Christmas in October

Today, Explained

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🗓️ 3 October 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro landed himself on the naughty list for stealing an election. He's hoping an early Christmas will improve his standing. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Miles Bryan, engineered by Rob Byers and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members A man takes a selfie in front of giant Christmas decorations in Caracas. Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Maria Carey posted a video on social media yesterday. In it, she appears to be comfortably reclining on a private jet.
0:07.0	This is your captain speaking. Welcome aboard Mariah.
0:12.9	We are headed to the North Pole.
0:14.8	Not yet.
0:16.6	Sorry.
0:17.6	The message is clear.
0:18.9	Christmas is not yet here.
0:21.0	Check your calendars again because spooky season has only just begun.
0:25.6	I don't know her.
0:27.6	What am I supposed to... We don't know where Mariah's plane was heading, but clearly it was
0:30.9	not on its way to Venezuela because in Venezuela
0:34.0	Christmas has indeed come early.
0:36.0	Not even in Santa Claus's town, you know,
0:42.0	they start Christmas this early, but we do.
0:47.0	How jolly old Saint Nicholas Maduro stole Christmas coming up on Today Explain.
0:53.0	Support for today explain.
1:00.0	Support for today explain comes from Better Help. Have you heard of them? They say Halloween is a really fun invitation to try out a new persona. Couldn't agree more better help.
1:09.7	Maybe that's a green-haired pixie, a pirate, or for my procrastinators out there, you put on a blazer and insist it's a costume.
1:18.0	Don't do that.
1:20.0	For some Halloween is also a reminder of the masks we wear the rest of the year.
1:24.4	Heck yeah, look at that segue.
1:26.2	If you'd like to work on accessing a truer version of yourself,
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