Jolie Myers
Person
Jolie Myers is an audio editor credited with editing the Today, Explained episode excerpted here.
Discussed alongside Jolie Myers
- Kelly Wessinger
Person · 13 episodes together · 1 show
- Gabriel Donatov
Person · 16 episodes together · 1 show
- Bridger Donegan
Person · 10 episodes together · 1 show
- Peter Balanon-Rosen
Person · 9 episodes together · 1 show
- Sean Ramos
Person · 13 episodes together · 1 show
- Patrick Boyd
Person · 13 episodes together · 1 show
- David Tadishore
Person · 7 episodes together · 1 show
- David Tataschor
Person · 5 episodes together · 1 show
20 episodes featuring Jolie Myers
Today, Explained
Gas stations become battlegrounds over opioid-like products
The episode examines whether concentrated 7-OH should be banned while kratom remains available as regulators weigh dependence, uncertain risks, and possible harm reduction.
Oct 2, 2026 · 28 min
Today, Explained
US and China pursue rival visions for AI’s future
Their competing approaches to innovation, regulation, political control, and safety could shape whether AI becomes a source of cooperation or deeper strategic conflict.
Sep 28, 2026 · 28 min
Today, Explained
Gambling mechanics reshape shopping and games
The episode shows how auctions, randomized rewards, countdowns, and social pressure can turn ordinary entertainment and commerce into compulsive spending environments for adults and children.
Sep 25, 2026 · 29 min
Today, Explained
U.S. arms sales expose the limits of pressure on Israel
The episode traces how American weapons, political commitments, and inconsistent pressure shaped Israel’s war in Gaza across two administrations.
Sep 24, 2026 · 29 min
Today, Explained
AI’s real risks arrive before extinction
The episode weighs speculative catastrophe against present harms from concentrated power, infrastructure expansion, criminal misuse, and medical systems that can make consequential errors.
Sep 22, 2026 · 29 min
Today, Explained
Older women claim glamour, ambition and desire on screen
The episode examines how iconic, complicated women are reshaping assumptions about aging, sexuality and acceptable femininity.
Sep 18, 2026 · 27 min
Today, Explained
A Gaza documentary exposes the politics of who gets heard
The episode examines how testimony, unequal access, government retaliation, and cultural boycotts shape public understanding of Israel’s war in Gaza.
Sep 17, 2026 · 28 min
Today, Explained
AI safety enters Washington’s power struggle
The episode shows how existential AI warnings are colliding with geopolitical competition, industry incentives, partisan politics, and the limits of international coordination.
Sep 15, 2026 · 28 min
Today, Explained
How online irony turned 9/11 into recurring content
The episode examines how memes and real-time social media recreations reshape public memory while testing the ethical limits of depicting trauma online.
Sep 11, 2026 · 29 min
Today, Explained
California Democrats split over taxing billionaire wealth
California’s Proposition 40 tests whether taxing billionaire assets can fund healthcare without driving away investment and wealthy residents.
Sep 9, 2026 · 28 min
Today, Explained
Farm costs test Republicans’ hold on rural America
Economic pain is forcing a test of whether conservative farmers will punish Republican policies or remain wary of Democrats.
Sep 3, 2026 · 29 min
Today, Explained
Dolly Parton turns nonpartisanship into political influence
The episode examines whether meaningful social advocacy can retain broad appeal without becoming attached to parties, candidates, or partisan language.
Aug 28, 2026 · 29 min
Today, Explained
America’s debt costs are reshaping the fiscal debate
The episode shows why rising interest costs and persistent deficits could constrain household finances and force politically difficult choices within the next decade.
Aug 27, 2026 · 28 min
Today, Explained
Medicare for All tests its political moment
The episode examines whether frustration with expensive care can turn renewed support for universal coverage into policy rather than rhetoric.
Aug 24, 2026 · 27 min
Today, Explained
Why heartbreak became summer’s defining pop sound
The episode connects a country chart breakthrough and a wave of melancholy pop to the cultural meanings audiences attach to music.
Aug 21, 2026 · 27 min
Today, Explained
License-plate cameras turn local policing into movement surveillance
Flock’s network can help investigate crimes, but its expanding use raises questions about privacy, oversight, and warrants.
Aug 18, 2026 · 26 min
Today, Explained
Reddit’s human edge faces an AI spam assault
If bots and disguised promotions overwhelm Reddit, the platform could lose the candid conversations and practical knowledge that make it valuable.
Aug 17, 2026 · 27 min
Today, Explained
Creators chase meaning as the influencer economy tightens
The episode examines whether audiences’ hunger for education and offline life can offer creators an alternative to an increasingly commercial, saturated internet.
Aug 14, 2026 · 28 min
Today, Explained
Loomer’s Ukraine reversal tests MAGA’s Russia politics
Laura Loomer’s shift toward backing Ukraine and opposing Vladimir Putin could expose new fractures inside MAGA and affect Donald Trump’s foreign-policy choices.
Aug 10, 2026 · 28 min
Today, Explained
Microdramas expose streaming’s attention crisis
Television is adapting to fragmented attention and abundant online video, raising a harder question about whether simpler entertainment can preserve excellence.
Aug 7, 2026 · 29 min