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Jonquilyn Hill

Jonquilyn Hill

Podcast host

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    The hidden, horrifying world behind all those recruitment scam textsThe hidden, horrifying world behind all those recruitment scam texts
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    The people likely to be sending them are victims, too.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
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    Can AI make health care more human?Can AI make health care more human?
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    The surprising path to more truly personal medicine.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    Sorry, it’s true: The US really does have crappy breadSorry, it’s true: The US really does have crappy bread
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    Explain It to Me

    The difference between a baguette here and in France is a matter of law.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    Your kids are watching YouTube. Here’s the best way for them to navigate it.Your kids are watching YouTube. Here’s the best way for them to navigate it.
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    Experts created a coding scheme for kids’ media quality. Here’s what’s at the top and bottom.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
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    How empathy can harm — and how it can helpHow empathy can harm — and how it can help
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    Explain It to Me

    It’s become controversial. Here’s how to really think about it.

    By Jonquilyn Hill and Avishay Artsy
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    How sitcoms explain the American dadHow sitcoms explain the American dad
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    Why are so many young men turning toward fatherhood?

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    Why self-help might be making you feel worseWhy self-help might be making you feel worse
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    One author’s quest to get to the bottom of our self-improvement obsession.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
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    Why 2025 has been a banner year for horror moviesWhy 2025 has been a banner year for horror movies
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    Weapons, The Conjuring, and more have fueled a horror movie boom.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
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    The Southern takeover of American cultureThe Southern takeover of American culture
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    How A/C, tax breaks, and hip-hop tilted America southward.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
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    You lift bro? How America became a nation of exercise obsessives.You lift bro? How America became a nation of exercise obsessives.
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    And why fitness culture is a quintessentially American invention.

    By Jonquilyn Hill

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