Oct 2019 - present
6.8
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YouTube Originals presents Voxâs Glad You Asked, an ensemble-led exploration of topics driven by our curiosity about the world around us. Producers Cleo Abram, Alex Clark, Joss Fong, and Christophe Haubursin share in their reporting as they discover why we cry, how the internet works, and if we'll ever survive on mars. Their intersecting journeys reveal unexpected answers.
S2 Ep10
8.0
28th Jul 2021
Race is not genetic. Itâs a concept most of us are familiar with, and yet, we havenât really questioned why race plays a crucial role in medicine and scientific research. Itâs one of the first things your doctor asks when filling out your charts, it can determine what your insurance will cover, and we paid special attention to how Covid-19 spread in BIPOC communities. But more and more, doctors are beginning to question whether a patientâs race should be considered when providing care, and if itâs eliminated from the equation, what should be included instead. Glad You Asked host Lee Adams wants to know: What role should race play in medicine?
S2 Ep9
8.0
28th Jul 2021
Are you seeing a therapist? If not, why? Is it because you think itâs ineffective? Is it too expensive? Or is it because the very idea of mental wellness has been stigmatized? After the events of 2020, more and more of us reported feeling depressed or anxious, but plenty of people still find therapy to be out of reach. Glad You Asked host Fabiola Cineas explores why we donât prioritize our mental health and how you can seek out the mental health care thatâs right for you.
S2 Ep8
8.0
28th Jul 2021
Close your eyes and open your ears. What do you hear? Do the sounds you hear bother you? And, more importantly, do you have control over those sounds? As more and more the population migrates to urban environments - the urban population of the world has quadrupled since 1960. In fact, unwanted noise has become an increasingly critical problem. Join Glad You Asked host Joss Fong as she explores how noise pollution is becoming an ever greater concern for our health, how the negative effects of noise are unequally distributed, and how we can learn to find peace.
S2 Ep7
8.0
28th Jul 2021
Most of us arenât getting enough sleep. But whether you struggle to fall and stay asleep or because you decide sleep is the first thing you can cut out to make time for other things, we all underestimate the power of a good nightâs rest. Glad You Asked host Christophe Haubursin wants to know why we arenât sleeping well, what impact too little sleep has on your body and how we can get enough shuteye.
S2 Ep6
8.0
28th Jul 2021
Glad You Asked host Cleo Abram is pretty sure she wants kids, but doesnât feel like she has enough information to truly understand the impact of that decision. Sheâs not alone - even though the majority of American women do decide to have children, the number of births in the United States has been creeping downward, and women are having kids later and later in life. But while no one but you can answer if you want to have kids, join Cleo as she gathers more data and perspective on what it means to be a parent.
S1 Ep10
8.0
8th Jan 2020
At the current rate, we'll have to grow as much food in the next 30 years as we have in all of human history. And many experts argue that to do that, weâll have to engineer the genes of our food. But the concern surrounding whether we should grow and eat genetically modified food has made the technology one of the most divisive topics of our generation. Glad You Asked host Christophe Haubursin embarks on a journey to Hawaii to understand what the controversy is actually about â and uncovers whether GMOs are really delivering on their promise to feed the world.
S1 Ep5
6.3
8th Oct 2019
Glad You Asked host Alex Clark has been a gamer for most of his life. And in all his years of playing, he's spent a great deal of money buying and selling virtual items in video games. Heâs not alone -- billions of dollars are spent inside the virtual economies of video games. So why spend money on a virtual good? And how did they become so valuable?
S1 Ep9
6.8
8th Jan 2020
For most of us, the internet is virtual, made of Instagram posts, emails and YouTube videos. And, access to the vital utility isnât guaranteed across the world. Glad You Asked host Cleo Abram wants to know: What is the internet actually made of? And, how does it work? Answering that question involves discovering how internet cables are laid in the sea, if 5G is really the future, and how balloons in the stratosphere are helping people connect.
S1 Ep4
7.0
8th Oct 2019
Memes are the language of the internet. At some point in the last decade, they became the secret ingredient for advertising, political messaging, and disinformation all across the world. Glad You Asked host Christophe Haubursin wanted to know why that happened â and what it means for the internet today.
