Today, Explained

The Federal Reserve is set to make its first interest rate cut since the pandemic ended. Marketplace's Kimberly Adams explains how the move could impact the US economy and politics.This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette and Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King.Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcastSupport Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/membersPhoto by Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No, Haitian immigrants aren’t eating anyone’s pets. USA Today-Ohio’s Erin Glynn and the Verge’s Gaby Del Valle explain why Republicans are talking about it anyway.This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King.Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcastSupport Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/membersPhoto by REBECCA NOBLE/AFP via Getty Images.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Apple announced its first AI iPhone with features that will make it even easier to edit your photos. But manipulating reality worries photojournalists like Fred Ritchin, who says these advancements pose a lot of ethical questions.This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King.Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcastSupport Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/membersSynthetic image created by DreamStudio in response to this text prompt from Fred Ritchin: "A photograph of a soldier in the Vietnam War taking a selfie."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Once the world's largest corporation, the now-struggling US Steel wants to sell itself to Japan's Nippon Steel. The United Steelworkers oppose the deal, and President Biden is backing the union. The Washington Post's David Lynch explains how the steel giant's future became an election-year issue.This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King.Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcastSupport Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/membersPhoto by Justin Merriman/Bloomberg via Getty Images.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A conservative and a liberal wrangle over how the Harris-Trump debate should have gone.This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Matt Collette, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcastSupport Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/membersPhoto by VCG/VCG via Getty Images.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices