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DIY or don’t?

6/7/202630 min

YouTube has advice for how to do everything from plumbing to electrical work. Should you take it? This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Isabelle Lichtenstein, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Home improvement DIY-er Imani Keal painting her Washington, DC apartment. If you have a question, give us a call at 1-800-618-8545 or email askvox@vox.com. Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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First 90 seconds

  1. Megan Rapinoe0:00

    [upbeat music] Megan Rapinoe here. This week is our last regular episode of A Touch More before I kick off a limited series, A Touch More: The Beautiful Game, a special series for the World Cup featuring in-depth interviews with some of soccer's biggest stars. But for this week, we are closing out the era with a special compilation episode featuring our absolute favorite moments and themes from our last 90 episodes of A Touch More. Check out the latest episode of A Touch More wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube.

  2. Speaker 10:29

    [upbeat music] [static] "Oh, what did you watch a YouTube video and then try it yourself?" And he said, "Actually, I did."

  3. Speaker 20:39

    [static] That kinda gives me a purpose personally, to be able to fix these things for our home.

  4. Pam Pybus· Guest0:44

    [static] So I opened up the front of the dryer, and I used my hair dryer on it, and a week later it broke down.

  5. Jonquilyn Hill· Host0:51

    [static] [gentle music] I love a home improvement video. Like, you decided to install an entire Ikea kitchen by yourself?

  6. Imani Keal· Guest1:02

    And we're having to deal with 210 packages, and we have to put it all together ourself.

  7. Jonquilyn Hill· Host1:08

    You bought an abandoned house, and now you're renovating it?

  8. Speaker 61:11

    There are holes in the ceilings. This is not the only one. But, you know, I have faith that I can fix this place up.

  9. Jonquilyn Hill· Host1:17

    You're building a tunnel under your home?

  10. Speaker 71:20

    I cut a hole in my sub-basement wall and started cutting into the rock under my house.

  11. Jonquilyn Hill· Host1:25

    That ambition is super impressive to me because I will absolutely

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