Danielle Hewitt
Person
Danielle Hewitt is a producer associated with the Today, Explained episode featured in the excerpt.
Discussed alongside Danielle Hewitt
- Patrick Boyd
Person · 11 episodes together · 2 shows
- Miranda Kennedy
Person · 11 episodes together · 1 show
- Kelly Wessinger
Person · 8 episodes together · 1 show
- Dustin DeSoto
Person · 8 episodes together · 1 show
- Gabriel Donatov
Person · 9 episodes together · 1 show
- David Tadishore
Person · 5 episodes together · 1 show
- Miles Bryan
Person · 6 episodes together · 1 show
- Ariana Espudu
Person · 6 episodes together · 1 show
15 episodes featuring Danielle Hewitt
Today, Explained
Gas stations become battlegrounds over opioid-like products
The episode examines whether concentrated 7-OH should be banned while kratom remains available as regulators weigh dependence, uncertain risks, and possible harm reduction.
Oct 2, 2026 · 28 min
Today, Explained
Gambling mechanics reshape shopping and games
The episode shows how auctions, randomized rewards, countdowns, and social pressure can turn ordinary entertainment and commerce into compulsive spending environments for adults and children.
Sep 25, 2026 · 29 min
Today, Explained
Trump turns the Kennedy Center into a monument to power
The fight over the Kennedy Center reveals how physical projects and naming rights can outlast laws, court rulings, and political control.
Sep 21, 2026 · 29 min
Today, Explained
Older women claim glamour, ambition and desire on screen
The episode examines how iconic, complicated women are reshaping assumptions about aging, sexuality and acceptable femininity.
Sep 18, 2026 · 27 min
Today, Explained
AI safety enters Washington’s power struggle
The episode shows how existential AI warnings are colliding with geopolitical competition, industry incentives, partisan politics, and the limits of international coordination.
Sep 15, 2026 · 28 min
Today, Explained
Republicans revive Islamophobia as a 2026 turnout strategy
The episode connects election-season anti-Muslim rhetoric to post-9/11 policy, MAGA media, and a broader fight over religious pluralism.
Sep 14, 2026 · 28 min
Today, Explained
Private equity turns youth sports into a high-cost pipeline
The episode connects families’ rising sports bills and children’s mounting pressure to an investment model reshaping everyday institutions.
Sep 8, 2026 · 28 min
Today, Explained
Farm costs test Republicans’ hold on rural America
Economic pain is forcing a test of whether conservative farmers will punish Republican policies or remain wary of Democrats.
Sep 3, 2026 · 29 min
Today, Explained
Dolly Parton turns nonpartisanship into political influence
The episode examines whether meaningful social advocacy can retain broad appeal without becoming attached to parties, candidates, or partisan language.
Aug 28, 2026 · 29 min
Today, Explained
Trump ballroom project tests presidential power
The fight over the ballroom could determine how presidents fund construction, alter historic federal sites, and defend executive action in court.
Aug 26, 2026 · 28 min
Today, Explained
Personality science challenges the introvert label
The episode separates pandemic-era social rustiness from enduring traits and examines whether personality can change through deliberate practice.
Aug 23, 2026 · 28 min
Today, Explained
Why heartbreak became summer’s defining pop sound
The episode connects a country chart breakthrough and a wave of melancholy pop to the cultural meanings audiences attach to music.
Aug 21, 2026 · 27 min
Unexplainable
Babies form memories that later become impossible to retrieve
The episode reframes infant memory around development, showing that forgotten details can still reflect lasting emotional and social foundations.
Aug 19, 2026 · 28 min
Today, Explained
Babies learn before their memories disappear
The episode reframes infancy as a period that builds emotional, social, and cognitive foundations even without lasting autobiographical memories.
Aug 16, 2026 · 31 min
Today, Explained
Creators chase meaning as the influencer economy tightens
The episode examines whether audiences’ hunger for education and offline life can offer creators an alternative to an increasingly commercial, saturated internet.
Aug 14, 2026 · 28 min