Big news!

Summary

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Unexplainable – "Big news!" (July 9, 2026)

Overview

In this special announcement episode, host Noam Hassenfeld shares exciting news about the future of the "Unexplainable" podcast: the show is launching as a weekly video series on Netflix, beginning Monday, July 13th. Along with this, Unexplainable will continue its regular twice-weekly audio releases, with one episode synchronized with Netflix and an exclusive audio episode each week. The team teases the types of mind-bending scientific mysteries the show will explore, and offers listeners a sample of the tone and intrigue they've come to love.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Major Announcement: Unexplainable Comes to Netflix

• Noam (00:01): Shares the big news that Unexplainable will have a weekly video show on Netflix, starting July 13.

  • The video show will bring to life stories previously only discussed in audio, such as:
    • Bioluminescence in the deep ocean
    • Mind-bending James Webb Space Telescope photos
    • Hot pink flying squirrels glowing under UV light

• Quote:

  “Unexplainable is coming to Netflix. We're going to have a weekly video show starting this coming Monday, July 13th. And don't worry, you're still going to get two episodes a week right here in our audio feed.”
  — Noam, (00:04)

2. Episode Format Changes & Continuity

• Audio listeners will continue to get:

  • Mondays: Same episode as Netflix, in audio form
  • Wednesdays: New, exclusive audio-only episode

• Quote:

  “Every Monday, you'll get the same episode as Netflix right here for your ears. And every Wednesday, you'll get another new episode just for the audio feed.”
  — Noam, (00:11)

3. Teaser: What to Expect from the Show

• The podcast's signature focus: exploring questions that “take over your life.”

• Example mysteries they’ll dive into:

  • Unexplained lights and phenomena
  • Black hole theories
  • The nature of love
  • Human memory and mortality
  • Animal behavior (e.g., why does a dog eat its owner's face?)
  • The age-old question: Chicken or egg?

• Quote:

  “Unexplainable is a show about questions that take over your life.”
  — Noam, (01:23)

• Soundbite/Tone Setters:

  • Childhood memory of seeing a mysterious ball of light (B, 01:01)
  • Exchange on confounding questions: “What am I seeing? This is not real… what is that?” (B, 01:15)
  • Open-ended musings: “Are there different ways that humans might be dead?” and “Do we live inside of an enormous black hole?” (A, 01:22)

4. The Show’s Core Philosophy

• Emphasis on curiosity and chasing the unknown.

• Science and exploration as thrilling, open-ended processes.

• The thrill of not having all the answers—embracing the edge of knowledge.

• Quote:

  “Unexplainable is a show about everything we don't know. You really have no choice but to just let your mind go wild. And all the people chasing after answers.”
  — Noam, (01:53)

• Memorable Moment:

  “Exploring is better than sex. All the thrill and none of the baggage.”
  — B, (02:31)

5. Upcoming Release Schedule & Call to Action

• New video episodes every Monday on Netflix; continued audio episodes each Monday and Wednesday.
• Excitement about the new visual opportunities: “We can't wait to see you there.” (A, 00:54)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Noam (00:04):

  “Unexplainable is coming to Netflix. We're going to have a weekly video show starting this coming Monday, July 13th.”

• Noam (01:23):

  “Unexplainable is a show about questions that take over your life.”

• B (01:13):

  “I just turned my head slowly to the left and it's rising up out of the ground, this ball of light.”

• B (02:31):

  “Exploring is better than sex. All the thrill and none of the baggage.”

• Noam (01:53):

  “Unexplainable is a show about everything we don't know. You really have no choice but to just let your mind go wild.”

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Important Timestamps

• 00:01–00:54
  Noam reveals the Netflix video series launch and reassures continued audio content.

• 01:01–01:44
  Personal story of a mysterious childhood encounter, setting the tone for the show's love of the unknown.

• 01:44–02:36
  The hosts rattle off wild scientific questions and express the joy and challenge of exploring the unknown.

• 02:36–02:55
  Information about new episode release dates and a final highlight of a classic unsolved question: “What came first, the chicken or the egg?”

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Summary

This concise, energetic announcement episode conveys Vox’s commitment to both expanding Unexplainable onto Netflix as a video show and maintaining its twice-weekly audio format. The core mission—embracing questions without answers, venturing into scientific mysteries, and celebrating the search for knowledge—remains front and center. The episode ends with a playful, philosophical promise: Unexplainable will keep pushing to the edges of our understanding and beyond, in new and more visual ways.

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Transcript

[A]

Hello, it's Noam, and I've got some big news. We can finally tell you what we've been up to the last few weeks and months. Unexplainable is coming to Netflix. We're going to have a weekly video show starting this coming Monday, July 13th. And don't worry, you're still going to get two episodes a week right here in our audio feedback. Every Monday, you'll get the same episode as Netflix right here for your ears. And every Wednesday, you'll get another new episode just for the audio feed. We're so excited to finally show you some of the things we could only talk about before. Like bioluminescence in the depths of the ocean. Or the most mind bending photos from the James Webb Space Telescope. Or hot pink flying squirrels glowing under UV light. The Netflix show starts this Monday and we can't wait to see you there. Until then, here's a little taste of what we're cooking up.

[B]

I was 9 or 10 years old. I just turned my head slowly to the left and it's rising up out of the ground, this ball of light.

[A]

And of course my first thought is,

[B]

what am I seeing? This is not real. And I'm like, what is that?

[A]

It's a good question. What is that? How is that? Come on, you're not serious, right? Unexplainable is a show about questions that take over your life. Are there different ways that humans might be dead? What don't you understand about love? Do we live inside of an enormous black hole?

[B]

Why is this dog eating his owner's face if he loves him? Why do we cry? How will we be remembered? What did you do next?

[A]

I kept on being like, yeah, but what if I eat it? Unexplainable is a show about everything we don't know. You really have no choice but to just let your mind go wild. And all the people chasing after answers.

[B]

Does it ever feel like an almost impossible task? It's. It's the unknown.

[A]

Unexplainable is going to take you right up to the edge of what we know.

[B]

We have no clue what's going on at the outer edges of a galaxy.

[A]

And then we're going to go exploring.

[B]

Exploring is better than sex. All the thrill and none of the baggage.

[A]

New episodes every Monday and Wednesday with new video episodes every Monday on Netflix.

[B]

What came first, the chicken or the egg? Everybody asked if the chicken or the egg came first.

[A]

Unexplainable, a podcast from Vox, now on Netflix.