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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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Today · 22 min
The GOP strategy: Ignore Trump
Can a Republican candidate run for governor in a red state without bringing up Donald Trump a single time? We went to Ohio to find out.
Yesterday · 25 min
Gas station opioids
Drugs like kratom and 7-OH are widely available at corner stores and smoke shops. They've remained largely unregulated until now.
Thursday · 27 min
What happened at Cornell
It took "Jane Doe" two years to get an investigation reopened into allegations of sexual assault against seven men at Cornell University. Why does the legal system continue to fail survivors? This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Noel King. The Cornell Police headquarters on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast⁠.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wednesday · 27 min
The limits of free speech
A recent law-school graduate in Texas is facing disciplinary action over her “overexuberant” response to Charlie Kirk’s murder.
Tuesday · 27 min
The coming oil shock
You might not use diesel to fill up your car, but it fuels the US economy, and President Trump’s solution to lower diesel prices might just make things worse.
Monday · 25 min
Our AI Cold War
The worries in China over AI are not the same as the worries in the US, but both countries agree they want to win the AI race for themselves.
Sunday · 30 min
The end of etiquette
It’s not just about being nice. Manners allow us to peacefully coexist at work, in transit, and out in the wider world.
September 26 · 29 min
The AI election
Polling says less than 1 percent of voters consider AI a top concern this election cycle. Michigan congressional candidate Will Lawrence sees things differently.
September 25 · 25 min
Everything is gambling now
From live auction sites like Whatnot to games like Monopoly Go!, mobile apps are now designed to addict kids as well as adults.
September 24 · 25 min
Why we're still arming Israel
A majority of Americans have a negative view of Israel. Trump wants to send a massive shipment of bombs to the country anyway.
September 23 · 28 min
Ruining a young woman’s life for sport
It’s called the “burnerverse": an online community of anonymous college sports fans who mostly trash talk other teams, except when things turn very, very dark.
September 22 · 25 min
What the AI doom debate misses
Some top AI thinkers warn that the technology could kill us all. But it could also save us.
September 21 · 26 min
Trump’s temper tantrum
President Trump got so mad about his name not being on the Kennedy Center he threatened to demolish it. We try to understand his obsession.
September 20 · 30 min
We should party more
We’re lonely, isolated, and bored. The solution may be as simple as an invite and killer playlist.
September 19 · 32 min
Latino voters swing back
Latino voters swung hard to the right in 2024. Now, they’re giving Dems another look.
September 18 · 25 min
Miss Piggy, feminist diva
From Miss Piggy to the Housewives, depictions of women who refuse to be anything but larger than life has revolutionized the way culture views the other side of middle age.
September 17 · 25 min
Speaking up for Gaza
It's not just Macklemore. A new documentary on atrocities in Gaza has enraged the Israeli government... and some pro-Palestinian activists.
September 16 · 26 min
Good news about Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s research has stalled for decades. That’s finally changing.
September 15 · 25 min
Our Great Big AI Freakout
Fears of impending AI doom have burst into the mainstream. They still might not be enough for Washington to regulate AI.
September 14 · 26 min
The anti-Muslim midterms
Republicans are stoking anti-Muslim sentiment in new ways ahead of the midterms.

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