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News comes at you fast. Join us at the end of your day to understand it. Today, Explained is your all killer, no filler, Monday to Friday news explainer hosted by Sean Rameswaram and featuring the finest reporters from the Vox Media Podcast Network and beyond.
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2A vaccine will take a while, but Vox's Umair Irfan says the global effort to test for immunity and treat Covid-19 is well underway. (Transcript here.)
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In an about-face, the Centers for Disease Control would now like you to cover your mouth and nose when you go outside. (Transcript here.)
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Last week's unemployment numbers shattered all records. This week, they doubled. Vox's Matthew Yglesias, host of The Weeds podcast, proposes a way out of this mess. (Transcript here.)
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Arthur Longworth calls Sean from Washington State Reformatory to explain what it's like to serve a life sentence at a prison where the coronavirus is spreading. (Transcript here.)
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Part rally, part media-bashing, part critical updates on the coronavirus crisis, President Trump's daily press briefings are muddying the message. (Transcript here.)
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In this episode of Vox's Reset podcast Ed Yong from The Atlantic explains how a little spiky ball called SARS-CoV2 brought the world to its knees. (Transcript here.)
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On today's show, more listener questions: Why isn't everyone social distancing? Will I be immune after I get it? When will this end? My anxiety is spiking!(Transcript here.)
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The Atlantic's James Hamblin explains why America has a critical shortage of medical supplies. New York City ER doctor Calvin Sun says, “It’s like a lottery that we don’t want to play, but we’re forced to play.” (Transcript here.)
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Congress has settled on an historic stimulus package, but Ezra Klein is worried it might not be enough. (Transcript here.)
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Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore managed to contain Covid-19, but now things look less promising. (Transcript here.)
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Vox's Julia Belluz went from covering the global coronavirus pandemic to giving birth in the middle of it. (Transcript here.)
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On today's show, we answer listener questions: Why is there no TP? Will we run out of food? Can I get the virus from sex? How can I help? (Transcript here.)
An earlier version of this episode featured a section that could have been misconstrued as legal advice. It has been removed.
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Vox’s Brian Resnick (safely) meets Sean in a Washington, D.C. park to deliver the Five Commandments of social distancing. Start your #SixFeetAwaySong journey at vox.com/today-explained. (Transcript here.)
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Sean speaks to a Brooklyn family that has Covid-19, and Vox’s Dylan Scott explains how the United States is still trying to get its act together on testing. Subscribe to the Voxcare newsletter here: http://vox.com/voxcare. (Transcript here.)
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After dismissing coronavirus concerns for months, President Donald is pivoting to serious action to slow the crisis in the United States. (Transcript here.)
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The country’s largest school district told a million kids to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s creating chaos for teachers, students, and parents. (Transcript here.)
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Italy has quarantined the whole country in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. Vox’s Julia Belluz explains why the US might look like Italy soon.(Transcript here.)
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President Trump has banned most Europeans from traveling to the US. Vox’s Jen Kirby explains why that won’t stop the novel coronavirus from spreading, and Eliza Barclay tells us what we can do to slow the spread. (Transcript here.)
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After last night, Joe Biden is one step closer to the nomination, but no matter who wins, the next president will be over 70. The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson explains why that could be a problem. (Transcript here.)
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The stock market’s going haywire. Major companies are telling their employees to stay home. Austin has canceled SXSW. Vox’s Matthew Yglesias says governments across the world have to act fast to save the global economy. (Transcript here.)
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What is wrong with people, this is no Muslim country we don't cover our feces, no masks and the deep state will never make me, I have God on my side. We just need to go back to work and get the stock market better! cure can't b worse than the desease, I sure hope trump and Q get this straightned out, love how trump ain't wearing no mask, lol thank you sir for giving us Q followers the real scoop. Soon you'll all see the truth and trump will triumf, he'll show everyone how this was all a hoax and the earth is flat! wake up 👆 #Trump2020 #FlatEarth
Vox is garbage
That'll teach us to believe for 5 days. Really. We really are dumb sometimes.
disgusting lady. you didnt have any reservations before you got knocked up, so stop complaining
New & relevant information starts @ 15:30
I'm so tired of Corona... cover something else.. anything else.. How does paint dry?? Why does tsa ban lotion?? Anything else, please!
absolutely!!!!!!
Novel Wuhan coronavirus.
lol Maga! #Trump2020
I never comment. but the way this guy answers the questions in such a neutral way is extremely intelligent and great to listen to ie when describing how it's so ironic that trump has no choice but to work with other countriesto addresses the pandemic. I love listening to this podcast.
this guy is an idiot, why would you give him airtime?
good editing choice going right into !!
THIS IS THE BEST OUTRO MUSIC EVER
Sounds like a Biden ad. Finally we hear the question: What are Biden's weaknesses (aside from his poor debate performances)? They mention the Iraq war vote briefly, then pivot right back to his strengths. What about mentioning Biden wanting to cut Social Security and Medicare? What about the Ukraine corruption scandal that's animating right wing media now? Biden stumbled badly in recent speeches - I wanted to hear your thoughts on that? I want the candidate that can beat Trump. Pretending Biden doesn't have weaknesses won't work in the general election when the right throws everything at him.
That ladies upspeak literally makes me want to throw my phone!
More people die in the US than in Taiwan or the Netherlands because of Americans not having healthcare, having healthcare they can't afford to access and having poor health outcomes from US hospitals. That's the trade off to focus on! Why didn't you compare, for example, the infant mortality rates for these three countries?!
This was not a very well argued piece, though it was clearly rhetorical. Is the argument that "sex offenders"--a deceptively broad category--who have served their sentences shouldn't be allowed to date? What does it mean to have served one's sentence? E.g., how does this view of perpetual guilt fit with liberals' support for restoration of voting rights for felons? I'm pretty tired of the persistent, shallow victimhood identity Vox so actively pushes.
The closing sequence was hilarious 😂😂
I think you are looking at the obvious, try some 'what if' questions; are we going to wait for a bad chatacter to get through one of security lacking countries. Why do people think they know more than the POTUS and his advisors' because they can't see all the information the president can see?
So it basically comes down to who schmoozes the best.