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Unexplainable

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Today, Explained

Today, Explained is Vox's daily news explainer podcast hosted by Sean Rameswaram and Noel King.

Unexplainable

Worlds we don't know, mysteries we haven't solved, questions we can't answer, and the scientists trying to figure it all out.

The Gray Area

The Gray Area is a philosophical take on culture, politics, and everything in between with host Sean Illing.

Explain It to Me

Explain It to Me is the hotline for all your unanswered questions. Host Jonquilyn Hill is your friendly guide to the answers you're looking for — and maybe even the ones you don’t expect.

Video

The new US secretary of Health and Human Services has a long history of spreading misinformation about vaccines.

By Kim Mas

Politics

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The self-inflicted death of American science has already begun
Future Perfect

Trump’s crackdown on foreign students and scientists will do irreparable harm to the country.

By Bryan Walsh
In defense of cheap thingsIn defense of cheap things
Future Perfect

Everyone likes cheap consumer goods that will get more expensive under Trump’s tariffs.

By Kelsey Piper
Trump’s new talks with Iran could end in a deal — or a warTrump’s new talks with Iran could end in a deal — or a war
World Politics

The odds of both scenarios have never been higher.

By Joshua Keating
The self-inflicted death of American science has already begun
Future Perfect

Trump’s crackdown on foreign students and scientists will do irreparable harm to the country.

By Bryan Walsh
In defense of cheap thingsIn defense of cheap things
Future Perfect

Everyone likes cheap consumer goods that will get more expensive under Trump’s tariffs.

By Kelsey Piper
Trump’s new talks with Iran could end in a deal — or a warTrump’s new talks with Iran could end in a deal — or a war
World Politics

The odds of both scenarios have never been higher.

By Joshua Keating

Advice

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The best financial advice right now is the most counterintuitive
Even Better

It feels terrible to do nothing while the market tanks. It’s still the best course of action.

By Allie Volpe
I can’t afford a house right now. Am I screwed?I can’t afford a house right now. Am I screwed?
Explain It to Me

There are other ways to invest in yourself besides homeownership.

By Jonquilyn Hill
My boyfriend wants to pay my expenses. Am I a bad feminist if I let him?My boyfriend wants to pay my expenses. Am I a bad feminist if I let him?
Future Perfect

I value my independence and don’t want my partner to end up controlling me.

By Sigal Samuel
The best financial advice right now is the most counterintuitive
Even Better

It feels terrible to do nothing while the market tanks. It’s still the best course of action.

By Allie Volpe
I can’t afford a house right now. Am I screwed?I can’t afford a house right now. Am I screwed?
Explain It to Me

There are other ways to invest in yourself besides homeownership.

By Jonquilyn Hill
My boyfriend wants to pay my expenses. Am I a bad feminist if I let him?My boyfriend wants to pay my expenses. Am I a bad feminist if I let him?
Future Perfect

I value my independence and don’t want my partner to end up controlling me.

By Sigal Samuel

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In defense of cheap thingsIn defense of cheap things
Future Perfect

Everyone likes cheap consumer goods that will get more expensive under Trump’s tariffs.

By Kelsey Piper
Trump’s Orwellian rewrite of 2020Trump’s Orwellian rewrite of 2020
The Logoff

He’s trying to criminalize telling the truth about 2020.

By Patrick Reis
These fluffy white wolves explain everything wrong with bringing back extinct animalsThese fluffy white wolves explain everything wrong with bringing back extinct animals
Future Perfect

Don’t buy the hype about “de-extinction.”

By Marina Bolotnikova
A serial killer eluded police for years. We finally understand why. A serial killer eluded police for years. We finally understand why. 
Culture

Netflix’s new docuseries Gone Girls delivers a scathing verdict on the investigation into the Gilgo Beach murders.

By Aja Romano
Trump just made it harder to have a kid in AmericaTrump just made it harder to have a kid in America
Policy

The tariffs are a baby tax, too.

By Anna North
A surprisingly useful tool for this year’s tax seasonA surprisingly useful tool for this year’s tax season
Even Better

Doing your taxes is technical and boring. It’s perfect for AI chatbots.

By Adam Clark Estes
What Trump’s tariff pause can’t solveWhat Trump’s tariff pause can’t solve
Politics

Nobody knows what Trump will do next — and that’s a problem.

By Nicole Narea
The problem with the “progressive” case for tariffsThe problem with the “progressive” case for tariffs
Politics

Democrats shouldn’t echo Trump’s myths about trade.

By Eric Levitz
Why can Trump just say everything is an “emergency” and do whatever he wants?Why can Trump just say everything is an “emergency” and do whatever he wants?
Policy

Trump’s power to declare a national emergency is a national emergency.

By Abdallah Fayyad
What just happened with Trump’s tariffs?What just happened with Trump’s tariffs?
The Logoff

He paused some tariffs — and then escalated a trade war with China.

By Patrick Reis
Trump’s tariff war isn’t overTrump’s tariff war isn’t over
Politics

There’s a questionable assumption fueling the stock market rally.

By Eric Levitz
Why Trump blinkedWhy Trump blinked
Politics

His advisers claimed it was all part of the plan. Trump said otherwise.

By Andrew Prokop
The real losers from Trump’s stock crash, explained in 2 chartsThe real losers from Trump’s stock crash, explained in 2 charts
Politics

It’s not just the wealthy.

By Nicole Narea
Harvard has a weapon in the fight against Trump. Here’s why the university isn’t using it.Harvard has a weapon in the fight against Trump. Here’s why the university isn’t using it.
Education

Why Harvard and other rich universities aren’t tapping their fortunes to push back against the administration.

By Kevin Carey
The self-inflicted death of American science has already begunThe self-inflicted death of American science has already begun
Future Perfect

Trump’s crackdown on foreign students and scientists will do irreparable harm to the country.

By Bryan Walsh