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No one knows what’s happening with SNAPNo one knows what’s happening with SNAP
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Trump muddies the waters on urgent food assistance.

By Cameron Peters
No one knows what’s happening with SNAP
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Trump muddies the waters on urgent food assistance.

By Cameron Peters
Today, Explained

Today, Explained is Vox's daily news explainer podcast hosted by Sean Rameswaram and Noel King.

Unexplainable

Worlds we don't know, mysteries we haven't solved, questions we can't answer, and the experts trying to figure it all out.

The Gray Area

The Gray Area is a philosophical take on culture, politics, and everything in between with host Sean Illing.

Explain It to Me

Explain It to Me is the hotline for all your unanswered questions. Host Jonquilyn Hill is your friendly guide to the answers you're looking for — and maybe even the ones you don’t expect.

Today, Explained

Today, Explained is Vox's daily news explainer podcast hosted by Sean Rameswaram and Noel King.

Unexplainable

Worlds we don't know, mysteries we haven't solved, questions we can't answer, and the experts trying to figure it all out.

The Gray Area

The Gray Area is a philosophical take on culture, politics, and everything in between with host Sean Illing.

Explain It to Me

Explain It to Me is the hotline for all your unanswered questions. Host Jonquilyn Hill is your friendly guide to the answers you're looking for — and maybe even the ones you don’t expect.

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Jimmy Kimmel was just one round in the ongoing debate over free speech.

By Gina Barton

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No one knows what’s happening with SNAP
The Logoff

Trump muddies the waters on urgent food assistance.

By Cameron Peters
Trump’s imperial presidency is Dick Cheney’s final legacyTrump’s imperial presidency is Dick Cheney’s final legacy
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Cheney’s final political act was patriotism, but his life’s work was autocracy.

By Ian Millhiser
Why are my health insurance premiums going up so much?Why are my health insurance premiums going up so much?
The Vox guide to using your benefits

One of the Democrats’ best political issues is to defend to Affordable Care Act. Is it worth defending?

By Dylan Scott
No one knows what’s happening with SNAP
The Logoff

Trump muddies the waters on urgent food assistance.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Trump’s imperial presidency is Dick Cheney’s final legacyTrump’s imperial presidency is Dick Cheney’s final legacy
Politics

Cheney’s final political act was patriotism, but his life’s work was autocracy.

By Ian Millhiser
The Vox guide to using your benefits
Why are my health insurance premiums going up so much?Why are my health insurance premiums going up so much?
The Vox guide to using your benefits

One of the Democrats’ best political issues is to defend to Affordable Care Act. Is it worth defending?

By Dylan Scott

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You don’t need better boundaries. You need a better framework.
The HighlightThe Highlight

“Setting boundaries” is broken — but there’s a different way to think about caring for yourself and others.

By Sigal Samuel
How to be a better complainerHow to be a better complainer
Life

A guide to venting without annoying everyone you know.

By Allie Volpe
The upside to ranking your friendsThe upside to ranking your friends
Life

The value of best friends in adulthood.

By Allie Volpe
You don’t need better boundaries. You need a better framework.
The HighlightThe Highlight

“Setting boundaries” is broken — but there’s a different way to think about caring for yourself and others.

By Sigal Samuel
Life
How to be a better complainerHow to be a better complainer
Life

A guide to venting without annoying everyone you know.

By Allie Volpe
Life
The upside to ranking your friendsThe upside to ranking your friends
Life

The value of best friends in adulthood.

By Allie Volpe

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The most important questions to ask when picking a health care plan
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Choosing health insurance in the US is notoriously difficult. Let this guide help.

By Allie Volpe
The Vox guide to using your benefits
Why are my health insurance premiums going up so much?Why are my health insurance premiums going up so much?
The Vox guide to using your benefits

One of the Democrats’ best political issues is to defend to Affordable Care Act. Is it worth defending?

By Dylan Scott
The Vox guide to using your benefits
Americans are ditching traditional health care for something cheaper — and riskierAmericans are ditching traditional health care for something cheaper — and riskier
The Vox guide to using your benefits

An obscure health insurance alternative is seeing tremendous growth. But there’s a catch.

By Dylan Scott
The Vox guide to using your benefits
Does my health insurance cover therapy?Does my health insurance cover therapy?
The Vox guide to using your benefits

How to decode your mental heath benefits.

By Keren Landman, MD
The subtle privatization of Medicare
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More than half of seniors will sign up for a private version of Medicare this open enrollment. What happened?

By Dylan Scott
Money
There’s a new way to get a loan — but it comes at a costThere’s a new way to get a loan — but it comes at a cost
Money

Creditors have a new obsession.

By Michael Waters
Climate
Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a carTrump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car
Climate

The president hates EVs. But his policies are making gas cars more expensive too.

By Umair Irfan
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A temporary SNAP lifelineA temporary SNAP lifeline
The Logoff

Trump’s preventable SNAP chaos, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Why Trump is threatening to go “guns-a-blazing” into NigeriaWhy Trump is threatening to go “guns-a-blazing” into Nigeria
Politics

Humanitarian intervention, MAGA-style.

By Joshua Keating
Podcasts
How the brain builds your world of soundHow the brain builds your world of sound
Podcast
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The Sound Barrier is a four-episode series where we explore the limits of hearing and the ways we can break through.

By Noam Hassenfeld
Dental insurance isn’t a scam — but it’s also not insurance
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How we pay for going to the dentist is supremely screwed up.

By Emily Stewart
Culture
After the vibe shift, Ford ads got weirdAfter the vibe shift, Ford ads got weird
Culture

How do you sell America when no one agrees on what America is?

By Constance Grady
The HighlightThe Highlight
Why peanut butter is back on the kids’ menuWhy peanut butter is back on the kids’ menu
The HighlightThe Highlight

How doctors learned to stop childhood food allergies.

By Bryan Walsh
You don’t need better boundaries. You need a better framework.
The HighlightThe Highlight

“Setting boundaries” is broken — but there’s a different way to think about caring for yourself and others.

By Sigal Samuel