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Capitol punishment Feb 09, 2021

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Vox’s Andrew Prokop previews the historic second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. Law professor Alan Rozenshtein explains what the Justice Department can and cannot do to prosecute insurrectionists.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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The Senate’s $1.9 trillion all-nighter Feb 05, 2021

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The Senate voted on more than 40 pieces of legislation overnight. Vox’s Li Zhou explains what the “vote-a-rama” means for President Biden’s agenda.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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The Arab Spring, 10 years later Feb 04, 2021

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Ten years ago, a Tunisian fruit vendor set himself on fire and set off a revolution across the Middle East and North Africa. The Independent’s Borzou Daragahi says the Arab Spring never ended.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s “loony lies” Feb 03, 2021

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Vox’s Aaron Rupar explains why Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has likened a fellow Republican’s views to cancer. And New York magazine’s Olivia Nuzzi explores what lawmakers peddling conspiracy theories means for the future of the GOP.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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The coup in Myanmar Feb 02, 2021

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Some would say the military has always been in control of Myanmar. On Monday morning, they made it official once again.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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Introducing Chicano Squad Feb 01, 2021

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After the 1977 murder of a young Latino man, the Houston Police Department created a team of five young Latino officers to solve homicides in their community. True crime meets forgotten history in the Vox Media Podcast Network’s Chicano Squad.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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Biden’s latest 13 actions (in 13 minutes) Jan 30, 2021

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And whether or not any of it will last beyond his presidency.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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GameStock Jan 29, 2021

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Vox’s Emily Stewart explains how GameStop’s stock jumped by 1,700 percent this month. Bloomberg’s Matt Levine ponders the purpose of the stock market.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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The military’s far-right problem Jan 27, 2021

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth wants the military to do a better job of rooting out extremism in its ranks. A military investigator explains how to solve a decades-old problem.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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Coronavirus, 365 days later Jan 26, 2021

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One year after our first episode on the novel coronavirus, Vox’s Julia Belluz explains what we got right, what we got wrong, and what comes next.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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