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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The rebirth of industrial policy
Supply-side economics, explained.
36 min
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It’s time to regulate crypto
The FTX crash, explained.
51 min
78
The Weeds’ weed episode
Let’s be blunt: Weed policy is complicated.
44 min
79
How to call an election
Hint: Let the math people do the work.
50 min
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How to fix inflation
Hint: Let the Fed do the work.
55 min
81
Why scaring voters works
Republicans are hitting Democrats on crime. It’s working.
44 min
82
The most interesting issues on the ballot
The 2022 ballot initiatives, explained.
40 min
83
The candidates haunting the GOP
It’s campaign spooky season.
40 min
84
AMERICA HAS A (POLLING) PROBLEM
Why are the polls so wrong so often?
51 min
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Abbott and DeSantis: Stunt queens or policy mak...
Could relocating migrants in the US be a policy solution?
44 min
86
The fastest growing voting bloc in America
What do we know about how Latinos and Hispanics will vote in 2022 and beyond?
54 min
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Who decides how we’ll save the future?
The case for – and against – longtermism
60 min
88
Vitamin X
The wild and unregulated west of dietary supplements.
32 min
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It’s a policy team takeover!
Student loans, inflation, and back-to-school (oh my!)
38 min
90
The rebirth of industrial policy
And a new era of industrialism.
46 min
91
Could the war on terror be over?
What Zawahiri’s death means for US foreign policy.
59 min
92
The new politics of abortion
Let’s talk about Kansas.
41 min
93
Maybe we’re not doomed?
Maintaining climate optimism in a world on fire.
56 min
94
Weeds Time Machine: The ADA
The landmark civil rights policy, explained.
58 min
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What the hell is up with SCOTUS?
The latest Supreme Court term, explained
58 min
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The legal limbo of abortion rights
Roe v. Wade is gone, but its demise raises a whole host of new questions.
59 min
97
Pregnancy in a post-Roe America
Our maternal mortality rate was already bad. What happens now?
43 min
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ConGRADulations, fellow kids
Ten months ago, the faculty of Cramer Hill Elementary set out to get their kids back on track after a year of mostly remote learning.
24 min
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How the world became rich
A quick recap of thousands of years of economic history.
57 min
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Does the US need a National Guard of nurses?
The country doesn’t have enough nurses. This could be one way to fix that.
40 min