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Jonquilyn Hill

Jonquilyn Hill

Podcast host

    Latest articles by Jonquilyn Hill

    Explain It to Me
    Why are foods banned in other places still on US grocery shelves?Why are foods banned in other places still on US grocery shelves?
    Explain It to Me

    Who decides what can and can’t be in food in the US?

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Politics
    Are Black voters drifting from Democrats? It’s complicated.Are Black voters drifting from Democrats? It’s complicated.
    Politics

    An expert on Black voting explains what’s really happening with Black support for Donald Trump.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    What’s up with all those unhinged texts from political campaigns?What’s up with all those unhinged texts from political campaigns?
    Explain It to Me

    Explain It to Me gets to the bottom of those pesky appeals for cash — and how to stop them.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    I’m Gen Z. ​​How can I save for retirement and still enjoy my life?I’m Gen Z. ​​How can I save for retirement and still enjoy my life?
    Explain It to Me

    A financial expert explains why you can invest wisely and still take that trip.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    Am I less likely to get a divorce than my parents?Am I less likely to get a divorce than my parents?
    Explain It to Me

    Millennials are less likely to get divorced than their parents. Why?

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    Why do we say “like,” like, all the time? Why do we say “like,” like, all the time? 
    Explain It to Me

    In defense of the supremely useful and unfairly maligned word.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    Is my dentist scamming me?Is my dentist scamming me?
    Podcast
    Explain It to Me

    How insurance treats dentistry different from medicine — and makes things weird.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    What Kamala Harris and Beyoncé have in common 
    Politics

    Our society demands Black women be “twice as good.” Beyoncé has found a solution that Harris seems keen to copy.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Today, Explained newsletter
    The safety net program trapping people in povertyThe safety net program trapping people in poverty
    Podcast
    Today, Explained newsletter

    What if you were legally allowed to only ever have $2,000 in financial assets at one time?

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    The Weeds
    How weathering affects Black people’s healthHow weathering affects Black people’s health
    Podcast
    The Weeds

    “There’s nothing inherently wrong with Black people. There is something very, very wrong with the systems that we are forced to live under or within.”

    By Jonquilyn Hill