# today, explained podcast (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover today, explained podcast. Page: Feed: --- ## [Dolly Parton was even more generous than you knew](https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/500687/dolly-parton-philanthropy) _2026-08-26 · Sara Herschander · Vox_ Dolly Parton was on her way to the studio to polish off “Blue Smoke” when the SUV she was riding in collided with a sedan in a Nashville intersection in 2013. At the hospital, she struck an unlikely friendship with her physician, Naji Abumrad, who, like Parton, was raised in a misty mountain village, hers \[…\] ## [Dolly Parton, secular saint](https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/500607/dolly-parton-philanthropic-legacy) _2026-08-26 · Caitlin Dewey · Vox_ This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. You’ve probably read a lot about Dolly Parton over the last 24 hours: her songwriting genius, her generosity, her incredible hair. The country icon and philanthropist died Tuesday at age 80 after having cancer. \[…\] ## [Is the food at the farmers market safer?](https://www.vox.com/videos/500398/farmers-market-food-produce-safer-local) _2026-08-26 · Benjamin Stephen · Vox_ What we eat and where it comes from is a critical part of human health. According to a 2025 survey, 59 percent of Americans think it’s important to know where their food comes from, and 54 percent prioritize food that is consistently available locally. And one of the best places to get that locally sourced \[…\] ## [The lifesaving case for CPR dummies with breasts](https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/500476/cpr-dummies-breasts) _2026-08-26 · Anusha Subramanian · Vox_ Every once in a while, I feel the urge to shout “women are not small men!” at inanimate objects. Today, that object is the flat-chested plastic torso typically used for CPR training. Breasts, it turns out, are really the bane of every woman’s existence — the back pain, the boob jail, the running. But here’s \[…\] ## [Trump threatens to demolish another DC landmark](https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/500504/trump-kennedy-center-renaming-lawsuit-demolition-threat) _2026-08-25 · Cameron Peters · Vox_ This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump is threatening that if he can’t have the Kennedy Center, no one can. What’s going on? Trump has been trying to get \[…\] ## [Can you read this study and still love football?](https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/500442/nfl-cte-study-footballs-moral-dilemma) _2026-08-25 · Caitlin Dewey · Vox_ This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Football season kicks off soon, and there’s an elephant on the field. Not the University of Alabama’s pachydermal mascot, alas — but a new study on the incidence of brain injury in football players. \[…\] ## [Football is dangerous. Parents are finally steering their kids away from it.](https://www.vox.com/health/500412/nfl-football-player-cte-concussion-study) _2026-08-25 · Dylan Scott · Vox_ When the NFL season kicks off next month, millions of Americans will gather around their televisions to watch athletes of comic book proportions crash into each other at breathtaking speeds. Inevitably, those players’ heads will smash into each other, leaving them dazed on the field. And according to a major new study, these repeated head-on \[…\] ## [These scientists are super-charging evolution to save coral reefs](https://www.vox.com/climate/497730/coral-reef-climate-change-restoration-palau) _2026-08-25 · Benji Jones · Vox_ PALAU, Micronesia — The ride out to sea was, in a word, unpleasant. The coastal waters of Palau, an island nation in the western Pacific, are typically calm and electric blue, like what you might see on a screensaver or postcard. The country has put in place some of the world’s most rigorous protections to \[…\] ## [Pumpkin spice lattes — and the backlash, and the backlash to the backlash — explained](https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/8/29/17791082/pumpkin-spice-latte-starbucks-backlash-explained) _2026-08-25 · Rebecca Jennings · Vox_ Editor’s note, August 25, 10:15 am ET: This article was originally published in 2018 and has been updated for the start of the new PSL season. August 25 is not a day that is particularly known for feeling especially crisp or autumnal in most parts of North America. And yet it’s the day this year \[…\] ## [Trump’s new attempt to seize control of the Federal Reserve, explained](https://www.vox.com/politics/500322/supreme-court-lisa-cook-trump-federal-reserve) _2026-08-25 · Ian Millhiser · Vox_ Less than two months after the Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors — a move that would have allowed him to seize control over the nation’s central bank if it had succeeded — Trump is once again trying to fire the very \[…\] ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/U0gKGjtW27Zn) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and start investing with low-cost global access. ## [America’s murder rate hasn’t been this low in 70 years](https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/500135/america-murder-rate-lowest-70-years) _2026-08-22 · Bryan Walsh · Vox_ A few things are certain in life: death, taxes, LeBron James playing professional basketball — and Americans’ belief that crime is getting worse. Since Gallup began asking about national crime in 1989, a majority of respondents said they thought crime in the US was higher than the year before in every survey year except 2000, 2001, \[…\] ## [Is Trump dragging Republicans down?](https://www.vox.com/america-actually/500153/donald-trump-cj-pearson-republicans-2026-midterms-electability) _2026-08-22 · Vox_ It’s the Democrats who have mostly had to answer questions about electability this midterm season, but why are there so few questions about the “E” word for the other side? Gas prices are still skyrocketing. A number of Republican candidates, such as Ohio Rep. Max Miller and former Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who’s running \[…\] ## [Trump’s ballroom survives — for now](https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/500218/trump-east-wing-ballroom-construction-scotus-roberts) _2026-08-21 · Cameron Peters · Vox_ This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s ballroom is still happening. What’s the latest? On Friday, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts stayed a lower court injunction threatening to \[…\] ## [The week the data center backlash exploded](https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/500158/data-centers-2026-election-texas-ohio-michigan) _2026-08-21 · Dylan Scott · Vox_ This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Do the words “data center” make you want to drop everything and call your congressional representative? You’re not alone, if we judge the nation’s mood by the actions of politicians who poll-test what they \[…\] ## [How to print your favorite photos like it’s 1996](https://www.vox.com/advice/499981/best-photo-printing-service) _2026-08-21 · Adam Clark Estes · Vox_ Like many people, I have a contentious relationship with the Memories feature on my iPhone, the AI-powered nostalgia machine that serves up photos and slideshows from deep in your camera roll, either reminding you of a beautiful day at the beach or surfacing an old photo of your ex. About once a month, for whatever \[…\] ## [The Supreme Court’s about to face an entirely new kind of voter discrimination](https://www.vox.com/politics/499967/supreme-court-26th-amendment-absentee-mail-ballots) _2026-08-21 · Ian Millhiser · Vox_ On Tuesday, a federal appeals court struck down a South Carolina law that permits all voters over age 65 to vote by mail but allows younger voters to do so only if they meet a set of specific criteria. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s decision in Grant v. Belangia held \[…\] ## [Why this year’s Medicare-for-all debate is different](https://www.vox.com/policy/499938/medicare-for-all-health-care-democrats-2028) _2026-08-21 · Rachel Cohen · Vox_ The affordability and availability of healthcare is emerging as a top concern for Americans, with some recent surveys ranking it easily as the top concern. Voters are upset with rising costs, and federal cuts to Medicaid and Obamacare subsidies threaten to leave millions more uninsured. Progressive candidates, who have won major primaries this cycle, have \[…\] ## [Trump’s strange obsession with steam-powered catapults](https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/500008/trump-hegseth-pentagon-steam-catapults-aircraft-carriers-drone-battalion) _2026-08-20 · Cameron Peters · Vox_ This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration’s meddling with the US military is getting more direct — and potentially more dangerous. What’s going on? Fresh on the heels of \[…\] ## [Sophie Cunningham and the WNBA culture wars](https://www.vox.com/podcasts/499833/wnba-culture-wars-trans-athletes-sophie-cunningham-caitlin-clark) _2026-08-20 · Vox_ On the court, the WNBA is thriving. After 30 years, its players are receiving a historic payout, along with a massive TV distribution deal that will mean more games, and hopefully