Explain It to Me

First of all, I love any podcast with Jonquilyn Hill — she’s real, compassionate, and funny! I appreciate always hearing the warmth in her voice. Second, I love the work Vox does! And third, it’s just a fascinating show! Thank you for covering a wide variety of topics and doing so in an up-beat way!!

I really loved The Weeds, and the substantive policy conversation that used to take place on this channel. This is now at least the 3rd “Explain” themed podcast Vox puts out, at the expense of deeper more complex content. This pod is fine for background listening, but I’d like to see more variety in Vox’s offerings, especially for those of us who gravitate towards deeper, wonkier conversations.

Incredible how stark the contrast between EITM and its previous hosting lineup. Even down to the the structure, the ‘Bite Sized’ episode frontloads 7 full minutes of ads and hosts introducing each other before the episode. The content isn’t any more depth or perspective either, it listens like Wikipedia on easy english mode. No rapport between hosts and guests; it sounds more like a company memo than a show for an audience looking to learn and connect with the host’s interests.

I gave this a try from Sean Illing’s podcast. These kids are adorable, but hard to take them seriously.