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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Taliban 2.0
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How the Taliban took back Afghanistan
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Delta in the Delta
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The allies left behind
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“Code red for humanity”
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An MVP for the world
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The fight to ban evictions
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The Provincetown cluster
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The spike in gun violence (Part II)
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The spike in gun violence (Part I)
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The Covid Olympics
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