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Moving home Dec 21, 2020

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In the first of our five-part series, “You, Me, and Covid-19,” millennials are moving back in with their parents (again), but they are discovering multigenerational living has its perks.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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A climate change of address Dec 19, 2020

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An estimated 143 million people will relocate to escape climate change in the next three decades. Quartz’s Amanda Shendruk explains how cities can transform themselves into climate havens.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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How Netscape created our tech world Dec 17, 2020

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In this episode of the Go for Broke podcast, host Julia Furlan travels back to the mid-’90s to explain how a bygone web browser set the stage for modern tech.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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Pornhub just deleted 80% of its videos Dec 16, 2020

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One of the most popular porn sites on the internet just purged more than 10 million videos. Vice’s Samantha Cole explains why.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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Your vaccine questions, answered Dec 16, 2020

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The Covid-19 vaccine is being distributed in the United States, and you have questions. Vox’s Umair Irfan has answers.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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India’s farmers strike Dec 14, 2020

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The world’s biggest democracy is contending with what might be the world’s biggest labor stoppage.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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How movie theaters might survive Dec 12, 2020

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On this episode of the Decoder podcast, host Nilay Patel speaks with Shelli Taylor, the CEO of Alamo Drafthouse. Taylor argues the government has failed to manage the pandemic effectively for business owners and explains what the future of theaters could look like in the streaming age.

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The vaccine, explained by Martin (who got it) Dec 10, 2020

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Martin Kenyon was one of the first people to get the Covid-19 vaccine this week. He talks about his experience, and an epidemiologist explains how to talk to the “vaccine hesitant” people in your life.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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No coup for you! Dec 09, 2020

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Joe won. And won. And won. Rudy can fail. And fail. And fail.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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How Melbourne eradicated Covid-19 Dec 08, 2020

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Melbourne, Australia, had a first wave. Then it had a second wave. Then it decided it was done with Covid-19.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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