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Danielle Hewitt

Danielle Hewitt is a producer of Vox’s daily news podcast and radio show Today, Explained. She has been producing audio stories since 2018. She has produced podcasts for Slate, Wired, Audible, the New Yorker, and Vanity Fair. She is based in Brooklyn, New York, where she spends her time knitting sweaters and going to the park.

Latest articles by Danielle Hewitt

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How fan fiction went mainstreamHow fan fiction went mainstream
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The community that underpins Heated Rivalry, explained.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
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The contradiction at the heart of OpenAIThe contradiction at the heart of OpenAI
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Can OpenAI serve humanity — and investors?

By Danielle Hewitt and Sean Rameswaram
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Reckoning with America’s Next Top ModelReckoning with America’s Next Top Model
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Tyra Banks is not the only villain.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
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Why is Gen Z so obsessed with the 2010s?Why is Gen Z so obsessed with the 2010s?
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2016 really wasn’t that great. Why are we so nostalgic for it?

By Danielle Hewitt and Astead Herndon
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How ICE is emphasizing aggression as it expands its ranksHow ICE is emphasizing aggression as it expands its ranks
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The agency’s meme-laced hiring campaign, explained.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
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The Minnesotans trying to stop ICEThe Minnesotans trying to stop ICE
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Since Renee Good’s killing, more residents are trying to protect their neighbors themselves.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
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We’re probably going to learn to live with AI musicWe’re probably going to learn to live with AI music
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Here’s what the future might sound like, according to a science writer who experimented with it.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
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Will Trump pardon Epstein’s chief enabler?Will Trump pardon Epstein’s chief enabler?
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Understanding Ghislaine Maxwell, the heir who went on to abuse children.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
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The 2 men fueling Sudan’s civil warThe 2 men fueling Sudan’s civil war
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The fall of El Fasher and Sudan’s ongoing conflict, explained by an expert.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
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The “welfare queen” stereotype is back — and it’s going viralThe “welfare queen” stereotype is back — and it’s going viral
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The government shutdown and the new war on food stamps.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King