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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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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.
August 14 · 25 min
The influencer recession
An oversaturated internet filled with slop has made influencing a lot harder. It's left creators and brands scrambling for ways to regain our attention.
August 13 · 26 min
“Woke 1 was crazy”
The progressive left wants your vote. But some candidates for major races have a lot of online baggage.
August 12 · 25 min
Testosterone is all the rage
Prescriptions for testosterone are way up. But it's not just men looking to live a high-T life. We revisit our show on taking T.
August 11 · 25 min
The AIPAC backlash
AIPAC is one of the biggest spenders in American politics. This year, it could backfire.
August 10 · 25 min
MAGA rethinks Ukraine
After years of skepticism, an important MAGA figure is warming to the Ukrainian cause. And she has the ear of the president.
August 9 · 30 min
Vacation? In this economy?
Gas is expensive and Europeans want us to stay home. How can you still make use of that precious PTO?
August 8 · 27 min
The gas price vote
Will high gas prices actually change how people vote? We went to Pennsylvania to find out.
August 7 · 25 min
TV is getting dumber
We revisit an episode about how our shrinking attention spans are changing TV.
August 6 · 27 min
The Lindsay Clancy murder trial
A Massachusetts jury is weighing whether a woman should be convicted in the deaths of her three young children or found not guilty based on her defense of postpartum psychosis.
August 5 · 25 min
The communist comeback
There's a new Red Scare bubbling up in politics. Just how real is the communist threat?
August 4 · 25 min
“It must suck to be young”
Young people used to vote reliably blue. But they're burnt out on politics as usual, which means their votes are up for grabs.
August 3 · 25 min
Weapons of mass infection
A new book imagines the chaos that could unfold if a biological weapon were released — either accidentally or on purpose.
August 2 · 30 min
Going broke on wellness
Americans spend billions on healthcare products, from green powders and cold plunges to costly gym memberships. Last summer we asked: what good do they do?
August 1 · 43 min
Fantasy draft: 2028 presidential race
Journalists Astead Herndon, Don Lemon, and Kara Swisher hold a fantasy draft to find out who has the best shot at becoming president in 2028.
July 31 · 26 min
Dad, where’s my inheritance?
When boomers die, they’ll leave trillions to their adult children. Some of those kids say they should get that money now.
July 30 · 26 min
The culture wars turn deadly
The US is intentionally losing a fight against HIV that could be won.
July 29 · 28 min
The scandal undoing the ICC
The International Criminal Court has a lot on its hands. The chief prosecutor was ousted over abuse allegations, the Trump administration is on the warpath, and Netanyahu and Mamdani are fighting over an arrest warrant.
July 28 · 26 min
AI just went rogue
OpenAI recently briefly lost control of an AI agent during a contained security test. After years of warnings, AI is now outsmarting its masters.
July 27 · 26 min
The Trump-Saudi-Israel drama
The US and Saudi Arabia signed a nuclear deal but Israel hates it.

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