Explain It to Me

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Should I give up flying for the environment’s sake? Is it ethical to stay on Twitter and Facebook if I don’t like the owners’ politics? If a DNA test shows that my dad isn't my biological dad, should I tell him? There are no bad questions. But there are some that are really hard to answer. Those are the ones Vox senior reporter Sigal Samuel likes to tackle. This week on Explain It to Me, she tells host Jonquilyn Hill how she goes about answering your ethical and philosophical questions in her column, Your Mileage May Vary. 


This episode was made in partnership with Vox's Future Perfect team.


Have questions you can’t answer? Call Explain It to Me at 1-800-618-8545, or submit them here


Read more:

Sigal’s column, Your Mileage May Vary

You can’t optimize your way to being a good person

The Future Perfect newsletter

Share your quandaries with Sigal here 



Credits:


Jonquilyn Hill, host

Cristian Ayala, engineer

Caitlin PenzeyMoog, fact checker

Carla Javier, supervising producer

Jorge Just, editor

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