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Gabriela Fernandez @ Vox · 09/18/2024 08:01 EDT

Vox launches Explain It to Me franchise to answer audience questions

On Wednesday, we launched a new way for us to answer your questions. Our Explain It to Me franchise will include a weekly podcast, weekly newsletter, and regular videos that all focus on what our audience wants to know. The first podcast episode answers a listener’s question about whether his dentist is scamming him while […]

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