Today, Explained

Today, Explained

Hosted by Sean Rameswaram and Noel King and Astead Herndon and Bridger Dunnagan and David Tatasciore and Gabriel Dunatov and Jonquilyn Hill and Ariana Aspuru and Jolie Myers · Vox

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88Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
2,313
Episodes
816
Transcribed
21,709
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2018
First episode
4B
YouTube views

About Today, Explained

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. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Publisher
Vox
Category
news
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
19 Feb 2018
Latest episode
6 Nov 2026
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816 of 2,313 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Trump’s Venezuelan oil grift

  2. 5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Is MAGA dead?

  3. 4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Dems won. Now what?

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Trump’s Venezuelan oil grift

Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Or are they just trying to get money in some covert way and in a way that could enrich friends or business partners of the president and friends or business partners of the Rodriguez regime. Who's questioning the deal? Is it Americans? Is it Venezuelans? Both? Well, certainly it's Venezuelans. Yeah. […]

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3,727,324,628
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.3 / 5
10,129 ratings
Spotify
4.0 / 5
11,580 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 88 / 100

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98
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YouTube
93
Engagement
100

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Sean Rameswaram and Noel King and Astead Herndon and Bridger Dunnagan and David Tatasciore and Gabriel Dunatov and Jonquilyn Hill and Ariana Aspuru and Jolie Myers host the show. Published by Vox.

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