Today, Explained

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News comes at you fast. Join us at the end of your day to understand it. Monday to Friday. All killer, no filler. Hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Featuring the finest explainers from Vox and more. Produced by Vox and Stitcher, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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The North Korea summit. Brexit chaos. The brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi. The hosts of Vox's Worldly podcast look back on the biggest international stories of the year.

The World in 2018

2018-12-1800:22:281

Tumblr is removing adult content from its platform today. Vox’s Aja Romano says it's about much more than banning “female-presenting nipples".

Tumblr's war on sex

2018-12-1700:18:034

"The House That Jack Built" opens in select theaters across the country today, but it’s not the version director Lars von Trier wanted you to see. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) put the kibosh on the director’s cut. Some say it’s censorship, but Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson explains how the MPAA is trying to save Hollywood from itself.

This episode is unrated

2018-12-1400:22:484

After 20 years, Speaker Paul Ryan is set to leave the House of Representatives in early January. Ezra Klein says Paul Ryan’s legacy would be a big let down to… Paul Ryan.

Paul Ryan vs. himself

2018-12-1300:20:351

One man in North Carolina may have swung an election by defrauding voters. But North Carolina is interested in stopping a different type of voter fraud.

Fraud, actually

2018-12-1200:18:012

President Trump is looking to fill some key positions. One pick is a former attorney general, another comes from "Fox & Friends".

The Replacements

2018-12-1100:22:54

Except it doesn't. Vox's Andrew Prokop explains why the latest pieces of Robert Mueller's puzzle are bad news for President Trump.

"Totally clears the President. Thank you!"

2018-12-1000:19:411

Canada arrested a Chinese executive at the request of the United States this week. It may set off a whole new Cold War.

Wait, why did Canada arrest a Chinese CFO?

2018-12-0700:17:575

There used to be one Trump Tower controversy. Now there are two. Donald Trump Jr. is in the middle of both of them. The Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold explains what Don Jr. has been up to.

Don Jr.

2018-12-0600:22:413

Wisconsin Republicans are scrambling to pass last-minute measures that would strip the incoming Democratic governor of a lot of his powers. North Carolina knows how it goes.

Power, stripped

2018-12-0500:18:421

Federico Yu

Antonio Andrade On YouTube, watch Season 3 Episode 1 of Borders on Vox: "Why Colombia has taken in 1 million Venezuelans". You'll get a glimpse of why people are fleeing Venezuela. They are not being sent by Maduro on a plot. Those who say that are either stupid or purposely misdirecting the public attention.

Dec 12th

Federico Yu

Antonio Andrade Venezuela is not a capitalist democracy and has not been for a long, long time. That does not mean that the people are pro communist. A dictatorial government does not represent its people. It's the same as assuming that because Trump is the POTUS, then we are all conservative Republicans that share his same economic and moral ideals.

Dec 12th

Andrea Will

I'm so glad I heard this episode! I thought this was happening to me. Local numbers kept showing up on my ID & once I checked a # & it was listed as a friend of a friend on FB. After calling him back he kept swearing no one called me & we even exchanged screenshots. I RECEIVED a text too from some poor confused guy. Had to explain spoofing!

Oct 16th

Comments (94)

Prajjwal Bhattarai

Hank green is so good

Dec 18th

Sergio Carbajal

huxley was right 👶

Dec 5th

Kevin Salado

I love hearing Joss fong's voice it's so soothing 😊😍

Dec 3rd

Antonio Andrade

Wow, first time I don't agree with the content. See, without generalizing, most of these people are pro communist. So, why they don't emigrate to Cuba or Venezuela?

Nov 27th

Melanie Marie-Jahnke Manning

you know what keeps babies in longer? not inducing then and taking them out! we used to let babies stay in moms longer, now doctors are so jumpy about liability and insurance that they're all recommending C-sections and inductions.

Nov 18th

Colby Heppell

great episode

Nov 7th

Eric Larsen

Good God, I love this podcast. This episode and all the others. Truly a masterwork.

dschoole

love the title! but now I have Tribe stuck in my head.

Nov 4th

Brandon Johnson

Yesterday was the first time i listened to Today Explained without my head phones....it was weird.

Oct 27th

Michael Looney

nn.m

Oct 23rd

tony capotosta

i call bs on this episode, if gun laws make such a difference please explain to me what is happening in chicago?

Oct 19th

space_junk

The men who flew to Turkey not only were operatives but also the 2016 Turkish national eating team. They ate the corpse. Can't believe you didn't unearth it. It's all over infowars

Oct 18th

space_junk no way. you're kidding!?

Oct 31st

mep

so this episode wasn't real informative or helpful

Steve Ferguson

a kid from my university fell for the itunes gift card scam.....

Oct 9th

Jane Peal

This is why nobody answers their phones anymore, including me. Sometimes I'll answer just to see if maybe it's important and as usual it's a hang up call. The do not call list does nothing to stop these calls.

Oct 6th