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Jonquilyn Hill

Jonquilyn Hill

Podcast host

    Latest articles by Jonquilyn Hill

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    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    How Black artists are reclaiming the American flagHow Black artists are reclaiming the American flag
    Podcast
    Explain It to Me

    July Fourth isn’t as simple as celebrating the red, white, and blue.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    How summer camp became an American obsessionHow summer camp became an American obsession
    Podcast
    Explain It to Me

    The invention of sleepaway camp, explained.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    Can pop music actually predict a recession?Can pop music actually predict a recession?
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    Explain It to Me

    Now that’s what I call economic downturn!

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    Why is Gen Z getting more religious? We asked them.Why is Gen Z getting more religious? We asked them.
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    Explain It to Me

    Gen Z is reversing a major trend in religion.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Today, Explained podcast
    How HBCUs are thinking about Trump 2.0How HBCUs are thinking about Trump 2.0
    Podcast
    Today, Explained podcast

    Tuskegee University’s president explains how he’s approaching this Trump administration.

    By Avishay Artsy and Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    You’ve found a lost relative. Now what?You’ve found a lost relative. Now what?
    Explain It to Me

    How to navigate finding family in an age of at-home DNA testing.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    Why it took 20 years for the REAL ID deadline to be realWhy it took 20 years for the REAL ID deadline to be real
    Podcast
    Explain It to Me

    Here’s the story of the 9/11-era law that’s finally being enacted.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Explain It to Me
    How to talk to your boomer parents about retirementHow to talk to your boomer parents about retirement
    Explain It to Me

    It’s time to take a hard look at your own finances — and theirs.

    By Jonquilyn Hill
    Escape Velocity
    Will any climate progress survive the next four years?Will any climate progress survive the next four years?
    Podcast
    Escape Velocity

    Trump wants to reverse years of climate progress. It won’t be easy.

    By Jonquilyn Hill

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