Explained
Explained Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | ||
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| S1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.4 | |
| S2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 | |||||||||||
| S3 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 7.2 |
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About
"Curiosity served in twenty-minute doses"
Explained is a bite-sized documentary series where each roughly 20-minute episode tackles one topic, from cryptocurrency and K-pop to dieting, monogamy, and the future of humanity. Produced with Vox's journalistic style, it leans on slick graphics, quick expert interviews, and a breezy narrator to make dense subjects digestible fast. It's more primer than deep dive, designed for curiosity snacking rather than exhaustive analysis. The tone stays light and accessible even when subjects get weighty, making it easy to dip in and out without needing to follow any through-line.
the efficient, well-produced primers on topics you're curious about but haven't researched.
you want deep, rigorous analysis rather than a breezy surface-level overview.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
