Explain It to Me
Is my dentist scamming me? Why do political campaigns cost so much? Should Gen Z bother to save for retirement?
Explain It To Me is the hotline for all your unanswered questions. Sometimes explanations are hard to find, misinformation is rampant, and those internet searches and AI asks can come up empty. Call 1-800-618-8545 with what’s on your mind, and host Jonquilyn Hill will be your friendly guide to the answers you're looking for — and maybe even the ones you don’t expect. New episodes every Wednesday starting September 18.
Part of Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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How to be a (realistic) climate optimist
A data scientist who’s cautiously optimistic about the climate
37 min
27
How celebrity fandom explains Trump
When “stanning” goes mainstream.
39 min
28
Why we can’t stop talking about Harvard
What’s really going on in higher ed.
36 min
29
Are unions making a comeback?
The labor movement’s big year.
33 min
30
Why are so many kids missing school?
Chronic absenteeism, from the barriers to the solutions.
34 min
31
Can Black churches lead the way on teen mental ...
A Black mental health researcher’s long, difficult crusade
42 min
32
The Devil wears fast fashion
Can we make the garment industry better?
37 min
33
Barack Obama on AI, free speech, and the future...
President Obama sits down with The Verge’s Nilay Patel
45 min
34
Why everything is (still) so expensive
A charcuterie board, in THIS economy?
39 min
35
BDS and the history of the boycott
Do boycotts even work?
43 min
36
Will school choice change the future of education?
School choice, parental rights, and the future of public education
42 min
37
The sandwich generation: Caring for kids and se...
Baby boomers are aging. Their kids aren’t ready.
34 min
38
Why your health insurance is tied to work
The wartime policy that changed health insurance forever
41 min
39
Conservative socialism?
A conservative makes the case for democratic socialism.
52 min
40
How (not) to budget
The no-good-very-bad federal budget problem
42 min
41
NYC’s not-so-sudden migrant surge
What New York City tells us about our broken immigration system.
48 min
42
What’s up, doc(ket)?
It’s (already) time for a new SCOTUS preview.
40 min
43
Who protects workers from extreme heat?
Why we need a federal heat standard
43 min
44
Why isn’t school lunch free?
School is back. So is lunch debt.
34 min
45
Trump’s RICO problem
How a law targeting organized crime trapped Trump
43 min
46
Biden messed with Texas
The Texas buoy border battle
40 min
47
Biden wants YOU (to go to therapy)
Finding a therapist sucks. President Biden wants to make it easier.
37 min
48
A new era for birth control
The Pill (OTC version)
47 min
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Who broke student loans?
The debt that just won’t quit.
48 min
50
Expecting: Weed and Pregnancy
The unknowns of weed and pregnancy
39 min