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Jonquilyn Hill
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You can call me JQ. Howard Alumna. Hosting Explain It to Me for Vox. I like cornbread and collard greens. Got a question? Call 1-800-618-8545 and I’ll find you an answer.
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Between Sinners, Weapons, and One Weapon After Another…….baby I’m having a BALL at the movies
This weekend I went for a walk and forgot my water bottle so I bought one for 99 cents. I had cash on me for once so I handed the cashier a dollar and told him to use the change for the take a penny leave a penny and he looked at me like I was crazy. Like omg I guess that is one of The Old Ways.
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More and more students are heading to big state schools in the South, and we're going to do a show about it. Do you go to an SEC school? Why'd you pick it? Give us a call at 1-800-618-8545
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The Vox Media Union just delivered our strike pledge to Vox management, showing our unwavering commitment to securing a collective bargaining agreement that is fair. Should we not get a fair contract, we are prepared to strike.
I’ve been working a “China please have mercy I don’t get paid till the end of the week!” tariff joke.
I'm working on an episode of Explain It to Me about the economy and how it will affect people who are retired or are about to retire. Is that you or your parents? Do you have questions about 401ks or Social Security? Maybe Medicare? Call 1-800-618-8545 or email [email protected]
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For the past couple decades, we've seen "college for all" – high schools pushing most if not all their students to higher education. But what are your options if you decide that college isn't for you? That's this week on Explain It to Me. open.spotify.com/episode/13zd...
What if college isn't for everyone?
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So much of my 30s is learning new line dances?
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HARK DAILY: Today's best podcast moments in one playlist, featuring:
- Trump's third term is impossible... right? @thebulwark.bsky.social
- Can you be deported for writing an op-ed? @lindsaycnash.bsky.social
- Are headlights getting brighter? @jonquilynhill.bsky.social
April 2, 2025
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If it feels like headlights are brighter lately, you aren't imagining it. There are lots of reasons for it: LED technology, a brightness arms race between car companies, even headlight alignment. That's on the latest episode of Explain It to Me. open.spotify.com/episode/6fPv...
Blinded by the headlights
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There's a pair of mourning doves that have been hanging out on my patio and I get a little emo when I think about the fact that they think it's a nice place to create a little life for themselves.
if you want to accidentally add me to a group chat where you talk about state secrets you can
On the latest episode of Explain It to Me I talk with @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social about whether or not DEI ever did what it was supposed to.
If you take anti-blackness seriously your life will be so much more pleasant. I stopped paying attention to ***** after he said slavery was a choice.
If you want a 51st state, I know of a district that may interest you.
I do not watch those Jubilee videos I lived in a Craigslist house in DC during the 2010s
Thanks! Love yours too. The best flower!