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Explain It to Me

The rise of the introverts

Explain It to Me

Vox Media Podcast Network

Education, Politics, News, Society & Culture

4.47.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Turns out those personality tests you’re taking online are all wrong. This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Patrick Boyd and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill.  Image credit Khosrork/Getty Images. 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

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1:12.4

People are super-duper precious about their personality. Pretty much like all the like

1:17.1

introvert worst nightmares were played out. It seems like to me of the last five to eight years,

1:22.6

everybody in their mama is proclaiming to being introvert. A few weeks ago, we got a call from a listener named Liddell.

1:30.7

It just seems like the introvert thing is a new hot word that everyone is caught on to and is clinging to,

1:37.1

even if they don't demonstrate the qualities.

1:39.6

And I'm just curious, is that just a personal observation or something other people are seeing?

1:45.6

And also just why?

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