Today, Explained

The other TV president

02 Jan 2020

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Before stumbling into the biggest American political scandal in a generation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was best known for playing the pr...

Trump of the Year

30 Dec 2019

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On the cusp of a big election year, Vox’s Matthew Yglesias reviews President Trump’s accomplishments thus far. (Transcript here.) Learn more about...

Song of the Year

27 Dec 2019

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“Old Town Road” is unlike anything that’s ever happened in American popular music. (Transcript here.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

Person of the Year

26 Dec 2019

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Time named Greta Thunberg its ‘Person of the Year.’ David Wallace-Wells from New York Magazine explains why. (Transcript here.) Learn more about y...

The Queen of Christmas

23 Dec 2019

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A quarter-century after its release, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has claimed the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Call it...

Debate 6: Enter the Wine Cave

20 Dec 2019

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The sixth and final Democratic debate of the year was less diverse, more substantive, and also featured a fight about a wine cave. Vox's Emily Stewart...

Aging in America

19 Dec 2019

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By 2035, there will be more elderly people than children in America. The country isn’t ready. (Transcript here.) Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Impeachment Day

19 Dec 2019

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The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump today. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains what comes next. (Transcript here.) Learn more abo...

Trump v. Taxes

17 Dec 2019

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The Supreme Court will decide whether President Trump has to turn over his tax returns, but WNYC's Andrea Bernstein says the Court is really deciding ...

Big Bezos is watching you

16 Dec 2019

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In under 20 years, Amazon grew from an online bookstore to the eyes and ears in our homes. OneZero's Will Oremus says we should be concerned about wha...

Space Farce

13 Dec 2019

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The Democrats gave President Trump his Space Force this week. But what is it? (Transcript here.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

India's Muslim ban

12 Dec 2019

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The second-largest Muslim nation in the world just got closer to becoming a Hindu state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

The cost of PrEP

12 Dec 2019

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Trump administration agree on one thing: the cost of HIV drugs is too high. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

Articles of impeachment

10 Dec 2019

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House Democrats made history today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rudolph the former mayor

09 Dec 2019

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How Rudy Giuliani went from "America's mayor" to the inadvertent architect of Donald Trump's pending impeachment. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

“This will end when one of us dies”

06 Dec 2019

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ProPublica’s Lizzie Presser explains why Americans are being jailed for their medical debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...

Giving justice an extension

06 Dec 2019

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This week New Jersey joined a growing number of states that are extending statutes of limitations, making it easier to report childhood sexual abuse d...

Impeachment TV: Law & Disorder

04 Dec 2019

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Four law professors walked into a room and the next phase of the impeachment began. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

Don't curl your lashes and talk about Uighurs on TikTok

03 Dec 2019

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TikTok, the video sharing app that has taken the tweens and 2019 by storm, is now facing stiff competition, concerns over censorship, and a federal in...

ICE University

02 Dec 2019

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement created a fake university with no teachers and no classes. Then they arrested the students who signed up. Vox’s ...

Amazon's preppers

29 Nov 2019

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A good number of Amazon packages make a pitstop in Roundup, Montana. Vox's Reset podcast explains why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...

A tribe called keto

27 Nov 2019

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Some say the Kardashian-endorsed keto diet craze that’s sweeping the nation could help fight epilepsy and cancer, too. Vox’s Julia Belluz separate...

Can a billionaire buy the presidency?

26 Nov 2019

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Former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg thinks he can beat Donald Trump in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...

Showdown at High Nunes

25 Nov 2019

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California Republican Devin Nunes spent much of the last two weeks mocking the impeachment inquiry. After allegations surfaced that he may have been i...

Ok boomer

22 Nov 2019

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TikTok's hottest meme is pitting the Youngs against the Olds, but the truth about this generational standoff can be found in its shades of gray. Learn...

The Dems Went Down to Georgia

21 Nov 2019

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We’re taking a break from impeachment to talk about the fifth Democratic debate and the Buttigieg Bump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...

Impeachment TV: Mr. Sondland Goes to Washington

21 Nov 2019

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The most-anticipated testimony of the House impeachment inquiry was held today on Capitol Hill. It did not disappoint. Learn more about your ad choice...

Impeachment TV (Part 2 of 2)

20 Nov 2019

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The House impeachment inquiry just had its biggest day yet. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains how things changed when Republicans called witnesses. Learn...

Impeachment TV (Part 1 of 2)

19 Nov 2019

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The House impeachment inquiry just had its biggest day yet. It was so big we couldn't fit it all into one episode. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Let's talk about that party in Spain

18 Nov 2019

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Spain's far-right party just won more than 50 seats in its parliament, reminding some of the country's fascist past. Yes, the party is called "VOX". L...

Noise will be noise

15 Nov 2019

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After hearing a mysterious whine in suburban Arizona, Karthic Thallikar started on a journey that would ultimately lead to the center of the internet....

Hotel ISIS

14 Nov 2019

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Turkey says it’s “not a hotel” for ISIS, and is deporting fighters and their families. The problem is their native countries don’t want them b...

Bill and Kent's congressional adventure

14 Nov 2019

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The first public hearing in the impeachment inquiry was held today. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains the significance of the testimonies given by Ambass...

Who is above the law?

12 Nov 2019

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Today the Supreme Court heard the case about a border patrol agent who shot and killed a 15-year-old boy. Ian Millhiser explains why it could make hol...

The world's most profitable company

11 Nov 2019

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Aramco, the secretive oil company that made Saudi Arabia rich, is going public after 86 years. Some say the timing couldn’t be worse. Learn more abo...

Streaming: Infinity War

08 Nov 2019

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Disney+. Apple TV+. Netflix. HBO Max. Peacock. Which streaming service will win the great war to come? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...

Behind closed doors

07 Nov 2019

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This week the House released transcripts from closed-door impeachment testimonies. Vox's Andrew Prokop pored through them for revelations. Learn more ...

California Dreamin'

06 Nov 2019

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A new California law limits how early school can start in the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside a Trump rally

05 Nov 2019

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At a Kentucky rally, President Trump's supporters ordered the media to "Do your job!" and reveal the identity of the Ukraine whistleblower. The Wall S...

Just one year to go!

04 Nov 2019

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The election is now one year away. Ezra Klein offers Democrats a strategy to win in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

Instagram's war on nipples

01 Nov 2019

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Vox’s Reset podcast explores how Instagram's nipple ban affects art and identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

The first impeachment vote

31 Oct 2019

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Nancy: 1 / Donald: 0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why is the world protesting?

30 Oct 2019

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A WhatsApp tax, a metro fare hike, and a check to a South African model have inspired a wave of anti-government protests. Learn more about your ad cho...

California's blackouts

29 Oct 2019

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The wildfires in California have gotten so bad the state's biggest utility is turning off the power on purpose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

The death of al-Baghdadi

28 Oct 2019

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ISIS has lost its leader, but that doesn't mean the world is any safer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WeWorked

25 Oct 2019

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America’s most controversial startup was finally bought out this week, but WeWork is a symptom of a much larger problem. Learn more about your ad c...

The right to sell out

24 Oct 2019

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California is going to let college athletes make money from sneaker deals and commercials. Will the rest of the country follow suit? Learn more about ...

Taylor: Look What You Made Me Do

23 Oct 2019

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Ambassador William Taylor finally testified on Tuesday and it was a doozy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes We Canada?

22 Oct 2019

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Justin Trudeau won re-election on Tuesday, but it wasn't pretty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Where are the troops going?

21 Oct 2019

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President Trump is pulling out of Syria while sending more troops to Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...

Introducing Reset

20 Oct 2019

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Students across the country are graded by artificial intelligence. But does an algorithm really know how to write? Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Trumpster fire

18 Oct 2019

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Last week, the White House stonewalled the impeachment inquiry. This week, the stonewall came crumbling down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...

