{"podcast":{"title":"Today, Explained","slug":"today-explained-663276","podcast_index_feed_id":663276,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VMP5705694065","website_url":"https://www.vox.com/todayexplained","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/23d52a2a-1c5f-11ea-9a0e-b70170f2a827/image/uploads_2F1588357113366-jjsdfzx6x4m-c0339c10f9b113a5fcc93436e66e5ef4_2FTodayExplained+V2_Tile_3000x3000+_281_29.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Vox","episode_count":2217,"summary":"Today, Explained is Vox's daily news explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T08:17:28.089018+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-explained-663276"},"episode":{"title":"Parasite (2026)","slug":"parasite-2026","published_at":"2026-07-17T18:32:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-explained-663276/parasite-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-explained-663276","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP4877967486.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP4877967486.mp3","summary":"Cyclospora can cause explosive diarrhea that can last a month. But you don’t need to swear off vegetables. This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger with help from Dustin DeSoto, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Federal and state health officials are investigating whether lettuce served at some Taco Bell restaurants has led to the widespread outbreak of cyclosporiasis. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Cyclospora can cause explosive diarrhea that can last a month. But you don’t need to swear off vegetables. This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger wi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1566,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/today-explained-663276/episodes/parasite-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-explained-663276/parasite-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}