Unexplainable
by Vox
Is this your podcast?Vox is a well-regarded media company known for its explanatory journalism that breaks down complex topics across various domains, including science, politics, and culture. As an independent podcast creator, Vox has carved a niche in the pod…
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Audience Interest
- scientific mysteries
- unanswered questions
Podcast Focus
- scientific inquiries
- deep dives into topics
Publishing Consistency
- active for five years
- new episodes on Mondays
Platform Reach
- available on major podcast platforms
- part of Vox Media Podcast Network
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 48 chart positions in 48 markets.
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- 🇨🇦CA · Life Sciences#21M to 3M
- 🇦🇺AU · Life Sciences#21M to 3M
- 🇬🇧GB · Life Sciences#31M to 3M
- 🇩🇪DE · Life Sciences#31M to 3M
- 🇺🇸US · Life Sciences#51M to 3M
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
2.9M to 8.6M🎙 Daily cadence·308 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
9.7M to 29M🇨🇦10%🇦🇺10%🇬🇧10%+45 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
5.4M to 16M17K real followers tracked across platforms
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From 29 epsHosts
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Recent episodes
Stopping the science that could stop the world
Sep 2, 2026
36m 12s
A breakthrough in synthetic life
Aug 31, 2026
34m 16s
Life from scratch
Aug 26, 2026
29m 37s
The idea of a song
Aug 24, 2026
44m 19s
Why can’t I remember being a baby?
Aug 19, 2026
26m 36s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/2/26 |  Stopping the science that could stop the world | When scientists write their own rules for life, how do they know what could go wrong before it’s too late? This is the final episode of our new three-part series, Life from Scratch. Guests: Kate Adamala, associate professor at the University of Minnesota; David Relman, professor at Stanford University; John Glass, leader of the JCVI Synthetic Biology Group. For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscriptsFor more, go to vox.com/unexplainableAnd please email us! [email protected] We read every email.Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/membersThank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 36m 12s | ||||||
| 8/31/26 |  A breakthrough in synthetic life | Synthetic biologist Kate Adamala has been making major headlines as her lab creates cells that feed, divide, and grow — all from nonliving parts. It may sound like sci-fi, but Kate believes that these “not quite alive” cells are key to a renewable future. This is the second episode of our new three-part series, Life from Scratch. Guests: Kate Adamala, associate professor at the University of Minnesota For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable And please email us! [email protected] We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/members Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 34m 16s | ||||||
| 8/26/26 |  Life from scratch | Scientists stripped a cell down to its most essential genes in order to find out what makes life...alive. What they found was more bizarre than they could have imagined. This is the first episode of our new three-part series, Life from Scratch. Guests: Kate Adamala, associate professor at the University of Minnesota; John Glass, leader of the JCVI Synthetic Biology Group. For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable And please email us! [email protected] We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/members Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 29m 37s | ||||||
| 8/24/26 | The idea of a song | A few hundred milliseconds are often all you need to recognize a song, but a lot of recent hits have moved away from intros. Our friends at Switched on Pop (along with the National's Aaron Dessner) break down how song intros can shape our perception and what we lose when they disappear. To watch this episode on video, find us on Netflix! Guests: Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan, hosts of Switched on Pop; Aaron Dessner, producer, songwriter, and member of the National; Grace Spelman, music writer For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable And please email us! [email protected] We read every email.Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/members Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 44m 19s | ||||||
| 8/19/26 | Why can’t I remember being a baby? | And if babies forget their earliest experiences, do they still matter? This episode is a collaboration with Vox's Explain It to Me podcast Guests: Kristin Ohlson, writer; Tristan Yates, cognitive psychologist at Columbia University; Dana Suskind, professor of surgery and pediatrics at the University of Chicago For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable And please email us! [email protected] We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/members Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 26m 36s | ||||||