Should Facebook let Trump lie?

17 Oct 2019

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President Trump lied in a Facebook ad and Facebook didn’t take it down so Elizabeth Warren lied, too. The Verge’s Casey Newton explains. Learn mor...

DEB4TE

16 Oct 2019

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In the fourth Democratic debate, the candidates treated Elizabeth Warren as the frontrunner. Vox’s Ezra Klein explains what that means for the race ...

A new war in Syria

15 Oct 2019

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The Trump administration just imposed sanctions on Turkey for invading northern Syria. But it may be too late for America’s Kurdish allies. Learn mo...

Indigenous Peoples' Delegate

14 Oct 2019

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Nearly 200 years ago, the Treaty of New Echota offered the Cherokee Nation representation in Congress. Kimberly Teehee just became its first nominee. ...

Did China just dunk on the NBA?

11 Oct 2019

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An NBA executive’s tweet supporting protests in Hong Kong has exposed how vulnerable the biggest American companies are to China. Learn more about y...

The nine impeachment scenarios

10 Oct 2019

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President Pence? President Pelosi? There are nearly a dozen ways the impeachment inquiry could end. Vox’s Laura McGann runs through each of them. Le...

Stonewalling the impeachment inquiry

09 Oct 2019

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Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains why the White House is now refusing to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry. Ezra Klein scrutinizes the Republican st...

Leaving Syria (and the Kurds)

09 Oct 2019

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Turkey is sending troops and tanks to its border with Syria hours after President Trump announced he would be removing US forces from the nation. Syri...

SCOTUS raises the stakes

07 Oct 2019

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After a sleepy spring term, the Supreme Court of the United States is back and looking to weigh in on abortion, immigration, and LGBT rights. Learn mo...

Inside a Facebook all-staff

04 Oct 2019

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Audio of Mark Zuckerberg in a closed-door staff meeting leaked to Casey Newton of The Verge. Then Elizabeth Warren entered the fray. Learn more about ...

Meanwhile in Ukraine....

03 Oct 2019

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Ukraine finds itself at the center of the American impeachment drama, but President Trump is the least of the country's worries. Learn more about your...

It's not easy whistleblowin'

02 Oct 2019

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The whistleblower’s attorneys say their client is in danger. That’s not unusual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

The impeachment counternarrative

01 Oct 2019

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Listen as Vox’s Andrew Prokop meticulously debunks the White House talking points around the whistleblower scandal. Learn more about your ad choices...

"No contract! No cars!"

30 Sep 2019

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The United Auto Workers is engaged in the biggest General Motors strike since the 1970s, all while union leaders are having their homes raided by the ...

UN-for-Greta-ble

27 Sep 2019

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In just one week, she inspired global protests, mean-mugged President Trump, and chastised world leaders at the United Nations. David Wallace-Wells, e...

The whistleblower complaint

26 Sep 2019

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The House Intelligence Committee released the whistleblower complaint minutes before Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire began his...

The "transcript"

25 Sep 2019

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The White House released a record of President Trump’s conversation with President Zelensky, then went on the defensive. Learn more about your ad ch...

Pelosi calls for impeachment inquiry

24 Sep 2019

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This evening Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the House will begin an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains how ...

Son of a Biden

23 Sep 2019

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A whistleblower in the intelligence community has sparked a political scandal involving President Trump and a pair of Bidens. Vox’s Andrew Prokop ex...

Burn, baby, burn

20 Sep 2019

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The vast majority of your plastic isn’t being recycled. It might be time to consider lighting it on fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

The 51st state?

19 Sep 2019

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Residents in the District of Columbia have been living with "taxation without representation" from Day 1. Today, they take their call for statehood to...

To Bibi or not to Bibi

18 Sep 2019

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s decade-long hold on power may be coming to an end. Anyone up for peace? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...

When it's time to die

17 Sep 2019

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This week Maine joins several states allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with medication. Cyndie Rogers explains why she eventually wa...

How do you remove an egg from an omelette?

