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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Honey, they stole the bees
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Turkey's man-made catastrophe
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Nikki Haley kicks off a Republican mutiny
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Democratizing spying
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Pow pow power grid
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The great American cattle swindle
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Decisions after Dobbs
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One earthquake, two recoveries
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The fight over AP African American Studies
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Hullaballoon
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Paying ex-gang members to stop shootings
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Sickened chickens
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Dry February?
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The police killing of Tyre Nichols
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“Okay, Google, what’s a monopoly?”
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Why are businesses acting like there’s a recession?
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Peru’s democracy crisis
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Fine dining isn’t fine
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Why Mexico’s top cop is on trial in NYC
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Thanks but no tanks, Ukraine
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The politics of India’s biggest blockbusteRRR
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It’s debt ceiling season
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The half-baked gas stove debate
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Compost yourself
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What’s up, docs?
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Too much water for California
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The Taliban vs. women
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Brazil’s January 6?
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Andrew Tate: The king of toxic masculinity
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Will Kevin McCarthy become speaker?
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Why we’re all on antidepressants
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The many lies of George Santos
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Let’s eat lab meat
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Abortions before Roe
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How to save kids from online extremism
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Why the Ukraine war happened
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What’s the dill with pickleball?
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Why gaslighting is the word of the year
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Criminal referrals for Donald Trump
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The case against movie trailers
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Do I have to care about the Twitter Files?
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Megan Thee Stallion
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Throwing soup at art
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Art-ificial intelligence
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Hint of crime
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T (for Marriage Act)
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The prisoner swap for Brittney Griner
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Power-tripping sheriffs
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The Moscow murders
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Digging tunnels for cars
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