Jonquilyn Hill

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You can call me JQ. Howard Alumna. Hosting The Weeds for Vox. I like cornbread and collard greens.

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Some news! The Weeds podcast feed will be quiet this summer. We’ll be back in the fall, with a new podcast that answers *all* your questions: no matter the topic. No matter how big or how small. Email them to [email protected] or call 1-800-618-8545 open.spotify.com/episode/4ipg...

Our next chapteropen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. We have some exciting news to share: There are some big changes coming to this feed, and we need your help with them! The Weeds as you know it is en...

Delivery is more expensive than ever. This week on The Weeds: where all those fees go. HINT: it's not to gig worker bringing you food or to your favorite Thai spot. open.spotify.com/episode/59c6...

Those pesky delivery feesopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. Pretty much everyone is unhappy with food delivery these days. Prices are rising for customers; workers are barely making minimum wage; and restaurant...

Crime in the US is going down, but you would never know that if you watch the news or check out your neighborhood listserv. This week on The Weeds I talk to @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social about that disconnect, where it comes from, and the Panic! At the Drugstore. open.spotify.com/episode/7v2A...

Panic! At The Drugstoreopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. Do you think crime is on the rise? You aren’t the only one. According to Gallup, over 75 percent of Americans think crime is up from last year. The cr...

This week’s episode of The Weeds is about….weed. The DEA is making moves to reschedule cannabis, so this week we’re talking about what that means for the future of medical research, and if it really changes anything at all. open.spotify.com/episode/5gub...

A new era of cannabis researchopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. Last week, the US Drug Enforcement Administration announced a move to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug, after the Biden administration requ...

This week on The Weeds, I sit down to talk to WSJ reporter Dana Mattioli about Amazon, her new book, and why antitrust is having a moment. open.spotify.com/episode/7CL6...

Alexa, is Amazon a monopoly?open.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. If you’ve never used Amazon, you almost definitely know someone who has. Amazon is pretty much everywhere. In the three decades since its founding, Am...

This week on The Weeds: the Supreme Court case that could criminalize homelessness. open.spotify.com/episode/67Wm...

Is homelessness a crime?open.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. America is in the midst of a homelessness crisis. With little affordable housing and limited space at shelters, many people are instead sleeping outsi...

What does the end of Roe v Wade mean for the future of our right to privacy? That’s this week on The Weeds with @imillhiser.bsky.social (listen till the end for a cameo from his dog, who is A Very Good Boy) open.spotify.com/episode/0n2A...

Abortion and the erosion of privacyopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. Since the Dobbs decision almost two years ago, reproductive rights have been at the center of our national consciousness. Two of the latest headlines ...

My brain, randomly: HANGMAN, ANSWER ME NOW. YOU OWE ME A DEBT. YOU STOLE HIM FROM ME.

The initial Alabama IVF court decision opened up a Pandora's box of questions around fetal personhood laws. This week on The Weeds, I sit down with @maryrziegler.bsky.social to get some answers. open.spotify.com/episode/2zce...

What is “fetal personhood”?open.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. Earlier this year, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos have the same rights as children. The decision sent shockwaves throughout Alabama an...

I really think a mix of pandemic isolation and our ability to constantly access the internet has done something to us.

What if you weren’t allowed to have more than $2000 to your name? For over 7 million Americans living with a disability, it’s not a stretch of the imagination. It’s a reality. open.spotify.com/episode/7xNG...

A safety net’s poverty trapopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. What if you weren’t allowed to have more than $2,000 at any given time? Could you make it work? For people who receive Supplemental Security Income, t...

Child care is expensive. It doesn’t have to be. open.spotify.com/episode/4VD7...

Let’s fix child care togetheropen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. America is in the midst of a child care crisis. The cost of child care has skyrocketed to the point where, in some states, caring for kids in pre-k is...

The US isn’t alone in this being an election year. Over 50 countries are set to vote in 2024. How worried should we be about AI and misinformation? That’s this week on The Weeds. open.spotify.com/episode/3uA2...

The AI electionopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. 2024 is a big year for elections, not just in the US but globally: More than 50 countries will be holding elections this year. With rampant disinforma...

Happy Valentine's Day! This week on The Weeds we're talking about the falling marriage rate with Dianne M Stewart. In particular we're looking at why so many Black people are skipping the broom. [HINT: it's systemic] open.spotify.com/episode/2734...

