DOGE-y behavior

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.4 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Elon Musk promised to feed "USAID into the wood chipper." The way he's dismantling the agency provides a roadmap for the administration moving forward. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Devan Schwartz, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by 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 Flowers are left at the USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C. Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	It was way back in 1961 that John F. Kennedy, uncle of fluoride, established USAID.
0:08.2	The people who are opposed to aid should realize that this is a very powerful source of strength for us.
0:18.2	Its motto, from the American people.
0:22.7	And the American people gave a lot,
0:29.6	hundreds of billions for removing landmines in Vietnam, combating Ebola outbreaks in Africa,
0:36.2	reconstructing Iraq and Afghanistan. More recently, humanitarian support in Ukraine and Gaza,
0:39.9	and all for less than 1% of the federal budget.
0:47.4	But if you go to USAID's website today, all you see is blank space, just a wall of white.
0:52.2	Without the explicit authority to do so, the president has gone and dismantled the agency.
0:58.7	We're going to ask a guy who used to run it what a world without USAID looks like on today explained.
1:05.1	It's 2025, so stop struggling to get your job post seen on other job sites.
1:10.1	Indeed's sponsored jobs can help you stand out and hire the right people fast.
1:12.0	There's no need to wait any longer.
1:17.6	Speed up your hiring right now with Indeed. And listeners of this show will get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at Indeed.com slash Vox Business.
1:23.7	Just go to Indeed.com slash Vox Business right now and support our show by saying you heard about Indeed on this podcast.
1:31.2	Indeed.com slash Vox Business. Terms and conditions apply. Hiring, Indeed is all you need.
1:40.9	Okay, business leaders, are you here to play or are you playing to win? If you're in it to win, meet your next MVP.
1:48.2	NetSuite by Oracle. NetSuite is your full business management system in one convenient suite. With NetSuite, you're running your accounting, your finance, your HR, your e-commerce, and more all from your online dashboard.
1:59.2	Upgrade your playbook and make the switch to NetSuite, the number one cloud ERP.
2:04.1	Get the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning at NetSuite.com slash Vox.
2:08.8	NetSuite.com slash Vox.
2:12.6	You're listening to Today Explained.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Vox, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Vox and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.