Unexplainable
What we don't know is awesome
Vox
Show overview
Unexplainable has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 290 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 140 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 25 min and 32 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 38 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 74 episodes published. Published by Vox.
From the publisher
Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know…and then keeps on going. The Unexplainable team — Noam Hassenfeld, Julia Longoria, Byrd Pinkerton, and Meradith Hoddinott — tackles scientific mysteries, unanswered questions, and everything we learn diving into the unknown. New episodes Mondays and Wednesdays. From Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Latest Episodes
View all 290 episodesA period piece
Bird people and deep space shrapnel
Should we really kill all the lanternflies?
Sean tries raw milk
A new species in New York
The disaster problem
The lost Lyme vaccine
The cells we share
The man who bet against humanity — and lost
The aftermath
A better Black Death story
The hunt for a lost species
Dark matter music
I glow, therefore I am
Is everything inflammation?
A show about nothing
The Hitchhiking Microbe’s Guide to the Galaxy
Why did we go back to the moon?
Is male birth control finally here?
Typically, the burden of birth control falls on whoever has a uterus, but it seems like that might change — and soon! Guest: Annalisa Merelli, contributing writer at STAT. For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a great place to sign up for our newsletter, view show transcripts, and read more about the topics on our show. Also, email us! [email protected] We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mi Vickicito
Host Julia Longoria signs off from Unexplainable with one final question: Why does her grandma love Vicks VapoRub so much? A version of this episode originally aired on WNYC’s Only Human podcast. For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a great place to sign up for our newsletter, view show transcripts, and read more about the topics on our show. Also, email us! [email protected] We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices