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Today, Explained Vox Media Podcast Network
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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.
Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Red Lobster’s bankrupt-sea
The seafood chain found itself deep in the red after a disastrous unlimited shrimp promotion. Wall Street Journal restaurant reporter Heather Haddon explains what sunk Red Lobster — and the troubled waters facing other casual dining chains.
This episode was produced by Denise Guerra and Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by David Pierce.
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The AI hype machine
Big Tech companies have rolled out a new batch of AI-powered products, improving upon what came before. But as Wired's Will Knight and investigative journalist Julia Angwin explain, they’re not even close to living up to the world-changing technology the Big Tech CEOs promised.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman with help from Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by David Pierce.
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Weed did it, Joe
The federal government has moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous controlled substance. Politico cannabis policy reporter Natalie Fertig explains why it is and isn’t a big deal.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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Is Russia winning now?
It sure seems like it. The Wall Street Journal’s Matthew Luxmoore reports from Ukraine on why $60 billion of your tax money isn’t making much of a difference.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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Amazon’s garbage book factory
Vox senior correspondent Constance Grady went inside the seedy underbelly of online self-publishing and lived to tell the tale.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn with help from Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Rob Byers with help from Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King.
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Cicada time
The last time these exact cicada broods emerged from the ground at the same time, Thomas Jefferson was president. The red-eyed bugs come out looking for love and change forest ecosystems forever. Vox’s Benji Jones thinks it’s magical.
This show was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Rebeca Ibarra.
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Customer Reviews
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when did human rights become debatable, Sean & Noel?
“the question for so many people and the debate is: was the person who put him in a ch0kehold a blo0dth!rsty racist, or was he a hero who was protecting innocent commuters?”
how… is this even a sentiment to entertain?
it was only a matter of time before right wing politics corroded US independent media’s journalistic integrity. when did ch0keholds become debatably acceptable responses to people in emotional and psychological distress? why is this a sentiment worth entertaining?
Noel being added to the Today Explained team shortly before/after Ezra’s departure signalled Vox’s glass cliff deployment in the middle of a rigorously fascist campaign. i wanted to believe Noel’s addition was in good faith, but it coincides with the corrosion of Vox’s “independent” journalism by persistent right wing political campaigns. 12 May 2023 episode was my last straw.
i hope nobody on this team is subjected to the kind of life-threatening v!olence they believe worthy of debate.
Extremely biased show
I’ve lost all respect for the show. Used to love it before I realised how the reporting is completely biased and lacks intellectual diversity. It’s hypocritical to demonise mass media when you operate exactly the same way, in favour of leftism, instead of not taking any sides. Sad to see a media outlet with such dishonesty, sad for your employees and their lack of integrity.