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Explain It to Me

by Vox

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.

100 episodes
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Sugar crash
30:11 Mar 15, 2026
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You, me, and ADHD
30:28 Mar 1, 2026
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Make credit cards work for you
30:12 Feb 22, 2026
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Living in a winter bummerland
30:30 Feb 8, 2026
7
Surviving online cringe
29:59 Feb 1, 2026
8
Battling brain rot
30:30 Jan 25, 2026
9
Sexy TV is back
30:30 Jan 18, 2026
10
Why everyone is sick right now
30:00 Jan 11, 2026
11
Internet bad
30:28 Jan 4, 2026
12
Is your brain lying to you?
30:25 Dec 21, 2025
13
Let AI replace you
28:40 Dec 14, 2025
14
The rise of the introverts
27:23 Dec 7, 2025
15
Talk turkey to me
29:37 Nov 23, 2025
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The case for renting forever
29:18 Nov 16, 2025
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That text is a scam
30:32 Nov 2, 2025
19
Paging Dr. ChatBot
30:26 Oct 26, 2025
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Should we give toddlers phones?
29:52 Oct 12, 2025
22
Is empathy toxic?
30:16 Oct 5, 2025
23
Who is the modern American dad?
29:27 Sep 28, 2025
24
A nation of jerks
29:45 Sep 21, 2025
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The golden age of exercise
30:14 Aug 24, 2025
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Hacking our health
30:07 Aug 17, 2025
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What wellness costs us
29:38 Aug 10, 2025
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Is tipping fair?
29:45 Jul 27, 2025
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Chat BFF
30:07 Jul 13, 2025
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Can we ever know our dogs?
30:09 Jun 29, 2025
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Let's fight over bike lanes
30:25 Jun 15, 2025
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The recession indicator game
30:23 Jun 8, 2025
39
How Gen Z found religion
29:53 Jun 1, 2025
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The drama and trauma of 23andMe
30:45 May 11, 2025
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Why is personal style so hard?
30:28 May 4, 2025
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Retire? In this economy?!
30:11 Apr 27, 2025
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Is climate progress doomed?
29:04 Apr 20, 2025
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Blinded by the headlights
31:10 Mar 30, 2025
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Gen Sex
30:03 Mar 23, 2025
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