Today, Vox is editor-in-chief and publisher Swati Sharma announced a new cross-platform editorial franchise that will further the brand’s mission to interpret the world. Launching as a podcast and newsletter on Wednesday, September 18, with a video series starting later in the month, explain me Will answer questions from Vox viewers with in-depth reporting and expert insight. With new episodes weekly on Wednesdays, podcast will be hosted by Jonquiline Hill, Who will serve as a trusted resource to listeners, answering tricky questions about everything from retirement and why there’s so much money in politics to the odds of avoiding a Gen Z apocalypse and why jars are so hard to open. The newsletter will also publish on a weekly cadence, with a rotating cast of reporters from across Vox’s newsroom, answering readers’ questions about politics and policy, economics, culture, science, technology and more. explain me Klaviyo launches as its sponsor across its podcast, newsletter and video editions.
“Since we first launched ten years ago, we’ve built an audience at Vox that’s hungry to learn more about the world around them,” said Swati Sharma, editor-in-chief and publisher of Vox. “Our audience has never been shy about reaching out to us directly with their questions, and now, with our new Explain It to Me franchise, we are doubling down on our mission to serve our audience by creating a forum for weekly conversations with them. across platforms. Each week in the podcast, listeners can chat with the lively and thoughtful Jonquilín Hill in a show that’s sure to be heard, and in the newsletter, you’ll hear live from a roster of expert voices across our newsroom. “
Drawing on Vox’s strengths as a modern newsroom with text, audio and video journalism, explain me It is the first editorial product to launch as a multi-platform franchise, and aims to deepen the relationship with Vox’s loyal audience by having direct conversations with them about the questions they care about most.
“explain me A show for the naturally curious,” says Hill. “Our world is full of questions and whether they’re big or small, they reveal a lot about the world around us and the way it works. I’m excited to be a guide for our viewers as we go down this fun and informative rabbit hole. .”
“One of the things Vox prides itself on is our commitment to answering the questions on people’s minds, in an accessible and rigorous way,” said Vox Executive Editor Elbert Ventura. “The Explain It to Me newsletter is a logical extension of our mission, putting our audience’s curiosity and our newsroom expertise in closer conversation.”
Trailer for this explain me The podcast is out and available today hereThe first episode will follow on Wednesday, September 18. It joins a slate of podcasts on Vox that includes the flagship daily news show, Today, as explained, Award-winning science fairs, inexplicable, and interview shows, gray area Vox Podcasts is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network, a top 10 podcast publisher and home to influential voices such as journalists. Kara Swisher, entrepreneur Scott Galloway, Former Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharra, Research Professor Brene Brown, Captain of the Pittsburgh Steelers team Cam Hayward, And more listeners can submit their questions to the show through it explain me Hotline at 1-800-618-8545. Follow up explain me Apple, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts.
Subscribe to the ‘Explain It To Me’ newsletter here and watch for the first video in the “Explain It To Me” series on Vox’s YouTube channel later this month.
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