Podcast Episodes

The kids aren't reading alright

College students in 2024 are less willing and able to read full books. Today, Explained asks whether that matters.

This episode was produced by Peter …

1 year, 3 months ago

Deportation nation

President-elect Donald Trump has promised mass deportations. "Operation Wetback" from the Eisenhower days is serving as inspiration.

This episode was …

1 year, 3 months ago

Team America

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated some unconventional people to his Cabinet, including Fox News host Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense. W…

1 year, 3 months ago

When docs cry

Prince is the subject of a new film from one of the greatest living documentarians, but it might never come out and almost no one’s seen it. We talk …

1 year, 3 months ago

There's a new tariff in town

Trump’s tariffs could remake world trade. The Wall Street Journal’s Greg Ip explains the president-elect’s plan and how the world is preparing.

This e…

1 year, 3 months ago

The Bro Brogan presidency

An air of musky manliness settled over the 2024 presidential campaign and brought the bros to the polls. But a second Trump term has some women swear…

1 year, 3 months ago

A live-forever diet?

The quest to live forever has taken us from diet fads to geographic fantasies like Blue Zones. But none of these ideas are based in reality, accordin…

1 year, 3 months ago

Does #Resist still exist?

It looks like Donald Trump will arrive in Washington without much of a movement in place to challenge him. Politico’s Melanie Mason and Vox’s Christi…

1 year, 3 months ago

The world Trump inherits

Vox’s Joshua Keating explains how Trump’s foreign policy will influence some of the world’s biggest conflicts.

This episode was produced by Peter Balo…

1 year, 4 months ago

Pin the fail on the donkey

Democrats lost big on Election Day: the presidency, the Senate, and maybe the House too. Vox's Eric Levitz explains what went wrong, and political st…

1 year, 4 months ago