Today, Explained
Vox
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.
Episodes
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Aug 17, 2018 • 23min
Never tweet
Twitter temporarily banned Alex Jones and Infowars this week. Why'd it take so long? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 16, 2018 • 23min
Saw something, said nothing
A Pennsylvania grand jury has released a 1300-page report on child sex abuses within the state's Catholic Church. Jack Jenkins from Religion News Service peels back the curtain on 70 years of heinous assaults. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 15, 2018 • 22min
Crazy. Rich. And finally seen.
Crazy Rich Asians hits theaters today. Los Angeles Times film critic Jen Yamato says it's been 25 years in the making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 14, 2018 • 21min
Democracy Dies in Daylight
Democracies can fall many ways: military coups, assassinations, mass protests. But what does it look like when a democracy quietly backslides into autocracy? Vox’s Zack Beauchamp went on a trip to Hungary to explore (with support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 13, 2018 • 19min
NASA shoots a billion dollars at the sun
You might have missed it this weekend, but NASA shot a spaceship at the sun. Once it gets there, the Parker Solar Probe might find the secret to keeping our big hot star from destroying us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 10, 2018 • 21min
"These bastards tried to kill me"
Aubtin Heydari tells the story of how he was almost murdered by a white supremacist at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 9, 2018 • 21min
This too shall MoviePass
MoviePass is changing the way we see movies, but it's going to have to get its act together. Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 8, 2018 • 19min
When a season lasts a year
California’s Mendocino Complex Fire is now the biggest in the state’s recorded history, surpassing a record set… last year. Vox’s Umair Irfan says the worst is yet to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 7, 2018 • 21min
Wrestling with Ohio State
Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan wants to be the next Speaker of the House, but a pack of wrestlers could be blocking his path. Corky Siemaszko broke the story for NBC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 6, 2018 • 23min
HQ2
Amazon will soon announce which city will land its second headquarters along with 50,000 new jobs. There’s a lot to win and maybe just as much to lose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
