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Ended · 2018–2021

Explained

This enlightening series from Vox digs into a wide range of topics such as the rise of cryptocurrency, why diets fail, and the wild world of K-pop.

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Season 1 · 20 episodes

S01 E01 · The Racial Wealth Gap2018-05-23
S01 E02 · Designer DNA2018-05-23
S01 E03 · Monogamy2018-05-23
S01 E04 · K-Pop2018-05-30
S01 E05 · Cryptocurrency2018-06-06
S01 E06 · Why Diets Fail2018-06-13
S01 E07 · The Stock Market2018-06-20
S01 E08 · eSports2018-06-27
S01 E09 · Extraterrestrial Life2018-07-04
S01 E10 · !2018-07-11
S01 E11 · Cricket2018-07-18
S01 E12 · Weed2018-07-25
S01 E13 · Tattoo2018-08-01
S01 E14 · Astrology2018-08-08
S01 E15 · Can We Live Forever?2018-08-15
S01 E16 · The Female Orgasm2018-08-22
S01 E17 · Political Correctness2018-08-29
S01 E18 · Why Women Are Paid Less2018-09-05
S01 E19 · The World's Water Crisis2018-09-12
S01 E20 · Music2018-09-19

Season 2 · 10 episodes

S02 E01 · Cults2019-09-26
S02 E02 · Billionaires2019-10-03
S02 E03 · Animal Intelligence2019-10-10
S02 E04 · Athleisure2019-10-17
S02 E05 · Coding2019-10-24
S02 E06 · Pirates2019-10-31
S02 E07 · The Next Pandemic2019-11-07
S02 E08 · The Future of Meat2019-11-14
S02 E09 · Beauty2019-11-21
S02 E10 · Diamonds2019-11-28

Season 3 · 14 episodes

S03 E01 · Sugar2021-07-16
S03 E02 · Royalty2021-07-23
S03 E03 · Flags2021-07-30
S03 E04 · Dogs2021-08-06
S03 E05 · The End of Oil2021-08-13
S03 E06 · Chess2021-08-20
S03 E07 · Your Skin2021-08-27
S03 E08 · Apologies2021-09-03
S03 E09 · Hurricanes2021-09-10
S03 E10 · Plastic Surgery2021-09-17
S03 E11 · Dance Crazes2021-09-24
S03 E12 · Time2021-10-01
S03 E13 · Country Music2021-10-08
S03 E14 · Fairy Tales2021-10-15

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