Anthropic on Today, Explained

Today, ExplainedAugust 3, 2026

Weapons of mass infection

0:39
mid-roll
Sean Rameswaram, Noel King
Speaker
Vox
August 3, 2026
Host-read (by Speaker)Direct responseBaked-in adArtificial Intelligence
0:00 / 0:39
@ 0:59 in ep

Estimated current placement value

Low confidence
~$1,300range $270$9,000

What a comparable one-episode placement on this show might cost today—not reported advertiser spend or a historical invoice.

How this estimate works

A broad audience range for the top 200 popularity tier is multiplied by public CPM benchmarks and a placement factor. Inputs for this read: 0:39 · Host-read (by Speaker) · mid-roll.

Model placement-value-v1-2026-08 · benchmark inputs as of 2026-08
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Transcript

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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Episode

Today, Explained
Weapons of mass infection
Hosts: Sean Rameswaram, Noel King
Publisher: Vox