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Donald Trump’s running mate is Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance. Politico’s Ian Ward describes Vance’s transformation from a self-described hillbilly to the political face of the Republican future. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn and Miles Bryan, edited by Miranda Kennedy and Matt Collette, fact-checked by Hady Mawajdeh and Peter Balonon-Rosen, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdotter, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  How sanctions backfire

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  How Trump wins

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  The silent war

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  Equal-opportunity murderball

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  Israel vs. Hezbollah

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  Minion Jesus

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  Hackers probably stole your Social Security number

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  Stuck in space

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  How Kamala wins

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  The migrant crisis, via Chicago

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  Kamala's party

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  What kind of Democrat should Kamala Harris be?

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  The Chicago DNC everyone wants to forget

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  Dating sucks right now

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  The late, great Hannibal Lecter

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  So you toppled an autocrat