I'll Tell You Why

About I'll Tell You Why

Hosted by Jenni Fink, an author and senior editor at Newsweek, I'll Tell You Why, is a podcast where we uncover the truth - and sometimes rumors - about how some of the biggest trends, traditions and the completely random got started.

Publisher

I'll Tell You Why

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Oct 2024

Latest episode

9 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Oct 2025

   Why Do We Have Macaroni and Cheese? Thank an American President

   Macaroni and cheese is an American staple and without the American revolution we may have never gotten this culinary staple.

2. 

   4 Sept 2025

   Why Do We Have K9 Corps? How Americans Donated Dogs to the Military

   The military's K9 Corps needed recruits to get started and it began with people giving up their pets.

3. 

   21 Aug 2025

   Why Do We Eat Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner?

   Eating three meals a day isn't rooted in health or human needs. It's rooted in the industrial revolution, a moral conundrum and the British Navy.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

73

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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