Tag: Today

• Today, Explained: Pop culture is conservative now

  December 13, 2025

  Listen: https://ift.tt/pIz9DKc Why books, movies, music, and fashion all took a turn to the right. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard,… more ›

• Today, Explained: The billionaire backlash

  November 15, 2025

  Listen: https://ift.tt/JeHOrvz The number of billionaires is growing. So is the call to abolish them. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard,… more ›

• Today, Explained: The end of dieting

  November 11, 2025

  Listen: https://ift.tt/TJy60Rc The Trump administration is making GLP-1s more affordable. This class of drugs seems to have forever changed the game on diet and exercise for Americans. This episode was… more ›

• Today, Explained: South Park is not your friend

  August 23, 2025

  Listen: https://ift.tt/FfYAL3d The latest season of South Park has been vicious in its critique of Trump 2.0. But the creators aren't just anti-Trump. They're anti-everyone. This episode was produced by… more ›

• Today, Explained: Guantanamo’s other history

  February 11, 2025

  Listen: https://ift.tt/ecAMBny The Trump administration has begun detaining migrants at Guantanamo Bay. For more than 40 years, the US has sent immigrants to Gitmo, explains Jeffrey Kahn of UC Davis,… more ›

• Today, Explained: It’s not easy being Greenland

  January 24, 2025

  Listen: https://ift.tt/JZIebiU Donald Trump says he wants Greenland for America. Greenlandic government minister Naaja Nathanielsen says the country's not for sale but it's open for business. This episode was produced… more ›