Explained (2018)★ 8.3/10
- Documentary
Directed by: Haimy Assefa, Christina Thornell
Written by: Joe Posner, Joss Fong, Claire Gordon, Ezra Klein, Mac Schneider
A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.
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Cast & crew
Estelle CaswellSelf - Narrator
Samira WileySelf - Narrator
Maria BelloSelf - Narrator
Rachel McAdamsSelf - Narrator
Kristen BellSelf - Narrator
Christian SlaterSelf - Narrator
Kyle MacLachlanSelf - Narrator
Rachel BloomSelf - Narrator
Kevin SmithSelf - Narrator
Nick KrollSelf - Narrator
LeVar BurtonSelf - Narrator
Aasif MandviSelf - Narrator
Yara ShahidiSelf - Narrator
Jerry SpringerSelf - Narrator
Carly Rae JepsenSelf - Narrator
Joss FongSelf - Narrator
Coleman LowndesSelf - Narrator
J.K. SimmonsSelf - Narrator
Hilary SwankSelf - Narrator
John WatersSelf - Narrator
Natasha LyonneSelf - Narrator
Vincent KartheiserSelf - Narrator
LaKeith StanfieldSelf - Narrator
Maggie SiffSelf - Narrator
Aya CashSelf - Narrator
Karlie KlossSelf - Narrator
Cleo Constantine AbramSelf - Narrator
Jake GyllenhaalSelf - Narrator
Keri RussellSelf - Narrator
Ethan HawkeSelf - Narrator
Keke PalmerSelf - Narrator
Joseph Gordon-LevittSelf - Narrator
Connie BrittonSelf - Narrator
Rosario DawsonSelf - Narrator
Rainn WilsonSelf - Narrator
Sophie OkonedoSelf - Narrator
Kim CattrallSelf - Narrator
Hector ElizondoSelf - Narrator
Ruth NeggaSelf - Narrator
Kelly RowlandSelf - Narrator
Stephen FrySelf - Actor
Dan SavageSelf - Relationship Advice Columnist
Michael PollanSelf - Author, The Botany of Desire
Ezekiel EmanuelSelf - Professor of Medical Ethics
Elizabeth MargulisSelf - Music Cognition Researcher
Christopher GardnerSelf - Lead Researcher, Stanford Dietfits Study
Lars KrutakSelf - Tattoo AnthropologistBarry KomisarukSelf - Behavioral Neuroscientist
Jackson PalmerSelf - Inventor of Dogecoin
Amina MohammedSelf - Deputy Secretary General, United Nations
Marcus GrahamSelf - Director of Twitch Studios
Mehrsa BaradaranSelf - Author
Chani NicholasSelf - Astrologer
Lynn StoutSelf - Corporate Law Professor
Neville SanjanaSelf - Biologist
Valentine RugwabizaSelf - Rwandan Ambassador to the UN
Gyu Tag LeeSelf - K-Pop Expert
Eric WeiskottSelf - Professor, Medieval English Literature
Heidi KitrosserSelf - Law Professor
Kate HudsonSelf - Founder, Fabletics
Catherine OxenbergSelf - Mother of NXIVM Cult Member
Mark CubanSelf - Billionaire Entrepreneur
Bill GatesSelf - Gates Foundation, Co-Chair
Zeynep TüfekçiSelf - Sociologist
Frans de WaalSelf - Primatologist
Paul RozinSelf - Food Psychologist
Lauren BentonSelf - Historian
Steve PriceSelf - Domino Artist
Karen SmitSelf - Geochemist
Hikaru NakamuraSelf - Grandmaster, StreamerConstance GradySelf - Cultural Critic, Vox
Thomas F. DeFrantzSelf - Professor of Dance
Katharine HayhoeSelf - Climate Scientist
Clive D.L. WynneSelf - Author, Dog is Love
Darria LongSelf - Creator, SugarFIX
Joep LeerssenSelf - Nationalism Historian
Tania Rosario-MéndezSelf - Executive Director, Taller Salud
Sesali BowenSelf - Culture Critic
Karina SchumannSelf - Social Psychologist
Carolyn CooperSelf - Author & Professor, University of West Indies
Amanda MartinezSelf - Historian
Sandy SkotnickiSelf - Beyond Soap
Ruth OgdenSelf - Psychologist
Tommy ChongSelf - America's Sweetheart of Cannabis
W. Kamau BellSelf - Comedian
Hillary ClintonSelf - Former Secretary of State
Cory BookerSelf - U.S. Senator
Remy KassimirSelf - Comedian
Seth ShostakSelf - Astronomer
Jennifer DoudnaSelf - CRISPR Pioneer
Stephanie CoontzSelf - Author, Marriage, a History
Robert ShillerSelf - Nobel Prize Winning Economist
PrimarySelf - Record Producer
