Sick of “morning” sickness

Unexplainable

Vox

Life Sciences, Science, Natural Sciences

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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If pregnant people need to eat for two, why do so many of us puke morning, noon, and night? Guests: Marlena Fejzo, Ph.D., geneticist, and Research Director at the HER Foundation. For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unexplainable⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And please email us! ⁠⁠unexplainable@vox.com⁠⁠ We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/members⁠⁠⁠⁠ Help us plan for the future of Unexplainable by filling out a brief survey: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voxmedia.com/survey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Support for this show comes from the 2025 James Beard Awards, presented by Capital One.
0:05.8	Every year, the James Beard Foundation recognizes exceptional talent and achievement in the culinary arts, hospitality, media, and the broader food system with its highly anticipated awards.
0:17.2	To learn more, visit the 2025 James Beard Awards hub at jamesbaird.org slash awards.
0:23.3	And be sure to watch the James Beard Awards from Chicago on June 16th at 5.30 p.m. Eastern, live on Eater.
0:33.7	My name is Caden Sinclair.
0:38.1	Some people call us American royalty.
0:40.5	We were liars.
0:41.4	A new series on Prime Video.
0:43.4	We were happy.
0:44.5	We wanted for nothing.
0:46.3	Based on the best-selling novel.
0:49.1	Something terrible happened last summer, and I have no memory of what or who hurt me.
0:54.1	No one in my family will tell me.
0:56.5	When you're left for dead, you want answers.
0:59.0	We Will Liars.
1:00.0	New series, watch now, only on Prime Video.
1:05.0	I'm Julia Longoria.
1:06.6	This is unexplainable.
1:08.3	And this one's going to get a little personal.
1:16.5	That This is unexplainable. And this one's going to get a little personal. That is the sound of me about to hurl. I really don't like making things about me, but that's not the reason I'm about to
1:24.0	barf right now. If you've watched TV sitcoms or rom-coms in the last few
1:29.4	decades, there's only one real reason a woman like me would be unexpectedly puking for a studio audience.
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