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


The community that underpins Heated Rivalry, explained.


Can OpenAI serve humanity — and investors?


Tyra Banks is not the only villain.


2016 really wasn’t that great. Why are we so nostalgic for it?


The agency’s meme-laced hiring campaign, explained.


Since Renee Good’s killing, more residents are trying to protect their neighbors themselves.


Here’s what the future might sound like, according to a science writer who experimented with it.


Understanding Ghislaine Maxwell, the heir who went on to abuse children.


The fall of El Fasher and Sudan’s ongoing conflict, explained by an expert.


The government shutdown and the new war on food stamps.