Explain It to Me
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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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11 episodes featuring Explain It to Me
Today, Explained
Algorithms turn fashion into an endless disposable feed
The episode connects algorithmic shopping, ready-to-wear history, and mainstream thrifting to a larger question about affordability, originality, and waste.
Oct 4, 2026 · 33 min
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Leaked Paxton audio exposes Republican tensions in Texas
The episode connects a volatile Texas Senate contest to broader fights over Trump’s influence, AI governance, immigration, and midterm strategy.
Sep 30, 2026 · 34 min
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Iran war fallout tests Trump’s foreign-policy strategy
The episode connects the Iran war’s economic consequences to domestic political pressures, institutional accountability, and voters’ shifting priorities.
Sep 29, 2026 · 45 min
Today, Explained
Manners turn shared spaces into workable social contracts
As public and workplace norms shift, the episode asks which expectations still help people coexist—and how to make disagreements legible.
Sep 27, 2026 · 33 min
Today, Explained
Parties turn strangers into communities
As communal nightlife declines, the episode makes the case that gatherings are not frivolous but engines of belonging, experimentation, and friendship.
Sep 20, 2026 · 32 min
Today, Explained
Dating apps falter as singles rebuild connection offline
The episode examines why romantic relationships are declining while many people still want intimacy, and offers ways to date with more agency.
Sep 13, 2026 · 33 min
Prof G Markets
Scott Galloway confronts wealth’s grip on identity
The conversation examines how financial insecurity can drive ambition, politics, relationships, and the difficult search for enough.
Aug 31, 2026 · 1h 2m
Today, Explained
A flop can end a pop era—or start a better career
The episode reframes public failure as a volatile measure of expectations, reputation, timing, and creative purpose rather than a final verdict.
Aug 30, 2026 · 35 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
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