Today, Explained

Vox

  • 24 minutes 55 seconds
    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 Vanessa Kroll Bennett explain why it should also change the way we talk about puberty.

    This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Miles Bryan, engineered by Rob Byers and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King.

    Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast

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    Cover art for "This is so Awkward" by Cara Natterson, MD and Vanessa Kroll Bennett. Image published with courtesy of Rodale Books.

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    4 October 2024, 6:10 pm
  • 27 minutes 42 seconds
    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 standing.

    This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Miles Bryan, engineered by Rob Byers and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

    Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast

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    A man takes a selfie in front of giant Christmas decorations in Caracas. Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images.

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    3 October 2024, 6:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 48 seconds
    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 Cassino explains how these two men represent the future of American masculinity.

    This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram and Noel King.

    Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast

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    2 October 2024, 6:15 pm
  • 27 minutes 14 seconds
    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 was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen and Amanda Lewellyn with help from Miles Bryan, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

    Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast

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    An Israeli tank on the Israeli-Lebanese border. Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images.

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    1 October 2024, 6:59 pm
  • 27 minutes 10 seconds
    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 episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King.

    Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast

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    Trump speaking in Erie, PA this weekend. Photo by DUSTIN FRANZ/AFP via Getty Images.

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    30 September 2024, 6:08 pm
  • 25 minutes 1 second
    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 the office, to see how they feel about it.

    This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, Andrea Kristinsdottir and Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

    Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast

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    Citadel Global Headquarters in downtown Miami. Photo by Victoria Chamberlin.

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    27 September 2024, 6:00 pm
  • 25 minutes 4 seconds
    Leaving America for work-life balance

    Today, Explained flies to Portugal to find out how the dust has settled on the pandemic-era quest for better living and working conditions.

    This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

    Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast

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    A Lisbon neighborhood where many digital nomads live. Photo by Victoria Chamberlin.

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    26 September 2024, 6:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 21 seconds
    AI’s nuclear option

    Microsoft needs so much energy for its AI data centers that it’s helping to reboot Three Mile Island, the site of the US’s worst nuclear accident. Evan Halper of the Washington Post explains.

    This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

    Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast

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    A plaque at the site of the nuclear power plant on Three Mile Island. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images.

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    25 September 2024, 6:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 21 seconds
    War in Lebanon?

    It looks a lot like all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah. Semafor’s Sarah Dadouch has the latest from Beirut and CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh explains Israel's strategy.

    This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Hady Mawajdeh with help from Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Andi Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

    Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast

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    The funeral of two Hezbollah commanders who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. Photo by COURTNEY BONNEAU/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images.

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    24 September 2024, 6:15 pm
  • 27 minutes 37 seconds
    Start the steal?

    A partisan election board in Georgia has been trying to change the rules around voting and election certification. It's giving 2020. In the first episode of our battleground state series, we go to Georgia to learn how election guardrails will protect the vote.

    This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King.

    Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast

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    23 September 2024, 6:20 pm
  • 24 minutes 56 seconds
    Everybody's gone country

    Country music is cool again!!!!! Billboard's Melinda Newman explains.

    This episode was reported and produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King.

    Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast

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    Post Malone and Alan Jackson at this year's Academy Of Country Music Honors. Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM.

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    20 September 2024, 6:24 pm
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