even more fans. But off the court, all that attention has some downsides. Most recently, it means that the culture war has come for \[…\] ## [The surprising way that America’s $40 trillion debt costs you](https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/499964/us-national-debt-40-trillion-interest-rates) _2026-08-20 · Caitlin Dewey · Vox_ This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. America’s national debt cleared $40 trillion for the first time ever on Wednesday, a number so comically large as to feel imaginary. Seriously — look at it in all of its comma-strewn glory: $40,203,821,194,241. \[…\] ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ifWPWRgMz0TV) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [Why nonalcoholic wine is so expensive](https://www.vox.com/videos/499933/nonalcoholic-wine-expensive) _2026-08-20 · Dolly Li · Vox_ The nonalcoholic beverage industry has exploded from once-a-year “Dry January” experiments to one of the fastest-growing categories in food and beverage, largely driven by younger consumers who are drinking less but still wanting the rituals and community of socializing. US sales of nonalcoholic beer, wine, and spirits have grown over 20 percent year over year, \[…\] ## [Flock cameras are everywhere — and people really, really hate them](https://www.vox.com/podcasts/499822/flock-ai-cameras-backlash-stalking-surveillance) _2026-08-20 · Vox_ Have you been hearing a lot about Flock recently? You’re not alone: The surveillance company has put 120,000 cameras on roads in every US state except Alaska, and people are mad about it — online, at city council meetings, and out in the world, where the cameras have become the target of vigilante vandalism. Flock’s \[…\] ## [The future of medicine is video games](https://www.vox.com/good-medicine-newsletter/499861/video-games-healthcare-anesthesia-borderlands-science) _2026-08-20 · Dylan Scott · Vox_ If you’re like me, and you grew up in a house where your mom refused to let you get a video game console, because she believed sitting and staring at a TV was bad for you, you might think of video games as antithetical to health. And there is plenty of research about the ways \[…\] ## [No new Canada tariffs — for now](https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/499891/trump-carney-canada-tariffs-trade-deal) _2026-08-19 · Cameron Peters · Vox_ This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s planned Canada tariffs are off — for now. What happened? Trump had previously threatened 50-percent tariffs on about $20 billion worth of \[…\] ## [The Florida primary from hell](https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/499875/florida-primary-republicans) _2026-08-19 · Caitlin Dewey · Vox_ This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Name a disgraced former Congress member, not originally from Florida, whose time in office was marred by shady financial dealings and who ran in yesterday’s GOP primary for Florida’s 19th District. …This is, amazingly, \[…\] ## [Why Trump can’t rekindle the spark with Kim Jong Un](https://www.vox.com/politics/499798/trump-kim-north-korea-meeting) _2026-08-19 · Joshua Keating · Vox_ Can President Donald Trump pen a new chapter in his love story with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un? In Trump’s first term, the two leaders, in Trump’s words, “fell in love” after exchanging letters and held three historic meetings, but failed to make much progress toward the goal of denuclearizing the heavily armed hermit state. \[…\] ## [Cuba has plenty of doctors. So why is its healthcare system collapsing?](https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/499614/cuba-healthcare-collapse-energy-crisis) _2026-08-19 · Ananya Rupanagunta · Vox_ Since January, many Cubans have lived a life of near-constant darkness. The Trump administration’s oil blockades have led the country into a worsening energy crisis, collapsing what was already an eroding national power grid. Daily blackouts have plunged the Cuban nationalized, universal health system, once the pride of the country, into a humanitarian crisis. For \[…\] ## [The strange politics of the AI backlash](https://www.vox.com/politics/499755/wisconsin-governor-race-data-centers-ai-crowley-tiffany) _2026-08-19 · Eric Levitz · Vox_ The general election for Wisconsin governor is now a week old. But the past seven days of debate between the race’s Republican and Democratic candidates can be paraphrased in just two lines: “My opponent is a shill for Big Tech who wants to build data centers over Wisconinites’ farms, parks, preserves, graves — and, possibly, \[…\]