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Glad You Asked is back. Here’s what’s coming Jan 8

How the fisheye lens took over music

What makes Delhi's air so deadly

Why German spies blew up this US island

The 3 tropes of an Oscar-bait trailer [Advertiser content from Dell]

What facial recognition steals from us

Hollywood almost lost to this city

How online ratings make good schools look bad

Inside the holiday content wars [Advertiser content from Dell]

How an opera gets made

The trick that made animation realistic

This goofy bird vs. the fossil fuel industry

Why you always seem to have room for dessert

How America fails its whistleblowers

How long it takes to decide what to watch next on TV. [Advertiser content from Dell]

How stop motion animation began

Brazil's indigenous land is being invaded

The war for the Amazon's most valuable trees

The destruction of the Amazon, explained

Why movies went from 15 minutes to 2 hours

Everything is designed for this man, even drugs

We're melting the Arctic and reviving deadly germs

Where the 1960s "psychedelic" look came from

America's wilderness is for sale

The first movie with CGI

China's fight with the NBA, explained

The mistake that toppled the Berlin Wall

How Florida legally terrorized gay students

Why Turkey is invading Syria

Is the gray wolf actually endangered?

The man who rigged America's election maps

How the US stole thousands of Native American children

How American CEOs got so rich

Are you supposed to tip an Uber driver?

Why Spend Money in Video Games? - Glad You Asked S1

Why Do Memes Matter? - Glad You Asked S1

What Happens When We Die? - Glad You Asked S1

Why Do We Cry? - Glad You Asked S1

Will We Survive Mars? - Glad You Asked S1

The phone call that could get Trump impeached

Why this chair is on so many album covers

Impeachment is broken. Impeach Trump, anyway.

No, Vitamin C won't cure your cold

Glad You Asked | Official Trailer | YouTube Originals

How Monument Valley became a symbol of the West

Why this creepy melody is in so many movies

Memory, Explained | FULL EPISODE | Vox + Netflix

The gun solution we're not talking about