Podcast Episodes

A hurricane of misinformation

Lies about disaster relief are spreading like never before this hurricane season, and it’s making FEMA’s job harder. Juliette Kayyem, author of The D…

1 year, 5 months ago

Mysterious Melania

Book critic Martin Pengelly read MELANIA so you don’t have to. Intelligencer’s Margaret Hartmann says the book is the latest in a long line of Trump …

1 year, 5 months ago

Abortion on the ballot

Ten states have an initiative on the ballot that would protect access to abortion. KJZZ’s Camryn Sanchez explains how Arizona's Proposition 139 could…

1 year, 5 months ago

The future of Gaza

It's been one year since Hamas attacked Israel and started a war in Gaza. Israelis and Palestinians look back, and Vox's Joshua Keating says Israel's…

1 year, 5 months ago

Puberty hits different now

Kids are going through puberty earlier, and scientists think they have found another reason why. Pediatrician Dr. Cara Natterson and puberty educator…

1 year, 5 months ago

Christmas in October

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro landed himself on the naughty list for stealing an election. He's hoping an early Christmas will improve his stan…

1 year, 5 months ago

Mr. Veep

Vox's Andrew Prokop says the vice-presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance was about policy, but in a weird way. Professor and pollster Dan …

1 year, 5 months ago

Israel’s escalation

Tanks, rockets, missiles, and the death of Hassan Nasrallah. Israel is asserting itself as the most powerful player in the Middle East.

This episode w…

1 year, 5 months ago

How to win Pennsylvania

Vox’s Christian Paz and Miles Bryan head to Philadelphia and Lancaster to see what the Harris and Trump campaigns are doing to win the state.

This epi…

1 year, 5 months ago

The office vs. everyone else

Amazon is the latest high-profile company to mandate in-person work five days a week. Today, Explained heads to Miami, where many people are back in …

1 year, 5 months ago