Explain It to Me
Should I buy a house? Why do I say “like” so much? Should Gen Z bother to save for retirement?
Explain It to Me is the hotline for the issues that matter to your life. Send us your questions about health, personal finance, relationships, and anything else that matters to you. Host Jonquilyn Hill will take you on a journey to find the answers, whether it's to the halls of Congress or the local bar. You’ll get the answers you were looking for, and sometimes ones you didn't expect — and always with a dose of humor. New episodes every Sunday. Part of Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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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
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The Most Dangerous Branch: Roe v. Wade
What does the future of abortion rights look like?
68 min
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Why do we go to war?
An expert on why wars start and how to prevent them.
44 min
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Weeds Time Machine: The Clean Air Act
How the landmark environmental policy changed America.
43 min
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Tax time at the culture wars
Why Sen. Rick Scott’s 11-point plan to save America scares Mitch McConnell.
50 min
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Taxes! Let’s get right Intuit.
Why filing your taxes is so annoying.
46 min
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The Great Expiration
Saying goodbye to the Covid-era social safety net
51 min
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The art of the gerrymander
Why a fair electoral map is more complicated than it looks
49 min
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The myth of US energy independence
How can America call itself energy independent when it still relies on foreign oil?
49 min
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Why it’s so hard to move in America
The cultural cost of high housing prices
40 min
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Russia's terrible invasion
And what the US can do about it
64 min
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A quick update
A brief message from Dylan about our spring schedule
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Why San Francisco’s school board got booted
What a local election can say about our national political climate.
48 min
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Democracy in crisis: The two-party problem
Just how worried should we be about the future of American democracy?
54 min
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The curse of the midterms
Yes, Democrats should be worried.
55 min
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Beijing, boycotts, and the enduring politics of...
What does a diplomatic boycott actually do?
34 min
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Affirmative action could be doomed (again). Wha...
A conservative-leaning Supreme Court could mean the end of affirmative action.
36 min
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It’s not about Ukraine. It’s about Putin.
It’s not about Russia, either.
48 min
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Think of the children
What two studies about early childhood poverty interventions can tell us about pediatric brain development
41 min
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Unions!
Why unions are stronger yet smaller than ever
52 min