Today, Explained

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The Island of Explained May 01, 2020

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Come with us to the magical Island of Explained, where we’ll climb trees and venture into caves to answer kids’ biggest coronavirus questions. Go to vox.com/todayexplainedlearning to find supplemental activities, from testing how far snot travels to coloring in a map of the Island of Explained. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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The Invisible Man Apr 30, 2020

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Vox's Alex Ward explains what's going on with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. (Transcript here.)

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Overflowing farms, desperate food banks Apr 29, 2020

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American farmers are destroying their crops while demand is mounting at food banks. Politico food and agriculture reporter Helena Bottemiller Evich explains. (Transcript here.)

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Inside the world's biggest lockdown Apr 28, 2020

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered 1.4 billion Indians to stay home. The world had never seen anything like it. (Transcript here.)

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Oil is broke. Green New Deal with it? Apr 27, 2020

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Oil just went negative for the first time in history. Vox's David Roberts says that creates an opportunity to make more history. (Transcript here.)

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Georgia on my mind Apr 24, 2020

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As the state reopens, Vox's Jillian Weinberger zooms to rural Georgia to hear how a Covid-19 outbreak spiraled out of control. (Transcript here.)

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Conspiracy-19 Apr 23, 2020

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Vox’s science editor, Eliza Barclay, arms you with the facts you need to fight your uncle’s favorite coronavirus conspiracy theories. (Transcript here.)

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This one's for Earth Apr 22, 2020

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Cryptic treehunters. Unknown apples. Flowers fighting back. On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Vox’s Umair Irfan and Brian Resnick explain what we learned about the planet in the last year. (Transcript here.)

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One day, three healthcare workers Apr 21, 2020

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A nurse, a paramedic, and a physician’s assistant record themselves throughout the course of a day in the fight against Covid-19. (Transcript here.)

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The epicenter of the epicenter Apr 20, 2020

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Covid-19's victims, and the people they leave behind. (Transcript here.)

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