S1 Ep8
7.3
8th Jan 2020
We often make assumptions about the things that make us lonely. But research shows that the amount of time you spend with other people, and the quality of our social skills don't really make a difference. So why is it that nearly half of the U.S. population reports feeling lonely regularly? Glad You Asked hosts Alex Clark and Christophe Haubursin set off to discover what causes loneliness, how it affects our health, and what to do to address it.
S1 Ep2
7.4
8th Oct 2019
Glad You Asked host Joss Fong has been fascinated by crying her entire life. Sheâs even kept a spreadsheet of every time she cries to figure out what patterns lie in the triggers. This episode explores how crying evolved in humans and what it tells us about ourselves.
S1 Ep3
7.5
8th Oct 2019
Death has changed dramatically in the last century. From the changing definition of death to near death experiences, Alex Clark embarks to answer arguably humanityâs biggest question: What happens when we die? While looking into the dreams of the dying, Alex finds there might be an answer.
S1 Ep1
7.8
8th Oct 2019
NASA says the first humans will set foot on Mars in the mid-2030âs. It will be the most dangerous mission any human has ever taken. Glad You Asked host Cleo Abram wants to know: What comes after that? Not how do we get there, but how will we survive once we do?
S1 Ep2
7.4
8th Oct 2019
Glad You Asked host Joss Fong has been fascinated by crying her entire life. Sheâs even kept a spreadsheet of every time she cries to figure out what patterns lie in the triggers. This episode explores how crying evolved in humans and what it tells us about ourselves.
S1 Ep3
7.5
8th Oct 2019
Death has changed dramatically in the last century. From the changing definition of death to near death experiences, Alex Clark embarks to answer arguably humanityâs biggest question: What happens when we die? While looking into the dreams of the dying, Alex finds there might be an answer.
S1 Ep4
7.0
8th Oct 2019
Memes are the language of the internet. At some point in the last decade, they became the secret ingredient for advertising, political messaging, and disinformation all across the world. Glad You Asked host Christophe Haubursin wanted to know why that happened â and what it means for the internet today.
S1 Ep5
6.3
8th Oct 2019
Glad You Asked host Alex Clark has been a gamer for most of his life. And in all his years of playing, he's spent a great deal of money buying and selling virtual items in video games. Heâs not alone -- billions of dollars are spent inside the virtual economies of video games. So why spend money on a virtual good? And how did they become so valuable?
S1 Ep6
7.5
8th Jan 2020
Air travel is a quintessential product of the fossil fuel era: Itâs both highly convenient and difficult to replace with alternatives. Now as the impacts of climate change are becoming more urgent, a growing âflight shameâ movement is prompting consumers to question their air travel. Glad You Asked host Joss Fong explores the ethical implications of flying in a world on the brink of crisis.
S1 Ep7
7.8
8th Jan 2020
The internet has transformed beauty culture from an exclusive domain of models and magazines to the broad, accessible world of social media. In recent years, research shows that more and more women are saying that they feel beautiful. But at the same time, the vast majority of women say they feel pressure to be beautiful. Glad You Asked hosts Cleo Abram and Joss Fong explore the benefits and costs of todayâs beauty culture.
S1 Ep8
7.3
8th Jan 2020
We often make assumptions about the things that make us lonely. But research shows that the amount of time you spend with other people, and the quality of our social skills don't really make a difference. So why is it that nearly half of the U.S. population reports feeling lonely regularly? Glad You Asked hosts Alex Clark and Christophe Haubursin set off to discover what causes loneliness, how it affects our health, and what to do to address it.
S1 Ep9
6.8
8th Jan 2020
For most of us, the internet is virtual, made of Instagram posts, emails and YouTube videos. And, access to the vital utility isnât guaranteed across the world. Glad You Asked host Cleo Abram wants to know: What is the internet actually made of? And, how does it work? Answering that question involves discovering how internet cables are laid in the sea, if 5G is really the future, and how balloons in the stratosphere are helping people connect.
S1 Ep10
8.0
8th Jan 2020
At the current rate, we'll have to grow as much food in the next 30 years as we have in all of human history. And many experts argue that to do that, weâll have to engineer the genes of our food. But the concern surrounding whether we should grow and eat genetically modified food has made the technology one of the most divisive topics of our generation. Glad You Asked host Christophe Haubursin embarks on a journey to Hawaii to understand what the controversy is actually about â and uncovers whether GMOs are really delivering on their promise to feed the world.
