Today, Explained

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January 08, 2020 What about Iraq?
Iran fired back. The United States issued a statement. Iraq wishes its allies would fight somewhere else. (Transcript here.)

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21 min
January 07, 2020 The view from Iran
Iran analyst Dina Esfandiary explains why the killing of Qassem Soleimani was “the greatest gift the Trump administration could have given the Iranian government.” And an Iranian-American family disagrees on the meaning of Soleimani’s death. (Transcript here.)

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25 min
January 06, 2020 War with Iran?
The United States killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Iraq last week. Vox's Alex Ward explains what might happen next. (Transcript here.)

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25 min
January 03, 2020 Should we burn our recycling?
The vast majority of our plastic isn’t being recycled. It might be time to consider lighting it on fire. (Transcript here.)

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28 min
January 02, 2020 The other TV president
Before stumbling into the biggest American political scandal in a generation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was best known for playing the president on TV. (Transcript here.)

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22 min
December 30, 2019 Trump of the Year
On the cusp of a big election year, Vox’s Matthew Yglesias reviews President Trump’s accomplishments thus far. (Transcript here.)

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22 min
December 27, 2019 Song of the Year
“Old Town Road” is unlike anything that’s ever happened in American popular music. (Transcript here.)

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24 min
December 26, 2019 Person of the Year
Time named Greta Thunberg its ‘Person of the Year.’ David Wallace-Wells from New York Magazine explains why. (Transcript here.)

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17 min
December 23, 2019 The Queen of Christmas
A quarter-century after its release, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has claimed the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Call it a "Christmas Mariahcle." (Transcript here.)

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23 min
December 20, 2019 Debate 6: Enter the Wine Cave
The sixth and final Democratic debate of the year was less diverse, more substantive, and also featured a fight about a wine cave. Vox's Emily Stewart explains. (Transcript here.)

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24 min

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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.