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 most interesting issues on the ballot
The 2022 ballot initiatives, explained.
40 min
102
The candidates haunting the GOP
It’s campaign spooky season.
40 min
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AMERICA HAS A (POLLING) PROBLEM
Why are the polls so wrong so often?
51 min
104
Abbott and DeSantis: Stunt queens or policy mak...
Could relocating migrants in the US be a policy solution?
44 min
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The fastest growing voting bloc in America
What do we know about how Latinos and Hispanics will vote in 2022 and beyond?
54 min
106
Who decides how we’ll save the future?
The case for – and against – longtermism
60 min
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Vitamin X
The wild and unregulated west of dietary supplements.
32 min
108
It’s a policy team takeover!
Student loans, inflation, and back-to-school (oh my!)
38 min
109
The rebirth of industrial policy
And a new era of industrialism.
46 min
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Could the war on terror be over?
What Zawahiri’s death means for US foreign policy.
59 min
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The new politics of abortion
Let’s talk about Kansas.
41 min
112
Maybe we’re not doomed?
Maintaining climate optimism in a world on fire.
56 min
113
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
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Pregnancy in a post-Roe America
Our maternal mortality rate was already bad. What happens now?
43 min
117
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
118
How the world became rich
A quick recap of thousands of years of economic history.
57 min
119
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
120
The gun control stalemate, explained
There is no panacea for mass shootings.
42 min
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The Most Dangerous Branch: A well-regulated mil...
With six conservative judges on the bench this term, the Supreme Court could rule in favor of the most sweeping gun rights laws yet.
63 min
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Immigration, democracy, and the rise of the Wes...
The Weeds live at TruCon 2022
70 min
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The scourge of the “time tax”
The miserable sludge of applying for government aid.
48 min
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Ukraine and the global food supply crisis
What happens when the global breadbasket is empty?
41 min
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What the Alito leak means for Roe — and everyth...
The draft opinion, explained.
54 min