10 Best VOX Podcasts

1. The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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The Gray Area with Sean Illing takes a philosophy-minded look at culture, technology, politics, and the world of ideas. Each week, we invite a guest to explore a question or topic that matters. From the the state of democracy, to the struggle with depression and anxiety, to the nature of identity in the digital age, each episode looks for nuance and honesty in the most important conversations of our time. New episodes drop every Monday.MORE Host Sean Illing
Producer/Network Vox Media Podcast Network
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 12.2KFacebook 3.9MTwitter 943KInstagram 995.5K Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free

2. Unexplainable

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Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know…and then keeps on going. The Unexplainable team — Noam Hassenfeld, Julia Longoria, Byrd Pinkerton, and Meradith Hoddinott — tackles scientific mysteries, unanswered questions, and everything we learn diving into the unknown. New episodes every Wednesday.MORE Hosts Noam Hassenfeld, Byrd Pinkerton, Meradith Hoddinott, Mandy Nguyen
Producer/Network Vox Media Podcast Network
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 2.8KFacebook 3.9MTwitter 943KInstagram 995.5K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Today, Explained

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Today, Explained is Vox's daily news explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day.Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.MORE Hosts Sean Rameswaram, Noel King
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 11.1KFacebook 3.9MTwitter 26.7K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Explain It to Me

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Should I buy a house? Why do I say 'like' so much? Should Gen Z bother to save for retirement?Explain It to Me is the hotline for the issues that matter to your life. Send us your questions about health, personal finance, relationships, and anything else that matters to you. Host Jonquilyn Hill will take you on a journey to find the answers, whether it's to the halls of Congress or the local bar. You'll get the answers you were looking for, and sometimes ones you didn't expect — and always with a dose of humor. New episodes every Sunday. Part of Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.MORE Hosts Matthew Yglesias, Jonquilyn Hill
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 8.3KFacebook 3.9MTwitter 943KInstagram 995.5K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Channels with Peter Kafka

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Media and tech aren't just intersecting — they're fully intertwined. And to understand how those worlds work, and what they mean for you, veteran journalist Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers - and gets them to spell it out in plain, BS-free English.Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.MORE Host Peter Kafka
Producer/Network Vox Media Podcast Network
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 661Facebook 3.9MTwitter 943KInstagram 995.5K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Longform

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Interviews with writers, journalists, filmmakers, and podcasters about how they do their work. Hosted by Aaron Lammer, Max Linsky, and Evan Ratliff.
Hosts Aaron Lammer, Max Linsky, Evan Ratliff
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Apple Reviews 661 Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Impeachment, Explained

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Understanding impeachment demands grappling questions that don't always get covered in the daily news. Impeachment, Explained with Ezra Klein does just that through deep conversations with Vox reporters and leading policy voicesMORE Host Ezra Klein
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 1.5KFacebook 3.9MTwitter 943KInstagram 995.5K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Future Perfect

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Future Perfect explores provocative ideas with the potential to radically improve the world. We tackle big questions about the most effective ways to save lives, control new and potentially dangerous technology, and address world poverty to create a more perfect future. Good Robot is a new series about AI from Unexplainable and Future Perfect.Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.MORE Hosts Dylan Matthews, Sigal Samuel
Producer/Network Vox Media Podcast Network
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 701Facebook 3.9MTwitter 943KInstagram 995.5K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2018 Get Email Contact

9. Recode Daily

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Your guide to the most interesting and important tech and business news of the day. Learn how our digital world is changing — and changing us — five days a week. Produced by Recode and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.MORE Hosts Adam Clark Estes, Rani Molla
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 1.6KFacebook 3.9MTwitter 943KInstagram 995.5K Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

10. Vox Quick Hits

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A bite-sized daily podcast from the Culture and The Goods teams at Vox that goes wherever our (and your!) pop culture and consumerism curiosities take us. Hear the stories behind the news and trends, get personal about purchases, and find your next book or binge watch. New episodes daily, Monday to Friday. Each 15 minutes or less.MORE Host Taylor Maycan
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 57Facebook 3.9MTwitter 943KInstagram 995.5K Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact