TMZ Goes to Washington

Today, Explained

The celebrity tabloid outlet is turning its attention to DC and supercharging a new era of political reporting.

This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger, edited by Amina Al-Sadi with help from Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Noel King.

TMZ Founder and Executive Producer Harvey Levin displayed at a TMZ launch party. Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images.

Further reading: TMZ gets political by Paula Mejía for The New Yorker.

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The celebrity tabloid outlet is turning its attention to DC and supercharging a new era of political reporting.

This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger, edited by Amina Al-Sadi with help from Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Noel King.

TMZ Founder and Executive Producer Harvey Levin displayed at a TMZ launch party. Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images.

Further reading: TMZ gets political by Paula Mejía for The New Yorker.

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.⁠

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2026-04-21 26 min
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