
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.
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Comfortable if you already follow TV news
B1 18%B2 77%C1 5%
- 77% of the episodes are B2.
- 161 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 22 episodes with a full transcript.
Episodes(320)
C121 minSpider Web 2.0Oct 23, 2026Subtitles
B225 minThe wild orchid mysteryOct 21, 2026Subtitles
B228 minAn Alzheimer's breakthrough?Oct 19, 2026Subtitles
B236 minTalking with the deadOct 14, 2026Subtitles
B228 minWhat’s cooler than being cool?Oct 12, 2026Subtitles
B232 minHow does music move us? (feat. Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath)Oct 7, 2026Subtitles
B227 minWhat color is a tennis ball?Oct 5, 2026Subtitles
B226 minThe bodies buried in the bogSep 28, 2026Subtitles
B227 minWhat happened to the giant bugs?Sep 23, 2026Subtitles
B135 minDark matter and the end of answersSep 21, 2026Subtitles
26 minWhat happened before the big bang?Sep 16, 2026
27 minWhat's the oldest story ever told?Sep 14, 2026
B236 minStopping the science that could stop the worldSep 2, 2026Subtitles
B234 minA breakthrough in synthetic lifeAug 31, 2026Subtitles
B229 minLife from scratchAug 26, 2026Subtitles
B244 minThe idea of a songAug 24, 2026Subtitles
B226 minWhy can’t I remember being a baby?Aug 19, 2026Subtitles
B230 minCan these corals take the heat?Aug 17, 2026Subtitles
B127 minWhy Hank Green takes pseudoscience seriouslyAug 10, 2026Subtitles
39 minA trip to the twilight reefsAug 5, 2026
B227 minThe hidden world that birds seeAug 3, 2026Subtitles
B244 minThe Godzilla El NiñoJul 29, 2026Subtitles
30 minAn argument for the sunJul 27, 2026
B125 minWhat the Odyssey is hidingJul 22, 2026Subtitles
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Is this show right for you?
B2
B2 · Upper-intermediate
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
B1 18%B2 77%C1 5%
- 77% of the episodes are B2.
- 161 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 22 episodes with a full transcript.
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