Today, Explained

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November 12, 2018 Total Recount
Almost a week after the midterm elections, several key races remain undecided and recounts are coming. The president calls shenanigans.

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23 min
November 09, 2018 Could one man’s death change the conflict in Yemen?
The journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder has put the spotlight on an unlikely place: Yemen.

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23 min
November 08, 2018 thank u, next (Attorney General remix)
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is out. His replacement has criticized the Mueller probe. Is the investigation safe? Vox’s Andrew Prokop isn’t so sure.

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23 min
November 07, 2018 What now?
The results are in! Vox’s Libby Nelson provides a rundown. Matthew Yglesias predicts the future.

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23 min
November 06, 2018 Why is voting optional?
For answers, we head to Australia where it isn't. Turnout surpasses 90% and elections are celebrated with democracy sausages on the barbie.

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23 min
November 05, 2018 Everything you need to know about tomorrow’s midterms
In case you’ve been living under a rock, the midterm elections are tomorrow. A pair of Vox’s congressional reporters take a tour of key races before Ezra Klein takes a deep breath and talks stakes.

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26 min
November 02, 2018 Can I hack it? (Yes, you can.)
Hacking our elections is so easy, a 7-year-old can do it. (Really.) How we got here and why the best solution is one you might not expect.

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22 min
November 01, 2018 $$ FREE MONEY FREE MONEY $$
What if the government just gave everyone money? No strings attached. Crazier things have happened. Nixon even tried to implement such a program once. The Atlantic's Annie Lowrey explains how universal basic income could work.

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22 min
October 31, 2018 What the frack is up with Colorado
Colorado's Proposition 112 is dividing the state. The ballot measure could severely limit oil and gas production, including fracking. Sean Rameswaram speaks with Cody Doane, who's Team Fracking, even though there was a lethal natural gas explosion near his kids' pre-school.

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24 min
October 30, 2018 One week to midterms, 5000 troops to border
THE CARAVAN IS COMING! DISEASE! MUSLIMS! DANGER! LOCK THE BORDER! Or maybe just listen to this episode in which Vox’s Dara Lind separates truth from fiction about the migrant caravan heading to the U.S.

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23 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.