They’ve got a few legislative ideas and a LOT of investigative ones. Vox’s Rachel Cohen and Ben Jacobs explain.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey and Cristian Ayala, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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Nov 21
Attention deficit television
The screens are getting smaller, and so are our attention spans.
This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Miles Bryan and Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Adriene Lilly, and hosted by Noel King.
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25m 48s
Nov 20
How antidepressants got political
More young people are taking antidepressants. And there's a brewing backlash to the meds on the right.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch and Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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25m 51s
Jun 2022
ConGRADulations, fellow kids
Hey, Weeds listeners: Today, we are bringing you an episode of Today, Explained that originally aired in early June.
Ten months ago, the faculty of Cramer Hill Elementary set out to get their kids back on track after a year of mostly remote learning. Today, Explained’s Miles Br ... Show More
26m 40s
Aug 2020
Trump's peddling a fake Covid-19 cure
Jane, Dara, and Matt on convalescent plasma, FDA reform, and the politics of science.
Resources:
"Trump used a rare disease survivor to take a shot at the FDA" by Julia Belluz, Vox
"Making American Great Again–The FDA" by Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution
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49m 39s
Jul 2021
TikTok made me buy it | Tell Me More
Just like teen getting famous on TikTok over night, products are now going viral on the platform. Vox’s in-house TikTok expert Rebecca Jennings explain how this phenomenon works, the relationship between influencers and brands, plus the inevitable pitfalls that come with a rapid ... Show More
10m 45s
Oct 2018
Alexa, raise the minimum wage
Jane, Dara, and Matt talk about Amazon's pay raise, Sen. Bernie Sanders’s Stop BEZOS Act, and the new politics of big tech. References and further reading: Alexia Fernández Campbell’s piece on Vox about Amazon’s pay raises Sarah Butler of the Guardian lays out the pay raise versu ... Show More
53m 32s
Jul 2022
The legal limbo of abortion rights
Vox Supreme Court correspondent Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) speaks with Michele Goodwin, a law professor, bioethicist, and leading expert on reproductive health policy, about the future of abortion rights in a world without Roe.
References:
Policing the Womb by Michele Goodwin
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1h 2m