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Support for this show today comes from Anthropic, the team behind Claude. Claude is the AI for minds that don't stop at good enough. It's the collaborator that actually understands your entire workflow and thinks with you. Whether you're debugging code at midnight or strategizing your next business move, Claude extends your thinking to tackle the problems that matter. With deep research, Claude's research capabilities go way deeper than basic web search. Comprehensive, reliable analysis with proper citations, turning hours of research into minutes. For problems worth solving, you can get started with Claude at Claude.ai slash Today Explained. That's Claude.ai slash Today Explained.

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Support for the program today comes from Fetch Pet Insurance. Fetch is the most complete pet insurance for dogs and cats, according to Consumer Advocate. You get paid back up to 90% of vet bills at any vet in the United States and Canada, with claims paid back in as little as two days. Go to FetchPet.com slash save right now for your free quote. That is FetchPet.com slash save.

Support for the show comes from talkiatry. Figuring out how you can get the right mental health treatment can feel overwhelming. Talkiatry can help. So you move from thinking, I know I need to get help to actually having a psychiatrist who listens and provides a clear, personalized treatment plan. Talkiatry is a 100% online psychiatry practice that provides comprehensive evaluations, diagnoses, and ongoing medication management for conditions like ADHD, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, PTSD, insomnia, and more. Unlike therapy-only platforms, talkiatry is psychiatry. That means you're seeing a medical provider who can diagnose mental health conditions and prescribe you medication when it's needed. Your talk industry provider is a licensed psychiatrist who takes the time to understand what's going on, builds a personalized treatment plan and supports you over time with consistent evidence-based care. You can keep seeing the same person too. So you're not starting over each visit that lets the treatment evolve as you evolve. So you can actually make progress over time. You can go to talkiatry.com slash explain it to complete the short assessment and get matched with an in-network psychiatrist in just a few minutes. That's talkiatry.com slash explain it to get matched in minutes.