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Explain It to Me

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Politics, Society & Culture, Education, News

4.4 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

America runs on credit. Those plastic cards we carry around can get us into big trouble — or score us free vacations. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Avishay Artsy and Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File. If you have a question, give us a call on 1-800-618-8545 or send us a note here. Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Support for this show comes from CoreWeave. Everywhere you look, AI is expanding what we thought was
0:06.4	possible, and at the center of it all is CoreWeave. Medical research and diagnosis, education,
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0:19.4	around the world with purpose-built tech, building what's never been built before. CoreWeave powers AI pioneers around the world with purpose-built tech, building what's never been built before.
0:24.4	CoreWeave is the essential cloud for AI.
0:27.0	Ready for anything?
0:28.3	Ready for AI.
0:29.7	To learn more about how CoreWeave powers the world's best AI, go to coreweave.com slash ready for anything.
0:39.6	Prime Video brings the best in entertainment.
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0:47.7	included with Prime.
0:49.3	I defer to you about what to do in this situation.
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0:59.6	There's no going back.
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1:15.7	Crazy that they hand out credit cards to 18-year-old.
1:17.3	Interest rates are no joke.
1:19.7	Paid for flights to Greece? It's pretty incredible.
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