16 Sep 2019

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Some say that’s how hard it is to remove the UK from the EU. Boris Johnson's Brexit strategy heads to the United Kingdom's highest court Tuesday. Le...

ABCDebate

13 Sep 2019

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After Vox's Tara Golshan reviews the third Democratic debate, Matthew Yglesias explains how Joe Biden wins even when he loses. Learn more about your a...

The president's hit list

12 Sep 2019

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“I’d be happy to slaughter them,” President Rodrigo Duterte said about three million drug users in the Philippines. It appears he is following t...

Like, bye

11 Sep 2019

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Facebook and Instagram are thinking about ditching the thumbs and hearts. What would life be like without "Likes"? Learn more about your ad choices. V...

John Boltin'

10 Sep 2019

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John Bolton is out. Vox’s Alex Ward explains why he was at odds with his boss from Day 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...

Am I gonna die from vaping?

09 Sep 2019

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Maybe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gerry with the bad maps

06 Sep 2019

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A historic court decision erased some of the most gerrymandered maps in the country this week. North Carolina now has two weeks to redraw them. Learn ...

CNN's climate marathon in 20 minutes

05 Sep 2019

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We watched seven straight hours of Democrats discussing climate policy so you wouldn't have to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

#FreedMeekMill

04 Sep 2019

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Rapper Meek Mill was arrested on drug and weapons charges as a teen in 2007, but the case didn't close until last week. NPR's Bobby Allyn explains how...

Missing history

03 Sep 2019

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Kids in school don’t learn much about American slavery. Professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries says students deserve the real story. Learn more about your a...

Still not safe to drink

30 Aug 2019

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First it was Flint, now it's Newark. Why do American cities keep contaminating their water? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...

Death of a Koch brother

29 Aug 2019

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David Koch was one of the biggest and most influential donors in American politics. Mother Jones' Daniel Schulman explains his complicated legacy. Lea...

Don't try CRISPR at home

28 Aug 2019

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Biohackers treat their bodies like a science project. But should they be allowed to edit their own DNA at home? Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Biofuel duel

27 Aug 2019

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An EPA decision has left Iowan corn growers feeling betrayed by President Trump. Democrats are watching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...

Alaska's missing police force

26 Aug 2019

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A third of Alaskan communities don’t have cops. Kyle Hopkins, investigative reporter at the Anchorage Daily News, explains Alaska’s public safety ...

When killing is "necessary"

23 Aug 2019

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This week California passed what some call the toughest law on police use of deadly force in the country. It hinges on one word: necessary. Learn more...

Hope for Hong Kong

22 Aug 2019

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Hong Kong ramped up its protests and China ramped up its propaganda machine. But the conflict may have finally reached a turning point. Learn more abo...

Coal's last stand

21 Aug 2019

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There’s a train full of coal sitting on the tracks in eastern Kentucky. It’s being blocked by a group of laid-off miners who want what they're owe...

Ending the endless war

20 Aug 2019

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This weekend in Afghanistan was one of the deadliest this year. Vox’s Jenn Williams explains whether America can end its longest war. Learn more abo...

Do sanctions work?

19 Aug 2019

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The Trump administration is ramping up sanctions on Venezuela, but it may end up hurting the people they're meant to help. Learn more about your ad ch...

The warehouse of forgotten evidence

16 Aug 2019

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Reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty set out to investigate why police across the country often fail to catch serial rapists. Learn more about your ad cho...

What's up with the yield curve?

15 Aug 2019

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Vox’s Matthew Yglesias explains why everyone's whispering about a recession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(Don't) give me your poor

14 Aug 2019

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The Trump administration is about to make it a lot harder for poor people to get a green card. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

Death behind bars

13 Aug 2019

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Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide is unexpectedly shining a light on the conditions in America’s jails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...

Deep fried podcast

12 Aug 2019

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Vox's Tara Golshan spent the weekend at the Iowa State Fair trying to figure out what eating deep fried Oreos has to do with running the country. Lear...