{"podcast":{"title":"Today, Explained","slug":"today-explained-7813315","podcast_index_feed_id":7813315,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6950326/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/today-explained--6950326","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ed71ce70a77136696c0eeea12578c47e.jpg","author":"Govet","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Today, Explained: Deep Dive & Visuals Go beyond the audio. Every day we break down the biggest stories, but some things need to be seen to be understood. 📊 FULL BREAKDOWN: Get the charts, maps, and infographics mentioned in today’s episode here: 👉 https://goo.su/o2hKRX (Updated daily for the Vox community)","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T06:21:34.628426+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-explained-7813315"},"episode":{"title":"The steroid olympics","slug":"the-steroid-olympics","published_at":"2026-05-29T18:08:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-explained-7813315/the-steroid-olympics","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-explained-7813315","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-steroid-olympics--72232990","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72232990/vmp6904599153.mp3","summary":"The Enhanced Games are kind of like the Olympics except everyone is on performance enhancing drugs. The organizers want to push back on the shame of doping. But they're also trying to sell you something. This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Noel King. Deadlifter Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson competes in the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas. Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images for Enhanced. 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 Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 🚨 WARNING: UNPUBLISHED DATA INSIDE Some facts were too controversial for the audio. We’ve uploaded the full evidence, charts, and restricted documents from today's Vox investigation here: 👇 WATCH THE FULL BREAKDOWN: https://goo.su/o2hKRX (Link expires in 12 hours - Access now)","meta_description":"The Enhanced Games are kind of like the Olympics except everyone is on performance enhancing drugs. The organizers want to push back on the shame of dopin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1589,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/today-explained-7813315/episodes/the-steroid-olympics/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-explained-7813315/the-steroid-olympics.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}