Podcast Episodes

The silent war

The story of Army specialist Austin Valley highlights a crisis the US military can’t seem to solve: More service members die by suicide than in comba…

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Equal-opportunity murderball

For the first time, a woman is playing on the US wheelchair rugby team at the Paralympics. It’s a sign of progress in the complicated arena of co-ed …

1 year, 9 months ago

Israel vs. Hezbollah

The two are on the brink of starting a regional war. An analyst and a negotiator say without a ceasefire in Gaza, the Middle East could spin out of c…

1 year, 9 months ago

Minion Jesus

A meme of a Minion being crucified went viral on TikTok in a very unusual way. Today, Explained’s Laura Bullard investigated and connected the dots a…

1 year, 9 months ago

Hackers probably stole your Social Security number

Vox’s Adam Clark Estes explains why that might be a good thing.

This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Lau…

1 year, 9 months ago

Stuck in space

Bloomberg’s Loren Grush explains how two astronauts got stuck on the International Space Station and astronaut Cady Coleman tells us why she is jealo…

1 year, 9 months ago

How Kamala wins

Noel closes out her week in Chicago with a recap of Kamala Harris’s speech. Political strategist Mike Podhorzer looks ahead.

This episode was produced…

1 year, 9 months ago

The migrant crisis, via Chicago

Around 50,000 migrants have poured into Chicago in the last two years. Some Chicagoans are furious. We talk to residents, clergy, and migrants on Chi…

1 year, 9 months ago

Kamala's party

The Democrats call Black women the "backbone" of their party. We ask three Black women delegates in Chicago about making history, Gaza, and Black men…

1 year, 9 months ago

What kind of Democrat should Kamala Harris be?

The last two Democratic presidents took distinct approaches toward leading their party and the nation. New York magazine’s Jonathan Chait explains wh…

1 year, 9 months ago