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A woman’s work is never done
4 december 2020 · 23 min
Millions of women left the workforce as Covid-19 forced school closures, but that doesn’t mean they have less on their plates. Is government-funded child care the answer?
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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God-given right?
3 december 2020 · 24 min
The Supreme Court ruled that New York state can’t limit how many people gather in church, even during a pandemic. Vox’s Ian Millhiser explains why this is one of the most significant religious liberty cases in the last 30 years.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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America Offline
2 december 2020 · 21 min
Low-income students are dropping out of college because many don’t have a reliable way to get online. Vox’s Emily Stewart says the solution is simple: Give everybody the internet.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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The key to the Cabinet
1 december 2020 · 23 min
President-elect Biden has started announcing his Cabinet nominees, but Matthew Yglesias says the most important positions aren’t the ones you’d think.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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What if developing a vaccine was the easy part?
1 december 2020 · 18 min
Covid-19 vaccines are coming out faster than many thought possible. But distributing the vaccines could be an even tougher challenge.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Unexplainable
24 november 2020 · 33 min
Scientists all over the world are searching for dark matter: an invisible, untouchable substance that holds our universe together. But they haven’t found it. Are they chasing a ghost? Lees meer
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Withdrawing won’t end the war
23 november 2020 · 22 min
With two months left in the Trump presidency, the US is reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan in an attempt to end America's longest war. But Biden will still inherit the conflict.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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All the mall things
20 november 2020 · 23 min
Retail was struggling. Then came the virus. Recode’s Jason Del Rey explains how the American mall will never be the same, and how the machines might save retail.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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The peacemaker’s civil war
20 november 2020 · 21 min
An ethnic conflict in Ethiopia has thrown the Horn of Africa into disarray and could upset order on the continent.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Badlands
19 november 2020 · 22 min
Covid-19 is surging across the United States, just in time for cold weather and major holidays. North Dakota is doing particularly badly. Vermont may offer hope.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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America said yes to drugs
17 november 2020 · 26 min
Oregon decriminalized all drugs. Red states and blue states are doing the same with weed. It’s the culmination of a failed drug war.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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MAGAlomaniac
17 november 2020 · 23 min
A weekend of protests, violence, and enmity in DC revealed what Donald Trump has planned post-presidency.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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(Home)school is cool
13 november 2020 · 26 min
Covid-19 is surging (again). Schools are closing (again). Kids are learning online (again). And more American parents than ever are turning to homeschool (for the very first time).
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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They fought the Lyft and the Lyft won
12 november 2020 · 22 min
California tried to strengthen labor rights for gig workers. Uber, Lyft, and their food-delivering cohorts responded with a $200 million propaganda offensive.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Fox & Frenemies
11 november 2020 · 21 min
After a fraught Election Week, cable news is finally cutting away from President Trump’s falsehoods. Erik Wemple, media critic for the Washington Post, explains why it might not last.
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No concession!
11 november 2020 · 24 min
The 45th president of the United States has thus far refused to acknowledge the 46th. Political scientist Zeynep Tufekci explains this latest test of America’s democracy. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Biden’s coronavirus plan
10 november 2020 · 27 min
And some big vaccine news, too.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Joe Biden wins
6 november 2020 · 32 min
-And Kamala Harris, too.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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What happened to Congress?
5 november 2020 · 22 min
Vox’s Ella Nilsen explains why Democrats are waving goodbye to the blue wave.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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President Biden?
5 november 2020 · 30 min
Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains the latest election math, and Ezra Klein argues that, despite record-setting turnout, it wasn’t a great night for American democracy.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Today (should be a holiday), Explained
3 november 2020 · 22 min
This Election Day, voter turnout is projected to break records in the United States, but it won’t get anywhere close to Australia’s. Professor Lisa Hill explains what happens when you make voting mandatory.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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What to expect when you’re electing
2 november 2020 · 28 min
Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains how Joe Biden — or President Trump — could win 270 electoral votes.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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The Trump Years: State of our union
30 oktober 2020 · 31 min
In the final episode of our five-part series, New York Magazine’s Rebecca Traister and Vox’s Ezra Klein explain how four years of the Trump presidency have changed the American people and their politics.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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The Trump Years: Health of the nation
29 oktober 2020 · 34 min
In the fourth of our five-part series, Vox’s Dylan Scott explains how a president with no plan on health care evolved into a president with no plan for the pandemic.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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The Voters
28 oktober 2020 · 26 min
Election turnout is on track to be the highest in a century. Farmers, essential workers, prisoners, and two ladies named Ruth explain their 2020 presidential pick.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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The Supreme Court may disenfranchise you now
27 oktober 2020 · 19 min
Pandemic or not, the highest court in the land won’t extend Wisconsin’s deadline for mailed ballots. Good thing it’s not a swing state. Oh, wait ...
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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#EndSARS
26 oktober 2020 · 25 min
Alexis Akwagyiram, bureau chief for Reuters in Nigeria, explains how a protest to reform the country’s police made its way around the world.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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The Trump Years: Win at all costs
24 oktober 2020 · 32 min
In the third of our five-part series, Vox’s Andrew Prokop says there’s one key takeaway from the Mueller investigation and impeachment: Trump will do anything to win an election.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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“Hey Google,” the United States is suing you
22 oktober 2020 · 21 min
Bill Barr and Elizabeth Warren have found a common enemy.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Will Covid-19 cancel the holidays?
21 oktober 2020 · 21 min
Last Christmas, I gave you my health.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Block the vote?
20 oktober 2020 · 22 min
The 2020 election is well underway, as are efforts to prevent people from voting.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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The parody-proof president
20 oktober 2020 · 28 min
Live from New York, impressions are trite! Vox critic-at-large Emily VanDerWerff explains why late-night TV struggles to satirize President Trump, and argues the internet is doing a much better job.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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The Trump Years: America First
16 oktober 2020 · 28 min
In the second of our five-part series, Vox’s Nicole Narea and Jenn Williams explain how President Trump has fundamentally changed the perception of the United States at home and abroad.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Do you believe in magic?
15 oktober 2020 · 22 min
A Los Angeles magician struck gold with a glorified Zoom meeting. Some are asking if he’s figured out how to save theater.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Amy Coney Barrett’s originalism
14 oktober 2020 · 26 min
The judge isn’t saying much in her confirmation hearing, but Vox’s Ian Millhiser explains how her legal theory will guide her on the Supreme Court. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The case for ending the filibuster
13 oktober 2020 · 24 min
Even if Democrats win the White House, take the Senate, and hold the House, most of their legislation could be doomed because of the filibuster. Vox’s Ezra Klein says it’s filibusted.
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The Trump Years: Deregulator in chief
9 oktober 2020 · 24 min
In the first of our five-part series, Vox’s Matthew Yglesias explains why President Donald Trump seldom boasts about his biggest accomplishment.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Did anyone defund the police?
8 oktober 2020 · 25 min
In June, nine members of the Minneapolis City Council stood onstage at a community rally and pledged to dismantle the police. Council member Alondra Cano returns to explain why it’s taking so long.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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1600 Coronavirus Avenue
7 oktober 2020 · 22 min
After months of downplaying the risks, the White House has come down with Covid-19. Vox’s Aaron Rupar gives the updates, and Future Perfect’s Sigal Samuel sifts through the moral complexities in the gleeful reactions.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Who are the Proud Boys?
6 oktober 2020 · 20 min
President Trump told a fringe group of misogynistic racists to “stand back and stand by” at the first presidential debate. Vox’s Jane Coaston explains.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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It’s time to talk about Mike Pence
6 oktober 2020 · 30 min
President Trump is battling Covid-19 and the vice-presidential debate is days away. McKay Coppins from the Atlantic explains the man waiting in the wings. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Contact tracing President Trump
2 oktober 2020 · 21 min
The president had a very busy week, then tested positive for the coronavirus. Vox’s Aaron Rupar traces his steps and Ella Nilsen explores the possible scenarios.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Missing Chapter
1 oktober 2020 · 36 min
A forgotten protest movement in a seaside Florida town helped end legal segregation in the United States. Vox’s Ranjani Chakraborty explains.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Joe Versus the Volcano
1 oktober 2020 · 27 min
While it might feel as though nothing could be worse than last night’s presidential debate, Vox’s Ezra Klein explains what could happen if President Trump loses the election and refuses to leave office.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Amy Coney Barrett
29 september 2020 · 23 min
President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee first garnered attention after being questioned about her Catholic faith. Vox’s Ian Millhiser says that attention likely motivated her nomination.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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$750
28 september 2020 · 22 min
That's how much "billionaire" President Trump paid in federal income taxes his first year in office, according to reporting from the New York Times.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Justice For Breonna Taylor (Part II)
26 september 2020 · 23 min
One of the three officers who shot at Breonna Taylor’s apartment was indicted ... for endangering her neighbors. Tessa Duvall from the Louisville Courier-Journal explains. And Vox’s Fabiola Cineas says the ruling isn’t surprising.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Dr. Fauci on pandemic politics
24 september 2020 · 26 min
With mounting concerns over the politicization of federal health agencies, Dr. Anthony Fauci explains why Americans should still trust the vaccine approval process.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Working from work
24 september 2020 · 24 min
What do a bus driver, a teacher, a McDonald’s employee, and a project manager with a conference on her calendar all have in common?
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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RBG’s seat
22 september 2020 · 22 min
Republicans appear ready to fill the seat left vacant by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the end of the year. Vox’s Ian Millhiser explains Democrats’ last defense.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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