Who's afraid of teen takeovers?

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Teenagers are taking over pockets of American cities and local governments are struggling to deal with them. We set out in search of solutions.

This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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Teenagers are taking over pockets of American cities and local governments are struggling to deal with them. We set out in search of solutions.

This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

An AI-generated flyer saying “Link up at U Street” advertising a teen takeover in Washington, DC.

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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2026-04-27 26 min
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