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Today, Explained

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 co-hosted by Sean Rameswaram and Noel King. Eve... Read more

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The cost of PrEP

The cost of PrEP

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Trump administration agree on one thing: the cost of HIV drugs is too high. Learn more ... Read more

12 Dec 2019

23mins

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Plasmania

Plasmania

Covid’s hottest new treatment is plasma. Vox’s Umair Irfan explains why, and where the world stands on a vaccine.Transcr... Read more

25 Aug 2020

23mins

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Can Congress reform the police?

Can Congress reform the police?

The United States has a policing problem and Congress wants to fix it. Vox’s Li Zhou explains whether the Democrats’ new... Read more

10 Jun 2020

25mins

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Elizabeth Warren needs a poster boy

Elizabeth Warren needs a poster boy

Elizabeth Warren’s best bet to fight the opioid epidemic might be stealing a page from the battle against AIDS. Vox’s Ji... Read more

14 Jan 2020

33mins

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Coronavirus, 365 days later

Coronavirus, 365 days later

One year after our first episode on the novel coronavirus, Vox’s Julia Belluz explains what we got right, what we got wr... Read more

26 Jan 2021

25mins

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A tribe called keto

A tribe called keto

Some say the Kardashian-endorsed keto diet craze that’s sweeping the nation could help fight epilepsy and cancer, too. V... Read more

27 Nov 2019

21mins

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The Island of Explained: A Summer of Protest

The Island of Explained: A Summer of Protest

All summer long, we have been explaining complex news stories to kids. In our final summer camp journey to the Island of... Read more

29 Aug 2020

26mins

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The first impeachment vote

The first impeachment vote

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31 Oct 2019

21mins

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The Trump Years: Health of the nation

The Trump Years: Health of the nation

In the fourth of our five-part series, Vox’s Dylan Scott explains how a president with no plan on health care evolved in... Read more

29 Oct 2020

35mins

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Pandemic?

Pandemic?

Covid-19 may be on the brink of becoming a pandemic. Vox’s Julia Belluz explains what that p-word means and Brian Resnic... Read more

26 Feb 2020

29mins

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The problem with police unions

The problem with police unions

Even after Derek Chauvin was captured on video killing George Floyd, he could still get his job back. BuzzFeed’s Melissa... Read more

3 Jun 2020

23mins

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Is the stock market bull?

Is the stock market bull?

Vox’s Emily Stewart clears up the mystery of the market, and Ella Nilsen offers an update on the stimulus that has colla... Read more

3 Sep 2020

22mins

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A step past impeachment

A step past impeachment

Impeachment won’t stop the United States’ slide towards authoritarianism. Voter reform might.Transcript at vox.com/today... Read more

12 Jan 2021

26mins

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Covid-19, explained by Carl (who has it)

Covid-19, explained by Carl (who has it)

Carl Goldman was on the Diamond Princess cruise ship and now he has Covid-19. He speaks to Sean Rameswaram from a CDC qu... Read more

3 Mar 2020

26mins

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Let’s talk about how to talk about Kobe

Let’s talk about how to talk about Kobe

Kobe Bryant’s death stunned the world. Then people started arguing. (Transcript here.) Learn more about your ad choices.... Read more

30 Jan 2020

23mins

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The view from Iran

The view from Iran

Iran analyst Dina Esfandiary explains why the killing of Qassem Soleimani was “the greatest gift the Trump administratio... Read more

7 Jan 2020

25mins

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All the mall things

All the mall things

Retail was struggling. Then came the virus. Recode’s Jason Del Rey explains how the American mall will never be the same... Read more

20 Nov 2020

23mins

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"First Hong Kong, then the world"

"First Hong Kong, then the world"

While most of the world was distracted by the pandemic, China unveiled a law to strip Hong Kong of its autonomy, setting... Read more

27 May 2020

18mins

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Today (should be a holiday), Explained

Today (should be a holiday), Explained

This Election Day, voter turnout is projected to break records in the United States, but it won’t get anywhere close to ... Read more

3 Nov 2020

23mins

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#FreeBritney

#FreeBritney

The movement to liberate Britney Spears from her conservatorship may not succeed, but it’s revealing a lot about how we ... Read more

13 Feb 2021

28mins

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