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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.

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    • 4.6 • 244 Ratings

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.

    Florida man wants immunity

    Florida man wants immunity

    You can beat the heat if you beat the charges too. Vox’s Ian Millhiser previews the Donald Trump immunity case going before the Supreme Court this week, and lawyer Jeffrey Green explains Trump’s role in a related case involving January 6 defendants.
    This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Anouck Dussaud, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
    Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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    • 25 min
    Just in: Trudeau’s plan to fight populism

    Just in: Trudeau’s plan to fight populism

    Canadian-American podcast host Sean Rameswaram goes one-on-one with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to find out how he might win over Gen Zed.
    This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Haleema Shah and Anouck Dussaud, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
    Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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    • 28 min
    Feeling Bluey

    Feeling Bluey

    Bluey delights children and reduces their grown-ups to tears. But the latest episode has fans young and old wondering whether the ride is coming to an end. Vulture’s Kathryn VanArendonk speculates.
    This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
    Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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    • 28 min
    The great American squatter panic

    The great American squatter panic

    Politicians and conservative news outlets say there’s an epidemic of people moving into a stranger’s house and refusing to leave. Curbed’s Bridget Read and Semafor’s David Weigel explain what’s actually happening.
    This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette and Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
    Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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    • 25 min
    How car ownership got so expensive

    How car ownership got so expensive

    Drivers are increasingly paying sticker price or more for a new car. Then there are sky-high insurance rates and mortgage-level car payments. Vox’s Marin Cogan explains how we got here.
    This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Noel King.
    Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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    • 25 min
    Florida man’s first criminal trial begins

    Florida man’s first criminal trial begins

    The first of former President Donald Trump's four criminal trials began this week. Vox's Andrew Prokop explains what's at stake, and Vox's Abdallah Fayyad explains how he might (or might not) pay the mounting legal bills.
    This episode was produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell with help from Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, Matt Collette and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King.
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    • 25 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
244 Ratings

244 Ratings

sheavsey ,

Head and shoulders above the rest of the daily news shows

Easily the best daily news podcast, in a field that is quite crowded with competition. Some episodes are so evergreen they have literally stuck with me for years at this point, like the episodes about Jordan Peterson, or incinerating recycling, or POOP ON THE MOON for heaven's sake. Easily worth 25 minutes of your weekday.

josh21012 ,

Slightly boring

Good idea, but would be better if they stuck to once a week or fewer programs to focus on quality over quantity

Mitchellvg ,

Watch out for the story arc of an episode

Stopped listening because they can be heavy on the story arc and lite on the research and analysis. E.g. The soft music over the personal monologues, not finding a counter argument to a view point.
Be careful not to get sucked in.

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