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Jan 8, 2019 • 22min

The troop withdrawal withdrawal

National security advisor John Bolton traveled to Turkey to meet with President Erdogan, who cancelled today. It's the latest development in a very messy troop withdrawal President Trump announced in late December. Vox's Jennifer Williams explains what the clusterf**k happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 7, 2019 • 23min

The nine lives of Obamacare

Obamacare’s back in the crosshairs. Vox’s Sarah Kliff breaks down a lawsuit that’s pitting states’ attorneys general against each other, and how the new House will defend the landmark legislation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 4, 2019 • 21min

You should not throw away your shot

Around 80,000 people died of the flu last season. Despite that, Sean doesn’t want to get the flu shot. Luckily, Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health is here to hit him with some hard and fast facts. And history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 3, 2019 • 18min

Who is Paul Whelan and why does Russia think he’s a spy?

Paul Whelan went to Moscow for a wedding. The Russians arrested him, and today charged him with espionage. Amie Ferris-Rotman, Moscow correspondent for the Washington Post, explains how Russia might be using him as leverage to win back one of its own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 2, 2019 • 18min

Shutdown

It’s Day 12 of the government shutdown. Vox’s Li Zhou explains what that means for the country and Matthew Yglesias argues that the core issue of the wall is fundamentally dumb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 1, 2019 • 2min

Let's Explain "Today, Explained"

If you like this trailer, then you're going to love this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dec 28, 2018 • 23min

All my friends are robocalls (replay)

Why even answer the phone anymore? All your questions about all those pesky automated phone calls are answered in this holiday rebroadcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dec 27, 2018 • 23min

The Stanford Prison Correction (replay)

In 1971, a professor locked a bunch of young men in a basement to understand evil. The results were explosive. This summer, it all came crashing down. Vox’s Brian Resnick explains what’s going on with the Stanford Prison Experiment in this holiday rebroadcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dec 26, 2018 • 18min

Black Panther is (still) the most important movie of 2018

We called it! Sean Rameswaram attends a "Black Panther"-themed engagement party and speaks to Evan Narcisse, writer of the "Rise of the Black Panther" comic books, in this holiday rebroadcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dec 21, 2018 • 23min

"A horrible miscarriage of justice"

A Florida millionaire created a system to rape or abuse at least 80 young girls for years. The current Secretary of Labor may have helped him get away with it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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