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The case for climate optimism Apr 20, 2021

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In 2019, David Wallace-Wells wrote a book called The Uninhabitable Earth. Just two years later, he’s feeling hopeful — thanks to the world’s biggest polluters.

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Peanut butter and jellyfish Apr 19, 2021

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And other items from the lunch menu of 2050.

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America awaits a verdict Apr 16, 2021

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Arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin have wrapped after a brutal week for policing in America. Minnesota Public Radio’s Jon Collins shares his reporting from Minneapolis.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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The Echo Park eviction Apr 15, 2021

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The recent police crackdown on a tent camp in Los Angeles has left the city divided. One thing everyone agrees on is the dire need for lasting solutions to the growing homelessness crisis in the United States.

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Gaetzgate Apr 14, 2021

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Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz’s sex scandal.

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Johnson & Johnson & Problems Apr 13, 2021

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The US government is calling for an immediate pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccinations after six recipients (out of millions) developed blood clots. ProPublica’s Caroline Chen explains. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Vaccine passport, please Apr 12, 2021

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Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil explains how proving you got the shot became controversial. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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CICADAPOCALYPSE 2021 Apr 09, 2021

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Or maybe, after listening to this episode, it’ll be more like CICADAPALOOZA!

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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Taylor Swift rewrites her story Apr 09, 2021

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One of the biggest pop stars in the world is rerecording her first six albums at the artistic peak of her career. The Atlantic’s Shirley Li explains Swift’s gambit to reclaim her catalog.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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KKK High Apr 07, 2021

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A group of students in Topeka, Kansas, discovered their high school was named after an exalted cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan. Then they tried to change it.

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