Who is Paul Whelan and why does Russia think he’s a spy?
Paul Whelan went to Moscow for a wedding. The Russians arrested him, and today charged him with espionage. Amie Ferris-Rotman, Moscow correspondent for the Washington Post, explains how Russia might be using him as leverage to win back one of its own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 Jan 201918min
Shutdown
It’s Day 12 of the government shutdown. Vox’s Li Zhou explains what that means for the country and Matthew Yglesias argues that the core issue of the wall is fundamentally dumb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2 Jan 201917min
Let's Explain "Today, Explained"
If you like this trailer, then you're going to love this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 Jan 20191min
All my friends are robocalls (replay)
Why even answer the phone anymore? All your questions about all those pesky automated phone calls are answered in this holiday rebroadcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
28 Dec 201822min
The Stanford Prison Correction (replay)
In 1971, a professor locked a bunch of young men in a basement to understand evil. The results were explosive. This summer, it all came crashing down. Vox’s Brian Resnick explains what’s going on with the Stanford Prison Experiment in this holiday rebroadcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27 Dec 201823min
Black Panther is (still) the most important movie of 2018
We called it! Sean Rameswaram attends a "Black Panther"-themed engagement party and speaks to Evan Narcisse, writer of the "Rise of the Black Panther" comic books, in this holiday rebroadcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
26 Dec 201817min
"A horrible miscarriage of justice"
A Florida millionaire created a system to rape or abuse at least 80 young girls for years. The current Secretary of Labor may have helped him get away with it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
21 Dec 201823min
The most powerful woman in the world
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is officially planning her exit from politics. The Guardian’s Kate Connolly explains how an awkward scientist became the most powerful woman in the world and defined a global immigration crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
20 Dec 201822min