Geoffrey NunbergSelf - Linguist
Nir BarzilaiSelf - Aging Researcher
Elle FestinSelf - Indigenous Tribal Tattooist
Lana SwartzSelf - Researcher, Money and Communication
Drekken Augustus PownzSelf - Starcraft Fan
Jarrod KimberSelf - Journalist, ESPN
Carol KrasnowSelf - Patient, Dance for Parkinson's Disease Class
Jeanne NicholasSelf - Low-Carb Diet Participant
Betsy OttoSelf - Water Resources Analyst
Joan RichardsSelf - Science Historian
Laurie SantosSelf - Professor of Psychology
Alan KaySelf - Computer Scientist
Luisa KrollSelf - Forbes Managing Editor
Laura Johnston KohlSelf - Member, Peoples Temple
Justin DunnavantSelf - Anthropologist
Anjan ChatterjeeSelf - Neuroscientist
Isha DatarSelf - CEO, New Harvest
Chip WilsonSelf - Founder, Lululemon
Joel MontgomerySelf - Viral Special Pathogens Brancch, CDC
Paul ZimniskySelf - Diamond Industry Analyst
Daniel YerginSelf - Pulitzer-Winning Author, The Prize and the New Map
Cat ZhangSelf - Culture Writer, Pitchfork
Julia OhSelf - The Jackson Laboratory
Vann NewkirkSelf - Journalist. The Atlantic
Maria TatarSelf - Professor of Folklore & Mythology
Heather WiddowsSelf - Philosopher
Kimber StanhopeSelf - Nutritional Biologist, UC DavisXephosSelf - Clive D. L. Wynne's Dog
Imad KhachanSelf - Owner, Chess Forum
Vijay BalasubramanianSelf - Theoretical Physicist
Scot M. GuenterSelf - Vexillologist & Professor of American Studies
Angela Brown-BurkeSelf - Jamaican Politician
Matthew HiltzikSelf - CEO, Hiltzik Strategies
Sara SeagerSelf - Planetary Scientist
Lisa DiamondSelf - Professor of Psychology
Kristen FortneySelf - CEO, Bioage Labs
Brian LaraSelf - Cricketer, West Indies
Carl HartSelf - Neuroscientist, Columbia University
Aniruddh PatelSelf - Author, Music Language & the Brain
Horiyoshi IIISelf - Japanese Tattoo Master
Veronique De RugySelf - Economics Researcher
Julia SeranoSelf - Activist & Author
Andy BrombergSelf - CEO, Coinlist
John EvansSelf - Sociologist
Arnoldo Matus KramerSelf - Chief Resilience Office, Mexico City
Christopher RyanSelf - Author, Sex at Dawn
Yvette ValenzuelaSelf - Low-Fat Diet Participant
Thomas ShapiroSelf - Sociologist
Jason ParhamSelf - Senior Writer, Wired
Sung Kyu YangSelf - Owner, Def Dance Skool
Andrew JowSelf - DOTA 2 Fan
Bernie SandersSelf - U.S. Senator
Janja LalichSelf - Professor of Sociology
Melanie JoySelf - Social Psychologist
Tim WuSelf - Author, The Master Switch
Peter DaszakSelf - Disease Ecologist
Valerie SteeleSelf - Fashion Historian
Richard PrumSelf - Evolutionary Biologist
Peter Godfrey-SmithSelf - Philosopher of Science
Rebecca FoersterSelf - President, Alrosa North America
Peter LeesonSelf - Economist
Cindy IngleSelf - The Swan Contestant
Scott KellySelf - Astronaut
Omid ScobieSelf - Royal Reporter
Eran BanielSelf - CEO & Co-Founder, Douxmatok
William Craig FugateSelf - FEMA Administrator, 2009 - 2017
Nnimmo BasseySelf - Environmental ActivistStanley CorenSelf - Author, The Intelligence of DogsJames HamblinSelf - Author, Clean
Camyra FranklinSelf - Creator of 'Laffy Taffy' Dance Craze
Jamie TehraniSelf - Professor of Anthropology
Donnell PennySelf - Intervention Manager, Common Justice
Natasha ReganSelf - Woman International Master, Co-Author, Game Changer
Phineas MojapeloSelf - Johannesburg High Court
Glenn BeckSelf - Radio & TV Host
Greta Van SusterenSelf - Journalist
Mireille Miller-YoungSelf - Professor of Feminist Studies
Adrienne Rose BitarSelf - Diet Historian
TokiMonstaSelf - Music Producer
Laura DemingSelf - Aging Biotech Investor
Epik HighThemselves - Hip-Hop Group
Mihir BoseSelf - Author, A History of Indian Cricket
Kennda LynchSelf - Astrobiologist
Hank GreelySelf - Law Professor
David BarashSelf - Author, The Myth of Monogamy
Sam ReynoldsSelf - Astrologer
C.W. EldridgeSelf - American Traditional Tattooist
Kyle KushmanSelf - Cannabis Cultivator
Beth JacobsonSelf - Foreclosure Specialist
Salvador GarciaSelf - Farmer
Penny SpeckterSelf - Wife of Interrobang Inventor
Hunter PrendergastSelf - Blockchain Engineer
Hank NewellSelf - Former CEO, Wausau Paper
Kevin RomulusSelf - League of Legends Fan
Jeffrey SachsSelf - Economist
Michael SpecterSelf - Science Journalist
Becky HurdSelf - Former Materials Director, Nike
Samie BrosseauSelf - Member, The Twelve Tribes
Maryn McKennaSelf - Journalist
Mark ChadwickSelf - International Criminal Justice Expert
Jessica StollerSelf - Artist
Andy Van DamSelf - Computer Science Professor
Sonia MarcianoSelf - Business School Professor, NYU Stern
Anthony SaidySelf - International Master, Author, The March of Chess Ideas
Ed OwensSelf - Royal HistorianBrian MansfieldSelf - Country Music Journalist & Historian
Dorien B. ScottSelf - Creator of 'Corvette Corvette' Dance Craze
John BrowneSelf - Former CEO of B.P., 1995 - 2007
Pichet OngSelf - Chef
Dread ScottSelf - Artist
Dean BuonomanoSelf - Neuroscientist
Christopher SchellSelf - Evolutionary Biologist
Funmi FettoSelf - Beauty Columnist
BrandonSelf - Common Justice Graduate
Haideh HirmandSelf - Plastic Surgeon
Deborah TannenSelf - Linguist
Beverley WhippleSelf - Popularizer of the G-Spot
Mark KleimanSelf - Professor of Public Policy, NYU
Paul DaviesSelf - Physicist
Katrín JakobsdóttirSelf - Prime Minister of Iceland
Marion NestleSelf - Professor of Nutrition
Kwame Anthony AppiahSelf - Philosopher
Gary SteinbergSelf - Neurosurgeon
Michael CaseySelf - Senior Advisor, MIT Media Lab
Stephanie TamezSelf - American Tattooist
Jessica LanyadooAnimal Communicator
John L. JacksonSelf - Anthropologist
Rebecca CokleySelf - Disability Rights Activist
EvelynSelf - Fan
Jeff WeisenbergerSelf - Former Machinist, Wausau Paper
Laura Mena GarciaSelf - Farmer
Christopher FieldsSelf - FGC Sportscaster
Robin GivhanSelf - Fashion Critic
Pat BrownSelf - CEO, Impossible Foods
William SpriggsSelf - Economist
Yasheng HuangSelf - Economist
Allison McGeerSelf - Former Director of Infection Control, Mount Sinai Hospital
Ezer LonginusSelf - Electrical Engineer
Maisie PigeonSelf - Maritime Security Analyst
Mary MittelmanSelf - Director, Dementia Therapy ProgramAmy BrilSelf - Member, Children of God
Rodney CrowellSelf - Grammy-Winning Singer, Songwriter & Producer
Géza von HabsburgSelf - Imperial Highness Archduke of AustriaJoseph ImperatriceSelf - Co-Founder, Blue Lives Matter NYCCharlotte ChoSelf - Soko Glam Co-Founder
Samantha GrossSelf - Director, Energy & Climate, Brookings Institution
Mya JohnsonSelf - Co-Creator of 'Up' Dance Craze
Danielle SeredSelf - Executive Director, Common Justice
DejaSelf - Christopher Schell's Dog
SemoraSelf - Plastic Surgery Patient
David PalmerDJ
Dennis FongSelf - Former Pro Gamer
Cynthia KenyonSelf - Vice President, Calico
Anne-Marie SlaughterSelf - International Lawyer
Zachary WoodSelf - Williams College Class of 2018
Kevin HallSelf - Senior Investigator, National Institutes of Health
Paula EnglandSelf - Professor of Sociology
Stuart RobertsonSelf - England & Wales Cricket Board
AmaliaSelf - Fan
Leon Fierro ResendizSelf - Water Activist
Rosalie PaculaSelf - Senior Economist, Rand Corporation
Abigail DisneySelf - Granddaughter of Roy Disney
Jacob AraboSelf - Jeweler
Teddy HoseSelf - Former Member, Korean Unification Church (The Moonies)
Allan DetskySelf - Former Chief of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital
Josh TetrickSelf - CEO, Just Inc.
