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Today, Explained

Why do I keep getting these weird fundraising texts?

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In this special feed drop of the new Vox podcast Explain It to Me, we answer some of the questions you have asked Vox about the election, like why you’re getting so many urgent texts asking for money.  This episode was produced by Sofi LaLonde and Carla Javier, edited by Jorge Just, fact-checked by Caitlin PenzeyMoog, engineered by Cristian Ayala and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill.  Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey guys, we're dropping into your feed on a Sunday because we have something a little

1:04.8

special for you.

1:05.8

We're going to share an episode of Vox's new podcast.

1:08.8

It's called Explain It to Me.

1:10.9

Explain It to Me focuses on answering your questions in the style of like an old

1:15.8

timey call-in radio show a thing that I love except it's a podcast so even better. In fact

1:21.3

it's a whole franchise there's a weekly, it's a whole franchise. There's a weekly newsletter, there's a

1:23.7

video series. This week we're answering a question that we got from a lot of you.

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