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Jonquilyn Hill

Jonquilyn Hill

Podcast host

    Latest articles by Jonquilyn Hill

    Explain It to Me
    You’ve found a lost relative. Now what?You’ve found a lost relative. Now what?
    Explain It to Me

    How to navigate finding family in an age of at-home DNA testing.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    Why it took 20 years for the REAL ID deadline to be realWhy it took 20 years for the REAL ID deadline to be real
    Podcast
    Explain It to Me

    Here’s the story of the 9/11-era law that’s finally being enacted.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    How to talk to your boomer parents about retirementHow to talk to your boomer parents about retirement
    Explain It to Me

    It’s time to take a hard look at your own finances — and theirs.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Escape Velocity
    Will any climate progress survive the next four years?Will any climate progress survive the next four years?
    Podcast
    Escape Velocity

    Trump wants to reverse years of climate progress. It won’t be easy.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    The end of “college for all”The end of “college for all”
    Explain It to Me

    There’s more than one thing to do after high school.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    I can’t afford a house right now. Am I screwed?I can’t afford a house right now. Am I screwed?
    Explain It to Me

    There are other ways to invest in yourself besides homeownership.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    The only generation not in a sex recessionThe only generation not in a sex recession
    Explain It to Me

    It’s not just in the movies. Gen X women are having the best sex of their lives.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    Were companies ever serious about DEI?Were companies ever serious about DEI?
    Explain It to Me

    Why the pendulum swung on DEI — and how that could be a good thing.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    Is our sleep getting worse?Is our sleep getting worse?
    Explain It to Me

    And your other urgent sleep questions, answered.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    If you want to find a match, try swiping this time of yearIf you want to find a match, try swiping this time of year
    Explain It to Me

    Is the holiday season also cuffing season?

    By Jonquilyn Hill

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