narcan?
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City Limits: Blame the mayor
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City Limits: Crime vibes
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Florida man indicted
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The fake nation of Kailasa
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How an AI pope pic fooled us
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The Israeli-Israeli conflict
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New Mexico low-key fixes child care
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City Limits: Should public transit be free?
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Rep. Frost and David Hogg on what Gen Z wants
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A tents standoff at the VA
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The US is obsessed with China
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7,300 days
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City Limits: Beware the Doom Loop
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The “Lean In” era is over
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The Republicans breaking up with Tucker Carlson
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The kids defying family court
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Silicon Valley Bank goes bust
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Top Fun: Oscars vs. blockbusters
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The war on drag
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Congress is daddy
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Auditing Ukraine
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How to save a murderer
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The fight for affordable insulin
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The rockstar maestro
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Why newspapers fired Dilbert
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Block the sun, save the earth?
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Biden’s border orders
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The shadow war on Russian yachts
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Another phone call from Ukraine
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Pharrell Vuitton
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Just how dangerous is the Ohio train crash?
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Ban TikTok?
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Honey, they stole the bees
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Turkey's man-made catastrophe
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