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 new politics of abortion
Let’s talk about Kansas.
41 min
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Maybe we’re not doomed?
Maintaining climate optimism in a world on fire.
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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
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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
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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
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