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Miles Bryan

Miles Bryan

Senior Producer

Miles Bryan is a senior producer and reporter for Today, Explained, Vox’s daily news podcast. These days, Miles is mostly focused on economics stories, but he has reported and produced episodes on topics ranging from Hungary’s efforts to boost fertility to the campaign of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman. Before joining Vox, Miles was a reporter at WHYY in Philadelphia. Before that, he was a reporter at NPR member stations in Chicago and Wyoming. He lives in Philly, near where they blew up the Chicken Man.

Latest articles by Miles Bryan

Would you pay more for an American-made TV? This influential thinker thinks you will.Would you pay more for an American-made TV? This influential thinker thinks you will.
Politics

A conversation with Oren Cass, the right’s point person on tariffs.

By Noel King and Miles Bryan
Hasan Piker on why the boys are all right (wing)Hasan Piker on why the boys are all right (wing)
Podcast
Policy

The online personality has millions of young fans. Now prominent Democrats are seeking out his advice.

By Miles Bryan and Sean Rameswaram
Trump is making Europe great againTrump is making Europe great again
Today, Explained newsletter

The US economy once looked unstoppable, while Europe’s looked doomed. Not anymore.

By Miles Bryan
One big reason for fewer babies: phones?One big reason for fewer babies: phones?
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

The lack of romantic partnerships is an underrated factor causing fertility decline, says researcher Alice Evans.

By Noel King and Miles Bryan
The man whose tweets helped kill DEIThe man whose tweets helped kill DEI
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

We talk to Richard Hanania, an influential thinker on the online right, about how he got DEI dismantled and why he’s fallen out of love with MAGA.

By Noel King and Miles Bryan
The Christian nationalist legal scholar behind Trump’s purgesThe Christian nationalist legal scholar behind Trump’s purges
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Russell Vought and his radical philosophy, explained.

By Miles Bryan
How America went MAHAHow America went MAHA
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

What’s making Americans sick, according to a top RFK Jr. adviser.

By Miles Bryan and Noel King
Can RFK Jr. remake school lunch?Can RFK Jr. remake school lunch?
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

RFK Jr. wants to get ultra-processed foods out of school lunch. It’s harder than it sounds.

By Miles Bryan and Noel King
Lyman Stone on America’s falling birth rateLyman Stone on America’s falling birth rate
Podcast
The HighlightThe Highlight

The demographer is worried that we aren’t having as many babies as we used to — and says he knows how that could change.

By Miles Bryan
The voters who could decide the 2024 election in MichiganThe voters who could decide the 2024 election in Michigan
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Arab American support for third parties could decide Michigan — and the presidency.

By Miles Bryan and Noel King