Around 7.6 million Americans are threatened with eviction each year. This week on The Weeds @juliacraven.bsky.social on the impact of eviction and why Black women experience it disproportionately. open.spotify.com/episode/7Gsa...

Eviction: the scarlet Eopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. According to the Eviction Lab, about 7.6 million Americans every year face the threat of eviction, and a disproportionate number of those threatened a...

We’ve heard a lot about the so-called “vibecession.” This week on The Weeds I talk with an economist who argues that the economy isn’t the issue; policy is. So what’s one way to fix it? Social Security reform. open.spotify.com/episode/27O1...

Let’s fix retirement togetheropen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. It’s an election year, and there are so many different policy discussions we could be having: affordable child care, housing, health care, you name ...

Me after I clean my apartment, light some candles, and make pasta with some well-stocked pantry staples: I think I like this little life.

People are Taylor Swifting Greta Gerwig make it stop

This week on The Weeds: my conversation with data scientist Hannah Ritchie. We discuss her new book, why the Earth has never been sustainable, and why we should be shifting the narrative on climate change. Read: www.vox.com/the-weeds/20... Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2uUt...

Surprise! There’s a reason to be (cautiously) optimistic about the climate.www.vox.com Don’t let climate doom win.

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oh! i'm on this! :D loved this conversation.

To no one’s surprise, Donald Trump won the Iowa caucus. That’s in part because he doesn’t just have supporters – he has stans. This week on The Weeds: how fandom has influenced politics and how we’ve trained our politicians to perform. open.spotify.com/episode/0fpR...

How celebrity fandom explains Trumpopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. To no one’s surprise, former president Donald Trump handily won the Republican Iowa caucuses this week. Despite his recent bout of legal trouble, he...

Less than 1% of students go to elite colleges, but you would never guess that judging by the headlines. This week of The Weeds I sit down to talk with @adamhsays.bsky.social about the future of higher ed as whole and why we can’t shut up about Harvard. open.spotify.com/episode/4kID...

Stanley cup collectors are the sneaker heads of chevron moms.

Every year I eat greens and black eyed peas, and every year I read this article about field peas (also my uncle is quoted in it). t.co/3oAj2qnhKW

Field Peas, a Southern Good Luck Charm (Published 2015)t.co Black-eyed peas may be customary for New Year’s Day, but field peas help sustain the rural Alabama economy.

This week on The Weeds @dylanlscott.bsky.social is in the host chair and talks with Sherry Molock about a suicide prevention program pilot program out of Black churches. Can Black churches lead the way on teen mental health? open.spotify.com/episode/5XSO...

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Very good pod on the human and environmental costs of fast fashion via @jonquilynhill.bsky.social at Vox open.spotify.com/episode/6NL3...

The Devil wears fast fashionopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. Most of us love a bargain, but when it comes to our wardrobe, there’s a high cost for those cheap clothes. Fast fashion has taken the world by storm...

It seems like everywhere you turn, people are talking about fast fashion and its impact on people and the environment. This week on The Weeds: how we got here in the first place. open.spotify.com/episode/6NL3...

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Inflation is declining with unemployment low, yet that good news isn’t translating into better consumer feelings about the economy. @mtkonczal.bsky.social joins @emilystewart.bsky.social & @jonquilynhill.bsky.social on The Weeds to discuss why the "vibes" are bad: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

‎The Weeds: Why everything is (still) so expensive on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show The Weeds, Ep Why everything is (still) so expensive - Nov 15, 2023

The good news: inflation has slowed and the economy is on the upswing! The bad news: it still costs $100 just to step outside. This week on The Weeds: why everything is (still) so expensive. open.spotify.com/episode/5oZI...

Why everything is (still) so expensiveopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. If you are frustrated with how expensive everything feels right now, you’re not alone. Inflation has fallen from last year’s high, but prices have...

This week on The Weeds: BDS, why it’s so controversial, the history of boycotts, and why whether they work or not is a complicated question. open.spotify.com/episode/1GA7...

BDS and the history of the boycottopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Weeds on Spotify. If you turn on the news, or scroll through your social media feed of choice, there’s a good chance you’ll see the latest on the Israel-Hamas war �...