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Today, Explained

Today, Explained is Vox's daily news explainer podcast hosted by Sean Rameswaram and Noel King.

Unexplainable

Worlds we don't know, mysteries we haven't solved, questions we can't answer, and the experts trying to figure it all out.

The Gray Area

The Gray Area is a philosophical take on culture, politics, and everything in between with host Sean Illing.

Explain It to Me

Explain It to Me is the hotline for all your unanswered questions. Host Jonquilyn Hill is your friendly guide to the answers you're looking for — and maybe even the ones you don’t expect.

Today, Explained

Today, Explained is Vox's daily news explainer podcast hosted by Sean Rameswaram and Noel King.

Unexplainable

Worlds we don't know, mysteries we haven't solved, questions we can't answer, and the experts trying to figure it all out.

The Gray Area

The Gray Area is a philosophical take on culture, politics, and everything in between with host Sean Illing.

Explain It to Me

Explain It to Me is the hotline for all your unanswered questions. Host Jonquilyn Hill is your friendly guide to the answers you're looking for — and maybe even the ones you don’t expect.

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Trump and Hegseth gather the military’s top commanders for a loyalty test
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No beards, a warrior ethos — and loyalty to the president.

By Joshua Keating
The Supreme Court’s newest decision could make it impossible to end the shutdownThe Supreme Court’s newest decision could make it impossible to end the shutdown
Politics

How do you negotiate with a man who can break his promises at any time?

By Ian Millhiser
The imminent government shutdown, briefly explainedThe imminent government shutdown, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump is threatening to fire federal workers if the government shuts down.

By Cameron Peters
Trump and Hegseth gather the military’s top commanders for a loyalty test
Today, Explained newsletter

No beards, a warrior ethos — and loyalty to the president.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
The Supreme Court’s newest decision could make it impossible to end the shutdownThe Supreme Court’s newest decision could make it impossible to end the shutdown
Politics

How do you negotiate with a man who can break his promises at any time?

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
The imminent government shutdown, briefly explainedThe imminent government shutdown, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump is threatening to fire federal workers if the government shuts down.

By Cameron Peters

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The upside to ranking your friends
The Highlight

The value of best friends in adulthood.

By Allie Volpe
Think your AI chatbot has become conscious? Here’s what to do.Think your AI chatbot has become conscious? Here’s what to do.
Future PerfectThe Highlight

If you believe there’s a soul trapped inside ChatGPT, I have good news for you.

By Sigal Samuel
Therapy will make you ready for a relationship — and other mental health myths — debunkedTherapy will make you ready for a relationship — and other mental health myths — debunked
Advice

Decoding online “psychobabble” with a real therapist.

By Allie Volpe
The upside to ranking your friends
The Highlight

The value of best friends in adulthood.

By Allie Volpe
Future PerfectThe Highlight
Think your AI chatbot has become conscious? Here’s what to do.Think your AI chatbot has become conscious? Here’s what to do.
Future PerfectThe Highlight

If you believe there’s a soul trapped inside ChatGPT, I have good news for you.

By Sigal Samuel
Advice
Therapy will make you ready for a relationship — and other mental health myths — debunkedTherapy will make you ready for a relationship — and other mental health myths — debunked
Advice

Decoding online “psychobabble” with a real therapist.

By Allie Volpe

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Why Nevada has so many ghost townsWhy Nevada has so many ghost towns
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And there are more ghost towns than even populated towns in this state.

By Dolly Li
The Logoff
The imminent government shutdown, briefly explainedThe imminent government shutdown, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump is threatening to fire federal workers if the government shuts down.

By Cameron Peters
Future Perfect
This California law will require transparency from AI companies. But will it actually prevent major disasters?This California law will require transparency from AI companies. But will it actually prevent major disasters?
Podcasts
Why TikTok is so influential — and why that’s particularly worrisome nowWhy TikTok is so influential — and why that’s particularly worrisome now
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Podcasts

Many used to worry about China’s power over the app — but American control is troubling, too.

By Sean Illing
Podcasts
How Rupert Murdoch took over the worldHow Rupert Murdoch took over the world
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Podcasts

Rupert Murdoch built a media empire. It changed the way reality works.

By Peter Balonon-Rosen, Jolie Myers and 1 more
PolicyThe Highlight
The end of rent debt?The end of rent debt?
PolicyThe Highlight

Tenants are going on strike against their landlords.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Politics
A reality check on Trump’s Gaza peace planA reality check on Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Politics

The president’s relationships with Netanyahu and Putin have something in common.

By Joshua Keating
Climate
America’s flood insurance system is doomed to failAmerica’s flood insurance system is doomed to fail
Climate

Between Congress, property development, and climate change, there’s no easy fix.

By Umair Irfan
Policy
Trump’s new tariffs will slam America’s already brutal housing crisisTrump’s new tariffs will slam America’s already brutal housing crisis
Policy

October’s “kitchen cabinet” tax will affect homebuyers and renters alike.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Explain It to Me
How sitcoms explain the American dadHow sitcoms explain the American dad
Podcast
Explain It to Me

Why are so many young men turning toward fatherhood?

By Jonquilyn Hill
Politics
One mystery, and two looming disasters, in the next Supreme Court termOne mystery, and two looming disasters, in the next Supreme Court term
Politics

What the Supreme Court plans to do to America in its upcoming term.

By Ian Millhiser
Welcome to the October issue of The Highlight
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By Vox Staff
Think your AI chatbot has become conscious? Here’s what to do.
Future PerfectThe Highlight

If you believe there’s a soul trapped inside ChatGPT, I have good news for you.

By Sigal Samuel
Future Perfect
How America cut deadly city fires in halfHow America cut deadly city fires in half
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The major decline in city fires, explained in two charts.

By Bryan Walsh
Podcasts
The real cost of Trump’s $100,000 visasThe real cost of Trump’s $100,000 visas
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Podcasts

This program is likely to hurt American workers — and the whole economy.

By Sean Rameswaram and Hady Mawajdeh