This week on Explain It to Me: why your vet bill is so freaking high. Take a listen, and pet pics are more than welcome in the replies 👀 open.spotify.com/episode/1PR5...

The cost of loving your pet

Explain It to Me · Episode

open.spotify.com

Did you pick your outfit or did an algorithm? This week on Explain It to Me we found out how slop overtook fashion and how to claw your personal sense of style back. open.spotify.com/episode/1HnD...

Mass-produced fashion slop

Explain It to Me · Episode

open.spotify.com

It’s my birthday and the polite thing to do is to listen to the latest episode of Explain It to Me about etiquette where you get to hear me freak out about a lady who did me dirty on the metro and we address The Iced Coffee Conundrum. open.spotify.com/episode/1aI8...

The end of etiquette

Explain It to Me · Episode

open.spotify.com

We don’t party like we used to. Back in 2023 only about 4% of adults said they went to or hosted a party on an average weekend or holiday. This week on Explain It to Me, we make the case for partying more and give you tips for how to be a good host — & a good guest. open.spotify.com/episode/2dxK...

We should party more

Explain It to Me · Episode

open.spotify.com

It is no secret that it feels like dating sucks right now. On the latest episode of Explain It to Me we go to an IRL dating event, get the data on why the bad vibes aren’t just in our heads, and a dating coach convinces me to start shooting my shot. open.spotify.com/episode/3iEy...

How to date IRL

Explain It to Me · Episode

open.spotify.com

They said millennials ruined restaurants, home buying, and diamonds. Now we’re turning something else on its head: the midlife crisis. This week on The Gray Area I talk with @amil.bsky.social about how life is looking as the oldest among us turn 45. www.youtube.com/watch?v=go_G...

The truth behind the millennial "midlife crisis" | The Gray Area

YouTube video by Vox

youtube.com

Most Americans believe that there’s life beyond our planet, but after centuries of looking towards the sky, there’s no scientific proof. Why is there that disconnect, and what does it tell us about science, spiritually, and ourselves? youtu.be/8gkSNzZpJxQ?...

Why we can’t stop thinking about aliens | The Gray Area

YouTube video by Vox

youtu.be

In the streaming era, success is public, failure is viral, and everyone's one release away from a flop era. So how do you bounce back after a major flop? That’s this week’s episode of Explain It to Me. open.spotify.com/episode/6xI9...

How to survive a flop

Explain It to Me · Episode

open.spotify.com

Dating feels like a war zone right now. But is it really as bad as it seems? I spoke with Magdalene J. Taylor about why now might actually be the time for heterooptimism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVNA...

Why straight dating feels like a battleground | The Gray Area

YouTube video by Vox

youtube.com

Are the straights ok? If you ask your friends or look online, the answer is no. Why heteropessimism is having a moment. youtu.be/pBihH5isYgY?...

Why straight dating is harder than ever | The Gray Area

YouTube video by Vox

youtu.be

Our screens mean there are more words in front of us than ever, but somehow we’re reading less. What is our postliterate area doing to our brains and our society? youtu.be/H8b0x0rzRGw?...

What happens when we stop reading? | The Gray Area

YouTube video by Vox

youtu.be

I am very bad at taking vacations (I just went a year straight without taking a full week off work 😬 DO NOT BE LIKE ME) and this week on Explain It to Me we talk about what makes taking one so hard and tips to make that time off better. open.spotify.com/episode/029C...

Vacation? In this economy?

Explain It to Me · Episode

open.spotify.com

I’ve been getting my hair braided since I was a little kid. But earlier this year a study came out that made me question how safe they actually are. That’s this week on Explain It to Me. open.spotify.com/episode/0PBC...

I have been a bridesmaid 6 times, and it’s really added up over the years. But that cost pales in comparison to what it costs to throw a wedding. This week on Explain It to Me: the cost of saying “I do.” open.spotify.com/episode/5fAb...

Everything is expensive. This week on Explain It to Me we find out why. open.spotify.com/episode/1fFT...

Anyone have any (recent) reading recommendations on the millennial feminism discourse? Especially as it pertains to sex positivity and its backlash? (I’ve already read The Atlantic article.)

A couple weeks ago on Explain It to Me, we asked you to call in about accents and we got the most responses we’ve ever gotten. Now it’s time for us to hold up our end of the bargain. This week: your accent, explained. open.spotify.com/episode/7aZV...

The Taylor Frankie Paul/Bachelorette fallout is everywhere right now. And it’s in part because Mormon women are having a pop culture moment. open.spotify.com/episode/0Lrc...

The book of Mormon influence

open.spotify.com

We get listener calls for the podcast I host. We’re doing a show about accents and I think it’s the most calls we’ve ever gotten for a show. It’s so fun to hear.

Sugar is a boogeyman now, but for decades it was marketed as a health food. This week on Explain It to Me: our complicated relationship with sweets. open.spotify.com/episode/6lj3...

Sugar crash

open.spotify.com

You won’t wear those jeans again. Or use that pasta maker. So why can’t you get rid of them? This week on Explain It to Me: clearing the clutter. open.spotify.com/episode/7np0...

Your clutter is holding you back

open.spotify.com

Over 15 million adults in America have been diagnosed with ADHD and about half got their diagnosis in adulthood. This week on Explain It to Me: separating the fact and the fiction surrounding ADHD. open.spotify.com/episode/35sP...

You, me, and ADHD

open.spotify.com

For our next Patreon Reporter Q&A, Vox's @christianpaz.bsky.social and @jonquilynhill.bsky.social will discuss the intersection of the manosphere and politics — specifically how these right-wing coalitions inform elections and public opinion of our leaders. What questions do you have for them? 👇

Americans owe nearly $1.3 trillion dollars in credit card debt. That means if you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re carrying a balance. But how did this system start in the first place? That’s this week on Explain It to Me. open.spotify.com/episode/0vUL...

Make credit cards work for you

open.spotify.com

Who steps in when there aren’t enough resources? This week on Explain It to Me, we talk to people on the front lines of mutual aid. open.spotify.com/episode/4ZZD...

No one will save us but ourselves

open.spotify.com

Winter kind of sucks. This week on Explain It to Me: surviving the winter blues. open.spotify.com/episode/68Jl...

You posted something you regret online. Now what? open.spotify.com/episode/4YPN...

Surviving online cringe

open.spotify.com

Are we getting dumber? Yes. Is there a way to fix that? Also yes. open.spotify.com/episode/1BaP...

Battling brain rot

open.spotify.com

“It’s 2026. It’s the year of the cabbage.”

This week on Explain it to Me: Heated Rivalry and why yearning and sex make the perfect combination for must-see TV. open.spotify.com/episode/63uQ...

Sexy TV is back

open.spotify.com