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Jonquilyn Hill

Jonquilyn Hill

Podcast host

    Latest articles by Jonquilyn Hill

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    Explain It to Me

    It’s become controversial. Here’s how to really think about it.

    By Jonquilyn Hill and Avishay Artsy
    Explain It to Me
    How sitcoms explain the American dadHow sitcoms explain the American dad
    Podcast
    Explain It to Me

    Why are so many young men turning toward fatherhood?

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    Why self-help might be making you feel worseWhy self-help might be making you feel worse
    Podcast
    Explain It to Me

    One author’s quest to get to the bottom of our self-improvement obsession.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    Why 2025 has been a banner year for horror moviesWhy 2025 has been a banner year for horror movies
    Podcast
    Explain It to Me

    Weapons, The Conjuring, and more have fueled a horror movie boom.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    The Southern takeover of American cultureThe Southern takeover of American culture
    Podcast
    Explain It to Me

    How A/C, tax breaks, and hip-hop tilted America southward.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Podcasts
    You lift bro? How America became a nation of exercise obsessives.You lift bro? How America became a nation of exercise obsessives.
    Podcast
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    And why fitness culture is a quintessentially American invention.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Health
    How Americans got hooked on supplementsHow Americans got hooked on supplements
    Health

    There are 90,000 supplements on the market. Do they actually work?

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    The surprising origins of the “wellness” boomThe surprising origins of the “wellness” boom
    Podcast
    Explain It to Me

    Today’s trend goes back way further than the modern influencer.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    The curse of America’s high-speed railThe curse of America’s high-speed rail
    Podcast
    Explain It to Me

    Other countries have reliable trains that travel as fast as 200 mph. In the US...not so much.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
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    The real reason we tipThe real reason we tip
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    …and why it needs to change.

    By Jonquilyn Hill

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