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Today, Explained

Can we enjoy anything anymore?

Today, Explained

Vox

Politics, Daily News, News

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

It felt like everyone came together for a brief moment after the US men and women won gold in hockey, but not for long. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Members of the US Olympic hockey team receive a standing ovation as President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address. Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via 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

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0:00.0

A couple of Sundays ago, I joined millions of people around the world to watch Team USA face off against Team Canada for the gold medal in men's hockey.

0:10.3

Not going to lie, I want Team Canada to win.

0:13.3

And as you surely have heard by now, they didn't.

0:15.5

So rough day for me.

0:16.8

But a great day for so many friends of mine.

0:19.1

One of them, my pal Katrina, texted our group

0:21.2

Sunday night.

0:22.2

You should have seen me weeping tears of joy this morning.

0:24.9

I texted back.

0:26.0

I wept the other kind.

0:28.7

But over the course of the following few days, Katrina had buyer's remorse. The joy faded

0:33.0

and was replaced by a different feeling altogether. On Tuesday night she texted again.

0:38.0

Sean, if it makes you feel any better, basically every single last drop of joy that I received

0:42.2

from the men winning the gold has pretty much been eradicated.

0:48.6

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1:06.4

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1:08.6

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1:10.5

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1:13.0

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1:20.1

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1:32.5

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1:39.9

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