Jonquilyn Hill
Podcast host
Jonquilyn Hill is the host of Explain It to Me, your hotline for all your unanswered questions. She joined Vox in 2022 as a senior producer and then as host of The Weeds, Vox’s policy podcast.
Before joining Vox, she was a senior producer for WAMU and NPR’s 1A, where she helped launch the show and oversaw the team that adapted the broadcast into a daily podcast. While at WAMU, she also created and hosted Through The Cracks, a podcast that examined the systems in place that led to the disappearance of 8-year-old Relisha Rudd from a Washington, DC, homeless shelter. She previously worked at NPR, NY1, and NBC’s Washington bureau.
Latest articles by Jonquilyn Hill
A psychology professor makes the case for hope.
What the cost of gas, coffee, and milk tells us about why everything feels more expensive right now.
The history of how we talk mirrors the history of the country.
America’s clutter problem, explained.
It’s not just for kids anymore.
A brief history of credit card debt.
The deep roots of mutual aid.
What if you lost weight and didn’t care — about anything?