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🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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President Donald Trump’s tariffs are meant to return America to a throwback economy — and culture. An economist who advises the White House makes the case for why looking to the past is the best plan for the future. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King. Further reading: The powerful force behind Trump's tariffs. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members President Trump during his “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event last week. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	President Trump said on Truth Social today that he had a great call with South Korea's leader
0:05.2	aimed at making a deal on the tariffs that have set the global economy on edge. In that same post,
0:11.1	Trump said he's waiting for China to call. The administration says these Liberation Day tariffs
0:17.4	will bring manufacturing jobs back to America. Why is that so important?
0:22.7	There are some really dumb ways to answer that question.
0:25.6	When you sit behind a screen all day, it makes you a woman.
0:29.3	Studies have shown this.
0:30.5	Studies have shown this.
0:31.6	And some much smarter ones.
0:33.3	This is a policy at the end of the day that's oriented toward helping some of the folks who have really been the losers and in the economy and have been left behind for a long time.
0:43.2	Coming up on today explained, the best minds. The White House advisor who's gone ham on tariffs defends his position. Thumbtack presents the ins and outs of caring for your home.
1:05.0	Out. Indecision, overthinking, second-guessing every choice you make.
1:11.2	In.
1:12.1	Plans and guides that make it easy to get home projects done.
1:16.7	Out.
1:17.8	Bage.
1:18.9	On beige.
1:20.4	On beige.
1:22.3	In.
1:23.1	Knowing what to do, when to do it.
1:25.5	And who to hire.
1:27.1	Start caring for your home with confidence.
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