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Minion Jesus
A meme of a Minion being crucified went viral on TikTok in a very unusual way. Today, Explained’s Laura Bullard investigated and connected the dots a…
1 year, 6 months ago
Hackers probably stole your Social Security number
Vox’s Adam Clark Estes explains why that might be a good thing.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Lau…
1 year, 6 months ago
Stuck in space
Bloomberg’s Loren Grush explains how two astronauts got stuck on the International Space Station and astronaut Cady Coleman tells us why she is jealo…
1 year, 6 months ago
How Kamala wins
Noel closes out her week in Chicago with a recap of Kamala Harris’s speech. Political strategist Mike Podhorzer looks ahead.
This episode was produced…
1 year, 6 months ago
The migrant crisis, via Chicago
Around 50,000 migrants have poured into Chicago in the last two years. Some Chicagoans are furious. We talk to residents, clergy, and migrants on Chi…
1 year, 6 months ago
Kamala's party
The Democrats call Black women the "backbone" of their party. We ask three Black women delegates in Chicago about making history, Gaza, and Black men…
1 year, 6 months ago
What kind of Democrat should Kamala Harris be?
The last two Democratic presidents took distinct approaches toward leading their party and the nation. New York magazine’s Jonathan Chait explains wh…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Chicago DNC everyone wants to forget
When Chicago hosted the Democratic National Convention in 1968, it descended into riots in the street and chaos on the floor. Historian Rick Perlstei…
1 year, 6 months ago
Dating sucks right now
But it doesn't have to. Myisha Battle, a sexologist and host of KCRW’s How's Your Sex Life?, tells us how to move beyond the apps.
This episode was pr…
1 year, 6 months ago
The late, great Hannibal Lecter
Donald Trump keeps referencing the infamous fictional cannibal in his speeches. Intelligencer’s Margaret Hartmann attempts to explain why.
This episod…
1 year, 6 months ago