The Russian military may have committed war crimes in its brutal attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. International law expert Philippe Sands explains how Vladimir Putin could be held accountable.This episode was produced by Will Reid, ed

Israel, Hamas, and how we got here

Oct 10th, 2023 27m 12s

This Israel-Hamas war is unlike the ones that came before it, says Haaretz’s Allison Kaplan Sommer. But it was years in the making, says Vox’s Zack Beauchamp.This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi,

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The Fyre Festival of vaccine rollouts

1 Oct 8th, 2021 26m 30s

The city of Philadelphia put an opportunistic 22-year-old in charge of its vaccine rollout. Nina Feldman of WHYY’s Half Vaxxed podcast explains how it went just as badly as you’d expect.Today’s show was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt

Astroworld

2 Nov 9th, 2021 27m 35s

How a music festival became a death trap, and what it would take for it never to happen again.Today’s show was produced by Haleema Shah and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and h

Should we burn our recycling?

1 1 Jan 3rd, 2020 27m 19s

The vast majority of our plastic isn’t being recycled. It might be time to consider lighting it on fire. (Transcript here.)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many unhappy returns

Jan 5th, 2024 26m 51s

Your aunt mailed you a sweater for Christmas that’s three sizes too small. Armed with a gift receipt, you set out to return it. The Atlantic’s Amanda Mull enters the returniverse to find out what happens next.This episode was produced by Amand

How Palestinians view Hamas

Oct 16th, 2023 24m 53s

The US along with Israel and many of its allies have long considered Hamas a terrorist group. Khaled Al-Hroub, a professor at Northwestern University in Qatar, explains how its reputation is a lot murkier among Palestinians, who elected the gro

Music’s nostalgia-industrial complex

Jul 28th, 2023 29m 6s

A lot of our new hit music sounds just like our parents’ old hit music. Pitchfork’s Jayson Greene says you should blame publishing companies.This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Serena Solin, eng

7,300 days

1 Mar 20th, 2023 39m 4s

The war in Iraq has been declared over by nearly every president since the one who started it 20 years ago today. But it’s still not done. At SXSW in Austin, Texas, Sean Rameswaram explained why it’s important we remember.This episode was writ

What the January 6 committee has found (so far)

Jul 18th, 2022 27m 6s

A congressional committee set out to offer the definitive story of the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Things got dramatic.This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered

The high cost of cheap clothes

1 Jan 7th, 2022 24m 31s

Fast fashion took over the apparel industry, but consumers are tiring of its poor labor and environmental standards. Vox’s Terry Nguyen explains.Today’s show was produced by Amina Al-Sadi, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, f

Kyle Rittenhouse and the “self-defense” defense

1 Nov 23rd, 2021 31m 18s

After the Chicago Tribune’s Stacy St. Clair runs through the Rittenhouse trial and verdict, legal scholar Eric Ruben explains how “self-defense” can apply to shooting unarmed people in public.Today’s show was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Mile

OOO

1 Nov 5th, 2021 28m 20s

They said the office would never be the same. In part two of our series, The Future of Work, what happens to your workplace when they're right.Today’s show was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fac

Chappelle's Show(down with the trans community)

1 Oct 27th, 2021 31m 46s

Vox's Aja Romano explains how Dave Chappelle's latest standup special led to a reckoning at Netflix. Vulture's Craig Jenkins assesses whether there's anything funny in it.Today’s show was produced by Amina Al-Sadi with help from Hady Mawajdeh,

Who owns Amanda Knox?

1 Aug 4th, 2021 32m 57s

The new Matt Damon movie, Stillwater, is based on Amanda Knox’s story. She wishes someone had asked her to tell it.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts.L

Biden’s first 17 actions (in 17 minutes)

1 Jan 22nd, 2021 23m 30s

In his first few minutes in office, President Biden hit CTRL+Z on former President Trump’s agenda.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Okay, Google: unionize!

Jan 15th, 2021 27m 11s

A very big tech company now has a very small union. Recode’s Shirin Ghaffary explains why highly paid workers in an anti-union industry still organized and made history.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.Learn more about your ad choices. Vi

How Melbourne eradicated Covid-19

Dec 8th, 2020 21m 31s

Melbourne, Australia, had a first wave. Then it had a second wave. Then it decided it was done with Covid-19.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justice For Breonna Taylor (Part II)

1 Sep 25th, 2020 23m 24s

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

A woman’s place is at the polls

Aug 18th, 2020 26m

The 19th Amendment’s centenary is today, but the fight for universal suffrage in the United States continues.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justice for Breonna Taylor

1 1 Jun 26th, 2020 30m 55s

There hasn’t been an arrest in the case in the three months since police shot and killed Taylor in her home in Louisville, Kentucky. But now the “Justice for Breonna” movement has the potential to unseat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Lockdown while locked up

2 Apr 1st, 2020 28m 34s

Arthur Longworth calls Sean from Washington State Reformatory to explain what it's like to serve a life sentence at a prison where the coronavirus is spreading. (Transcript here.)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho

The floating petri dish

1 1 Feb 18th, 2020 24m 43s

One coronavirus. Two cruise ships. Lots of mistakes. (Transcript here.)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A gun policy game-changer

Jun 16th, 2022 27m 5s

America’s gun violence epidemic is a public health crisis. After 24 years of blocked funding, Congress is finally starting to treat it like one.This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bu

Critical race theory

Jun 7th, 2021 26m 38s

Across the country, Republican lawmakers are pushing laws banning “critical race theory” in schools. It’s already had a chilling effect on teachers.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.Support Today, Explained by making a financial contributi