Today, Explained

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September 03, 2020 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 collapsed into stalemate.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

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22 min
September 02, 2020 Let’s talk about ventilation
Ventilation is key to reopening office buildings safely. But The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson says many workers aren’t going back, even when it’s safer.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

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26 min
September 01, 2020 Is Facebook ready for the election?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company made an “operational mistake” in its handling of Kenosha militia groups. The Verge’s Casey Newton explains whether that has implications for November’s election.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

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24 min
August 31, 2020 Wakanda forever
The actor Chadwick Boseman died of cancer on Friday, but because of Black Panther he’ll live forever.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

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21 min
August 29, 2020 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 Explained, we tackle the fight for racial justice in the United States.
Go to vox.com/todayexplainedkids for a discussion guide on implicit bias and the role it plays in our communities.

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27 min
August 28, 2020 Unconventional (Part II)
The GOP proved that laws were made to be broken at its 2020 convention.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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26 min
August 27, 2020 Kenosha
Jacob Blake was shot in the back multiple times by police and the protests escalated all the way to the NBA. Gina Barton, investigative reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, explains.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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23 min
August 26, 2020 Optimism in 2020
Being an optimist can seem ridiculous right now, but in the inaugural episode of The Cut podcast, host Avery Trufelman is searching for some well-grounded positivity. She finds it in conversation with Cheer’s La’Darius Marshall.

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32 min
August 25, 2020 Plasmania
Covid’s hottest new treatment is plasma. Vox’s Umair Irfan explains why, and where the world stands on a vaccine.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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23 min
August 24, 2020 What is QAnon?
As the Republican National Convention gets underway, a bonkers (and dangerous) conspiracy theory is gaining a foothold inside the GOP. President Trump appears to be okay with it.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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22 min

About Today, Explained

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Today, Explained is Vox's daily news explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day.