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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How a 1996 US immigration policy changed everyt...
The most consequential immigration policy you’ve probably never heard of.
46 min
152
Will the Supreme Court ruin the internet?
The algorithm goes to court.
43 min
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The Ukraine war: past, present, and future
Where Ukraine goes from here.
50 min
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$14 trillion and no mules
A framework for paying reparations.
51 min
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The Biden policy that could change your neighbo...
How Biden wants to revamp the Fair Housing Act.
47 min
156
Insulin is for the world
What some states are trying to do to lower the cost of insulin.
41 min
157
Weeds Time Machine: The Voting Rights Act
The legislative and judicial history of the VRA, explained.
50 min
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Reintroducing The Weeds
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The great American gerrymander
Our messy history with election maps, explained.
27 min
160
The scourge of the “time tax”
The miserable sludge of applying for government aid.
46 min
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Climate optimism in 2023
Finally, some good climate news.
40 min
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Our mental health doom loop
The revolving door of mental health care in the US.
42 min
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The bipartisan bill that could protect elections
Why lawmakers are trying to reform a 135-year-old law.
41 min
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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
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The Weeds’ weed episode
Let’s be blunt: Weed policy is complicated.
44 min
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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
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Why scaring voters works
Republicans are hitting Democrats on crime. It’s working.
44 min
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The most interesting issues on the ballot
The 2022 ballot initiatives, explained.
40 min
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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
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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?
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Who decides how we’ll save the future?
The case for – and against – longtermism
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