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Today, Explained

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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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  • July 26 · 30 min

    The perimenopause moment

    Women’s health and hormones have been misunderstood by the medical establishment for decades. That’s changing.

  • July 24 · 26 min

    America’s best hot dog

    Chef José Andrés explains what makes the winning wiener. A DC hot dog vendor respectfully disagrees.

  • July 23 · 25 min

    Our tick nightmare

    Ticks are exponentially expanding their territory, using us for their next blood meal. We must fight back.

  • July 22 · 25 min

    The truth about Iran

    The on-again, off-again war is on again. But we still don't know the point of it all or how it will end.

  • July 21 · 25 min

    Defunding Israel

    Democrats in Congress voted in shocking numbers to cut aid to Israel.

  • July 20 · 25 min

    Trump's 2020 obsession

    President Trump has a midterm message that Republicans hate and Democrats love.

  • July 19 · 30 min

    What's in a name?

    Jalen and Olivia and Liam and Ailany. We look at what makes a name top the popularity charts.

  • July 17 · 26 min

    Parasite (2026)

    Cyclospora can cause explosive diarrhea that can last a month. But you don’t need to swear off vegetables.

  • July 16 · 29 min

    Vance vs. Rubio 2028

    The Republican front-runners for the 2028 presidential nomination represent two competing visions for post-Trump conservatism.

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