Answers to your questions about the news—on your MP3 player.

Listen to Slate's Explainer column wherever you go. The most recent Explainer Podcasts are listed below, or you can subscribe  to Explainer Podcast on iTunes.

Dec. 29, 2008

"Happy Birthday, Dear Yeshua, Happy Birthday to You!: Was Jesus a common name at the beginning of the first century?" by Brian Palmer. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 22, 2008

"Explainer's Christmas Roundup: Your Christmas-related questions, with answers from our archives," by Sophie Gilbert. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 18, 2008

"The Questions We Never Answered in 2008: Digging through the bottom of the Explainer mailbag," by Daniel Engber. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 17, 2008

"Slate's Field Guide to Financial Scams: Ponzis, pyramids, and bucket shops," by Juliet Lapidos. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 16, 2008