In this, the pilot episode of a new podcast from WBUR and On Point Radio, we get the bottom of the pursuit of a Nobel Prize in Literature. Our answerer? Daniel Handler, aka, Lemony Snicket.

Episode One: How Do You Win A Nobel Prize?

In the second episode of The Explicast, a new podcast from WBUR Boston and On Point Radio With Tom Ashbrook, we figure out why Election Day is always on a Tuesday in November. Our answerer? Political Junkie Ken Rudin.

Episode Two: Why Is Election Day On A Tuesday?

Have you ever stopped to wonder what those ever-changing numbers from the Dow Jones Industrial Average actually mean? The Explicast, a new podcast from WBUR Boston and On Point Radio, has the answer right here. Our answerer? Heidi Moore, of the Guardian US. 

Episode Three: What Is The Dow?

Mega pop and country super star Taylor Swift sold nearly 1.3 million copies of her new album, "1989," in only a week. So how can the rest of us do the same with our own fledgling musical careers? The Explicast, a new podcast from WBUR Boston and On Point Radio With Tom Ashbrook, took a look with Billboard Magazine's Keith Caulfield.

The Explicast, Episode Four: How Do You Sell A Million Records?

No matter what you think about the political debate raging around the concept of net neutrality, have you ever stepped back to think about what it actually means? The Explicast has, and offers this quick exploration of the not-so-simple information policy point making political headway in Washington, D.C.

The Explicast, Episode Five: What is Net Neutrality?

They're at the heart of most major political discussions in American media; but does anyone ever wonder what the White House Press Corps actually does? The Explicast, a new spinoff podcast from WBUR-Boston and On Point Radio, did, and had the chance to speak with Jessica Yellin, former CNN White House Correspondent, for the answer.

The Explicast, Episode Six: What Does A White House Press Correspondent Do?

Every year, hundreds of thousands of children send stamped, addressed letters to Santa Claus, courtesy the North Pole. The letters have to go somewhere...but who reads the letters and responds? We talked to the United States Postal Service's Chief Elf, Pete Fontana, for the answer in our spinoff podcast project, The Explicast.

The Explicast, Episode Seven: Who Answers Letters To Santa?

From @WBUR and @OnPointRadio, a weekly explanatory journalism venture answering the questions the headlines forgot to ask. Questions asked by @nicktheandersen. Produced by @nicktheandersen and @lisannette. 
