I love free will. Gonna make grits for breakfast.

This week on Explain It to Me, we’re explaining your health insurance: how to pick the best plan for yourself and why no matter what you’re probably paying more in 2026. open.spotify.com/episode/5VIx...

You know those job offer spam texts we’ve been getting lately? It may not surprise you that those are scam. But did you know the person on the other side of the phone is likely a victim of an employment scam too? We talk all about it on this week’s episode of Explain It to Me.

Between Sinners, Weapons, and One Weapon After Another…….baby I’m having a BALL at the movies

This weekend I went for a walk and forgot my water bottle so I bought one for 99 cents. I had cash on me for once so I handed the cashier a dollar and told him to use the change for the take a penny leave a penny and he looked at me like I was crazy. Like omg I guess that is one of The Old Ways.

Fun convo with @jonquilynhill.bsky.social The United States is Southern now lnns.co/wCsAn9GjqlF via @listennotes.com #Podcast

Episodes I wish I’d made: The US is Southern Now podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @jonquilynhill.bsky.social @amandamull.bsky.social @voxdotcom.bsky.social

I had the pleasure of chatting with @jonquilynhill.bsky.social about #rushtok and southern womanhood and such. megaphone.link/VMP3364097731

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More and more students are heading to big state schools in the South, and we're going to do a show about it. Do you go to an SEC school? Why'd you pick it? Give us a call at 1-800-618-8545

The Vox Media Union just delivered our strike pledge to Vox management, showing our unwavering commitment to securing a collective bargaining agreement that is fair. Should we not get a fair contract, we are prepared to strike.

This week on Explain It to Me: why finding your personal style is so hard. open.spotify.com/episode/5CdR...

I’ve been working a “China please have mercy I don’t get paid till the end of the week!” tariff joke.

I'm working on an episode of Explain It to Me about the economy and how it will affect people who are retired or are about to retire. Is that you or your parents? Do you have questions about 401ks or Social Security? Maybe Medicare? Call 1-800-618-8545 or email [email protected]

Explain it to Me has been nominated by The Webby Awards for best Advice & How To podcast! You can get us across the finish line by voting today. Voting is open until Thursday, April 17th. vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...

For the past couple decades, we've seen "college for all" – high schools pushing most if not all their students to higher education. But what are your options if you decide that college isn't for you? That's this week on Explain It to Me. open.spotify.com/episode/13zd...

So much of my 30s is learning new line dances?

HARK DAILY: Today's best podcast moments in one playlist, featuring: - Trump's third term is impossible... right? @thebulwark.bsky.social - Can you be deported for writing an op-ed? @lindsaycnash.bsky.social - Are headlights getting brighter? @jonquilynhill.bsky.social

If it feels like headlights are brighter lately, you aren't imagining it. There are lots of reasons for it: LED technology, a brightness arms race between car companies, even headlight alignment. That's on the latest episode of Explain It to Me. open.spotify.com/episode/6fPv...

There's a pair of mourning doves that have been hanging out on my patio and I get a little emo when I think about the fact that they think it's a nice place to create a little life for themselves.

if you want to accidentally add me to a group chat where you talk about state secrets you can

On the latest episode of Explain It to Me I talk with @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social about whether or not DEI ever did what it was supposed to.

If you take anti-blackness seriously your life will be so much more pleasant. I stopped paying attention to ***** after he said slavery was a choice.

If you want a 51st state, I know of a district that may interest you.

I do not watch those Jubilee videos I lived in a Craigslist house in DC during the 2010s

Oh y’all were NOT PLAYING about episode 7 of Paradise

On the latest episode of Explain It to Me, Tessa wants to know what's the deal with REAL ID. Will the deadline ever come? Or will we keep kicking the can down the road? Why still try? Her question takes us on a journey 25 years in the making. www.vox.com/explain-it-t...

People have become bad at consuming and interpreting art in all kinds of mediums and it bums me out. I hope I never lose that skill.

Shannon Sanders and Sarai Johnson respectively ate Company and Grown Women right on up

Living the dream* *reading a book and making a tuna melt

This week on Explain It to Me we talk to Dr. Jade Wu about what’s keeping you up at night – literally. www.vox.com/explain-it-t... link.chtbl.com/explainit?si...

Can we ask you something personal?👀 Our Explain It to Me podcast team is working on an episode about the sex lives of Gen X women. Has your sex life changed or have you seen depictions of women in their 40s changing in culture? To be featured, leave us a voicemail at 1-800-618-8545.

Surviving 2008 and 2012 has made me impervious to any Kansas City football hate. You’re just gonna have to boo. That was PAIN.

I love HBCU marching bands so much. There’s really nothing like them.

Gotta make some Threepeat Punch (Minute Maid fruit punch and Don Julio)

We're going to do an episode about sleep on Explain It to Me soon. And we want to know what you want to know. Do you have any questions about the way we sleep? What literally keeps you up at night? Call 1-800-618-8545 and we'll get you an answer.

I’m pretty easy to impress when it comes to movies. I walk into a theater ready to clap like a seal at whatever you show me. I really am a simple creature

Our colleagues at @nymagunion.bsky.social need your support! Sign the NY Mag Reader Pledge to honor the picket line in the event of a unit walkout, and pass it on! nymagunion.org/reader-pledge

Pro Tools has attempted to thwart me almost everyday this week, but I prevailed!

Whenever the DAW I'm using acts up it feels like a personal attack on my mental health.

Guys I’m late but I’m locked in #TheBachelor

DANIELLE don’t understand Danielle’s gameplay #thetraitorsUS

What makes Love Island All Stars fun is that everyone is the same age as you.

I’m watching The Traitors. I do not understand Danielle’s gameplay.

SZA fans what are we called? Other than "Oh wow of course you have Scorpio placements in your chart"

Nearly 3 years after being acquired by Vox Media, PS (formerly POPSUGAR) is excited to announce its bid to join the Vox Media Union. Following devastating layoffs, our prospective members are more motivated than ever to fight for an equitable, united workplace. Please share to show your support!

Gonna throw myself a pizza party if I meet my 2025 reading-for-fun goal

Whenever I see a critique of DEI from the left I have to dig deeper to see if it's "masters house/masters tools" thing or a "I'm only on board if this doesn't expressly benefit black people" thing.

Mike witnessed a crime. Well...actually it was more like a violation. But after making a joke about citizen's arrest it got him thinking...is citizen's arrest real? And if it is, why? Should people have that much power? That's this week on Explain It to Me. open.spotify.com/episode/6QzM...

You ever read a book you have to put down every now and then because of the secondhand embarrassment?