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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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September 3 · 26 min
The farmers turning on Trump
As farmers and rural voters reel from moves made by the Trump administration, Democrats see an opening.
September 2 · 25 min
Everyone hates data centers
Data centers have become politically untenable, even in very Republican Texas.
September 1 · 25 min
Meta cares about kids now?!
Meta is giving teens a curfew on Instagram and Facebook. And they want other social media sites to join them.
August 31 · 25 min
Is anything safe to eat?
It’s been a summer of food-safety scares and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new cooking show probably isn’t going to make things better.
August 30 · 30 min
How to survive a flop
In the streaming era, success is public, failure is viral, and everyone's one release away from a flop era. How do you come back?
August 29 · 36 min
The politics of Gen Z
What’s up with the kids these days? We asked a Gen Z researcher to explain her generation’s politics.
August 28 · 27 min
Dolly Parton's platform
Dolly Parton never endorsed a party or candidate, but that doesn't mean she was apolitical.
August 27 · 25 min
Our $40,000,000,000,000 debt
The US debt keeps breaking records. Should we panic?
August 26 · 25 min
Trump’s Ballroom Blitz
President Trump is racing to finish his ballroom, and if the Supreme Court doesn't stop him it will have major implications for conservation efforts around the country.
August 25 · 25 min
Trump's human printer
Natalie Harp may be the most powerful executive assistant in the world, and her unusual relationship with her boss — the president — is getting a lot of attention.
August 24 · 25 min
Medicare for All fever
A new crop of Democrats is running on an old slogan: Medicare for All. Now might be the moment it finally catches on.
August 23 · 27 min
Why everyone's an introvert now
Move aside extroverts. In this episode — which aired last year — we explore personality types and whether they are set in stone.
August 22 · 28 min
Is MAGA still electable?
Left-leaning Democratic candidates have faced a lot of scrutiny in the last year about whether they’re “electable” in a general election. Why aren’t people asking the same about Republican candidates?
August 21 · 25 min
The pop girlies are sad
Ella Langley’s heartbreak anthem “Choosin’ Texas” is ruling the charts in this sad girl summer we’re having.
August 20 · 25 min
The tragedy of Jason Arday
What the death of a star Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism tells us about race, culture, and who we are.
August 19 · 25 min
Trans Panic! At The WNBA
When WNBA player Sophie Cunningham recently said she wanted to protect girls in sports from "biological men," a new front in the culture wars opened up.
August 18 · 25 min
Flock cameras are watching you
Law enforcement agencies are using a vast network of AI-powered license plate cameras to track drivers. You may not have noticed them, but they have noticed you.
August 17 · 25 min
The last real place on the internet
Reddit is one of the last remaining websites where people are still talking to people. But brands and AI bots want in.
August 16 · 29 min
Why can’t I remember being a baby?
Even if we have little to no memory of our first few years, our earliest experiences still matter.
August 15 · 36 min
Hasan Piker’s challenge to the center
Democrats have been duking it out all summer. He’s at the center of it all.

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