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.

Education
Society & Culture
Politics
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DACApocalypse in the Senate
68 min
552
The gender pay gap is mostly about children
69 min
553
The six-hour shutdown, explained
54 min
554
What's up with Amazon's health venture — and th...
65 min
555
MS-13, explained
56 min
556
The state of our podcast is strong
50 min
557
The white genocide episode you’ve been waiting for
61 min
558
Shutdown deal special
47 min
559
The Shutdown Special
55 min
560
No one wants to take responsibility for sick ki...
58 min
561
Shithole special
58 min
562
Lie back, light up, and enjoy some executive time
43 min
563
Winter, explained
50 min
564
Why is US life expectancy falling?
51 min
565
The most undercovered policy stories of 2017
59 min
566
Ask Weeds Anything!
54 min
567
Tax reforms and garbage factories
56 min
568
The Great Awokening comes to Congress
57 min
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Alabama senate special
54 min
570
Is the FBI good now?
56 min
571
Net neutrality, explained (Also! Why CVS is buy...
66 min
572
How the GOP is weaponizing the tax code
58 min
573
Five big problems with the GOP tax plan
50 min
574
A very Weeds Thanksgiving
49 min
575
Tax reform special
61 min