The pandemic hasn’t stopped Americans from dating, hooking up, or tying the knot. In fact, lockdown has been helping people get down.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A chief political rival of Vladimir Putin has been poisoned in what Foreign Policy’s Amy MacKinnon says is a watershed moment for Russia.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some people think it’s the only way out of the pandemic. Those people are very wrong.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the election draws near, of fake news you must steer clear. For you (and your uncle), this episode is here.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

*But that doesn’t necessarily mean you should go see one.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vox’s Emily Stewart clears up the mystery of the market, and Ella Nilsen offers an update on the stimulus that has collapsed into stalemate.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ventilation is key to reopening office buildings safely. But The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson says many workers aren’t going back, even when it’s safer.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company made an “operational mistake” in its handling of Kenosha militia groups. The Verge’s Casey Newton explains whether that has implications for November’s election.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The actor Chadwick Boseman died of cancer on Friday, but because of Black Panther he’ll live forever.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All summer long, we have been explaining complex news stories to kids. In our final summer camp journey to the Island of Explained, we tackle the fight for racial justice in the United States.Go to vox.com/todayexplainedkids for a discussion guide on implicit bias and the role it plays in our communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices