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- The job nobody wants
Dara and Matt on Biden’s choice to run Homeland Security and the many challenges he’ll face.
Resources:
"Biden picks Alejandro Mayorkas, a son of Jewish Cuban refugees, to lead the Department of Homeland Security" by Nick Miroff and
Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post
"How an Obama appointee helped influential Democrats get visas for rich immigrants" by Dara Lind, Vox
White paper
Hosts:Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica
Credits:Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production
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About Vox
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1 hr 2 min - The post-election economy
Emily Stewart joins Dara and Matt to discuss the prospects for Covid relief and Janet Yellen.
Resources:
"Janet Yellen's mistake" by Matthew Yglesias, Slowboring.com
"Electoral politics on an unfair playing field" by Aaron Strauss, Slowboring.com
White paper
Hosts:Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica
Emily Stewart (@EmilyStewartM), Business and Politics Reporter, Vox
Credits:Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production
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1 hr - The Next Four Years: Joe Biden’s world
The Atlantic Council’s Emma Ashford joins Matt to explain the president-elect’s approach to national security.
Guest:
Emma Ashford (@EmmaMAshford), Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Host:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com
Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer
Jackson Bierfeldt, Editor
The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production
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About Vox
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1 hr 11 min - Georgia on my mind
Resources:
"Why Georgia has runoff elections" by Jerusalem Demsas, Vox
"David Perdue and Jon Ossoff advance to Georgia Senate runoff" by Ella Nilsen and Jerusalem Demsas
"Detailed Turnout Data Shows How Georgia Turned Blue" by Nate Cohn, New York Times
White paper
Hosts:Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica
Ella Nilsen (@ella_nilsen), Politics & Policy Reporter, Vox
Credits:Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production
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50 min - The Next Four Years: How to make a Biden Boom
Vox’s new series THE NEXT FOUR YEARS delving into the policy prospects for the Biden Era kicks off with Bloomberg’s Karl Smith explaining a bipartisan approach to healing the labor market.
Guest:
Karl Smith (@karlbykarlsmith), Bloomberg Columnist
Host:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer
The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production
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About Vox
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1 hr 7 min - The never ending election story
Jane, Dara, and Matt on Trump’s refusal to quit and his “surprising” Hispanic support.
Resources:
"How Democrats Missed Trump’s Appeal to Latino Voters" by Jennifer Medina
"Why Democrats Lost So Many South Texas Latinos—the Economy" by Elizabeth Findell, Wall Street Journal
White paper
Hosts:Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica
Credits:Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production
Want to support The Weeds? Please make a contribution to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcasts
About Vox
Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.
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54 min - Democracy lost
Ezra and Matt on the election results and the prospects for majority rule.
Resources:
Chris Hayes and I process this wild election, Ezra Klein Show
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox
Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer
The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production
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About Vox
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53 min - Election Day Special
In this special live episode of the Weeds - Ella Nilsen joins Matt and Jane to highlight the most contested senate races, and what to watch for as results come in.
Resources:
2020 Election Coverage
Live results for the 2020 Senate races
Vox’s live results for the 2020 presidential election
2020 House election live results
Hosts:Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Ella Nilsen (@ella_nilsen), Politics & Policy Reporter, Vox
Credits:Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production
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About Vox
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1 hr 6 min - Lessons learned from Trump’s first term
Ezra and Matt look back on what’s surprised them.
Resources:
"Can anything change Americans’ minds about Donald Trump?" by Ezra Klein, Vox
"Republicans are sowing the seeds of the next financial crisis" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
"Trump Is Losing Ground With White Voters But Gaining Among Black And Hispanic Americans" by Geoffrey Skelley and Anna Wiederkehr, FiveThirtyEight
"Nate Silver on why 2020 isn't 2016" Ezra Klein Show
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox
Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer
The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production
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About Vox
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51 min - Biden’s border options
Dara, Jane, and Matt on the big immigration questions that will face a new administration.
Resources:
"Would Biden 'rebuild the old program' to reduce Northern Triangle migration?" by Teresa Welsh, Devex
"Inside the Refugee Camp on America's Doorstep" by Caitlin Dickerson, NYT
White paper
Hosts:Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica
Credits:Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production
Want to support The Weeds, and participate in "The Weeds Live" on election day? Please make a contribution to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcasts
About Vox
Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.
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About Explain It to Me
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Explain It to Me is the hotline for the issues that matter to your life. Send us your questions about health, personal finance, relationships, and anything else that matters to you. Host Jonquilyn Hill will take you on a journey to find the answers, whether it's to the halls of Congress or the local bar. You’ll get the answers you were looking for, and sometimes ones you didn't expect — and always with a dose of humor. New episodes every Sunday. Part of Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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