| 8/17/26 | Can these corals take the heat? | Warming waters are an existential threat to coral reefs, and for people who want to restore them. But in the Republic of Palau, researchers are testing out an approach to help restored reefs survive hotter temperatures — before it's too late. To watch this episode on video, find us on Netflix! Guests: Benji Jones, senior environmental correspondent at Vox For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscriptsFor more, go to vox.com/unexplainableAnd please email us! [email protected]We read every email.Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/membersThank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 30m 57s | ||||||
| 8/10/26 | Why Hank Green takes pseudoscience seriously | Dismissing pseudoscience is too easy. Understanding why it spreads so quickly is harder. It can teach us why real science works and how to spot the difference between the two. To watch this episode on video, find us on Netflix! Guest: Hank Green, creator of SciShow and Crash Course, co-host of Vlogbrothers For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable And please email us! [email protected] We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/members Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 27m 05s | ||||||
| 8/5/26 | A trip to the twilight reefs | Down beneath the waves, where the light starts to fade, there's an ecosystem scientists don't fully understand. About a decade ago, some researchers left structures in this mysterious world and let them grow encrusted with life. Now they're pulling them back up again and unwrapping them like scientific presents.Guests: Luiz Rocha, ichthyology curator at the California Academy of Sciences, along with Johanna Loacker, Lynn Bonomo, Chris Meyer, Sarah Tweedt, Tito Monteiro da Cruz Lotufo, Emily Rutkowski, Yara Tibirica, Daniel Eisenhauer, Terry Gosliner, and Chrissy PiotrowskiFor show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable And please email us! [email protected] We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/members Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 39m 40s | ||||||
| 8/3/26 | The hidden world that birds see | Birds navigate using Earth’s magnetic field, but scientists still don’t know how they actually sense it. Called the holy grail of sensory biology, magnetoreception offers a window into the thousands of unique sensory worlds animals experience. To watch this episode on video, find us on Netflix! Guest: Ed Yong, author of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable And please email us! [email protected] We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/members Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 27m 39s | ||||||
| 7/29/26 | The Godzilla El Niño | This global weather phenomenon could help make 2027 the hottest year on record. Our friends at The Gray Area explore what the upcoming El Niño season could reveal about the future of our climate. Guests: Sean Illing, host of The Gray Area; David Wallace-Wells, New York Times climate writer For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable And please email us! [email protected] We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/members Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 44m 14s | ||||||
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| 7/27/26 | An argument for the sun | It can be hard to know how to interact with the sun. Some people have swung to opposite ends of the spectrum — either over-tanning or avoiding the sun entirely. But what would a middle ground look like? To watch this episode on video, find us on Netflix! Guest: Rowan Jacobsen, author of In Defense of Sunlight For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscriptsFor more, go to vox.com/unexplainableAnd please email us! [email protected]We read every email.Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/membersThank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 30m 59s | ||||||
| 7/22/26 | What the Odyssey is hiding | The Late Bronze Age, when the Trojan War supposedly took place, was way more modern than Homer made it seem. But around 1177 BCE, a vast network of interconnected societies suddenly collapsed. What caused arguably the greatest societal collapse in the history of the world? Hint: It's a lot more complicated than the "Sea Peoples." Guest: Eric Cline, professor at George Washington University and author of 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscriptsFor more, go to vox.com/unexplainableAnd please email us! [email protected]We read every email.Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/membersThank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 25m 25s | ||||||
| 7/20/26 | dinosaurspaleontology+3 | Riley Black | VoxJurassic World | Mesozoic Era | dinosaurspaleontology+5 | — | 31m 43s | ||
| 7/15/26 | diagnostic errorshealthcare+3 | Alexandra Sifferlin | New York TimesVox+1 | — | diagnostic errorhealth+3 | — | 32m 21s | ||
| 7/13/26 | musiclyrics+3 | Charlie HardingDominique Vuvan | VoxNetflix+1 | — | music perceptionlyrics+3 | — | 32m 57s | ||
| 7/9/26 | Netflix announcementpodcast updates+3 | — | NetflixVox | — | UnexplainableNetflix+5 | — | 3m 03s | ||
| 7/6/26 | black holesobservable universe+5 | James Beacham | Large Hadron ColliderCERN+1 | — | black holeobservable universe+5 | — | 25m 37s | ||
| 6/29/26 | climate changeinsurance+3 | Umair IrfanKaren Clark+2 | Karen Clark & CompanyThe Gray Insurance Company+2 | — | insurance ratesclimate change+3 | — | 29m 47s | ||
| 6/24/26 | menstrual healthscientific research+3 | Jemma Evans | Vox | — | menstrual fluidresearch+3 | — | 19m 49s | ||
| 6/22/26 | lightningcosmic rays+3 | — | VoxQuanta Podcast+2 | — | lightningcosmic rays+3 | — | 27m 26s | ||
| 6/17/26 | invasive speciesenvironmental impact+3 | Julie UrbanChelsea Batavia | Penn StateVox | — | lanternfliesinvasive bugs+5 | — | 32m 52s | ||
| 6/15/26 | raw milkhealth risks+3 | Sean Rameswaram | Today, ExplainedVox | — | raw milkhealth risks+3 | — | 31m 53s | ||
| 6/10/26 | new speciesbiodiversity+3 | Benji Jones | VoxNYC species project | New York | speciesNew York+3 | — | 26m 06s | ||
| 6/8/26 | climate changedisaster response+5 | Eloise BlondiauMicah Loewinger | On the MediaFEMA+1 | — | climate changedisaster response+5 | — | 1h 00m 04s | ||
| 6/3/26 | Lyme diseasevaccine trials+3 | Vijay Sikand | Lyme vaccineVox | Connecticut | Lyme diseasevaccine+4 | — | 38m 14s | ||
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Vox is a well-regarded media company known for its explanatory journalism that breaks down complex topics across various domains, including science, politics, and culture. As an independent podcast creator, Vox has carved a niche in the podcasting space with its engaging storytelling and thorough research. "Unexplainable" stands out by delving into scientific mysteries and unresolved questions, encouraging listeners to explore the unknown. The podcast features a team of skilled storytellers—Noam Hassenfeld, Julia Longoria, Byrd Pinkerton, and Meradith Hoddinott—who present their findings in an accessible format, releasing new episodes twice a week. The show attracts a diverse audience drawn to science enthusiasts and curious minds eager for intellectual stimulation. Listeners gain insight into perplexing scientific phenomena, enriching their understanding of the world while enjoying the thrill of exploration beyond known boundaries.
By the numbers
- Total followers: 17K
- Total plays: 1.0M
- Total reviews: 2.2K
Platforms
TuneIn
- Followers: 1.7K
Castbox
- Followers: 1.1K
- Plays: 20K
YouTube
- Subscribers: 7.7K
- Views: 1.0M
- Videos: 661
Podcast App
- Followers: 2.3K
- Reviews: 2.2K
Podcast Republic
- Followers: 4.5K
- Reviews: 16
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Key insights
What the show covers
- scientific inquiries
- deep dives into topics
- investigation of complex phenomena
- engagement with scientific concepts
Audience interests
- scientific mysteries
- unanswered questions
- exploration of the unknown
- curiosity about science
Platform reach
- available on major podcast platforms
- part of Vox Media Podcast Network
- no specific platforms detected
- unknown total followers
Publishing consistency
- active for five years
- new episodes on Mondays
- new episodes on Wednesdays
- weekly or more often
Chart history for Unexplainable
Peaked at #1 in Spain, top 10 in 50 of 50 tracked markets, currently #1 in Spain.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| Spain | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| AE | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| SG | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| PH | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| Canada | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| Australia | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| South Korea | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| India | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| MY | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| South Africa | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| KE | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| Ireland | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| Germany | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| BE | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| Sweden | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| Norway | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| PL | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| TR | — | #3 | #3 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 48 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 48 markets.