Bobby KasthuriSelf - Neuorscientist
Garry TanSelf - Programmer & InvestorShihoko GotoSelf - Japan Geopolitical Analyst, Wilson Center
Lyudmila TrutSelf - Head Researcher, Novosibirsk Institute
Damilola OgunbiyiSelf - UN Special Representative, CEO, Sustainable Energy for All
Nomonde CalataSelf - Widow of Fort Calata
JodieSelf - Plastic Surgery Patient
Maxwell HansenSelf - Student
Charles HughesSelf - Author & Professor, Rhodes College
Nadiya ShahSelf - Astrologer
Consolee NishimweSelf - Women's Rights Advocate
Kevon HinesSelf - Youth Director, East NY Farms
Mary-Kathryn RoelofsSelf - Patient, Dance for Parkinson's Disease Class
KevinSelf - Fan
Reza AslanSelf - Author, Zealot: The Life & Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Brooke HarringtonSelf - Professor of Sociology
Karen SandlerSelf - Lawyer & ActivistBlanco BrownSelf - Songwriter, Producer & Vocalist
Chris CotterSelf - Co-Creator of 'Up' Dance Craze
Cynthia OttoSelf - Director, Penn Vet Working Dog Center
MarkSelf - Plastic Surgery Patient
Dorothy CalataSelf - Daughter of Fort Calata
Solange HansenSelf - Maxwell's Mom
Jill TarterSelf - Astronomer
Stuart VyseSelf - Professor of Psychology
Tori Lo MellinSelf - Director, Gamelan Dharma Swara
KeighleySelf - Fan
Brynhildur HeidarSelf - Women's Rights Advocate
Chris HopperSelf - Head of Esports NA, Riot Games
Mitch HorowitzSelf - Author, Occult America
Jason PayneSelf - Lab Diamond Company Founder
Dolly LenzSelf - New York City Real Estate Agent
Maria ClarkeSelf - Parent of Two Autistic Children
Kevin J. GreeneSelf - Professor of Law & Attorney
WanthySelf - Plastic Surgery Patient
Joshua LeesmanSelf - Shoutcaster
Susan MillerSelf - Astrologer
MargaretSelf - Fan
Daniel ShawSelf - Former Member, Siddha Yoga
Keara WilsonSelf - Creator of 'Savage' Dance Craze
KatSelf - Plastic Surgery Patient
Joe ClarkeSelf - Parent of Two Autistic Children
Greg StreetSelf - Design Director, League of Legends
TaniaSelf - Fan
Tara Isabella BurtonSelf - Author, Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World
AyeshaSelf - Plastic Surgery Patient
Meadow ClarkeSelf - Autistic Child with Mobility Support Dog
Yoon Ha KimSelf - K-Pop Radio Host
James WalshSelf - Super Smash Brothers Fan
Colton ClarkeSelf - Autistic Child with Mobility Support Dog
MoniqueSelf - Plastic Surgery Patient
Jen AuSelf - League of Legends Fan
Hui Ah ParkSelf - K-Pop Radio Host
OllieSelf - Mobility Support Dog
Tamar HermanSelf - Contributor, Billboard Magazine
Noah FarrellSelf - Overwatch Fan
UnaSelf - Mobility Support Dog
EmmaSelf - Fan
Gregory BernsSelf - Neuroscientist
Daniel CaesarSelf - Production Team
Ludwig LindellSelf - Production Team
ZesitaSelf - Fan
JinSelf - Fan
AishaSelf - Fan
NatalieSelf - Fan
AnubhutiSelf - Fan
EmiliaSelf - Fan
KristofferSelf - Fan
JosselynSelf - Fan
NainaSelf - Fan
Gal GadotSelf
Jay-ZSelf
Ian FisherSelfPierre SubehMarketing Research Expert (The Racial Wealth Gap)Aniyah WilliamsSelf - @aniyahlanaeKristen MeinzerSelf