Explain It to Me

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October 16, 2019 Debating the robot takeover
Ezra and Matt break down some of the nerdier aspects of the fourth Democratic primary debate.
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics reporter, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica
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1 hr 1 min
October 15, 2019 Understanding the student debt crisis
The Aspen Institute's Katherine Lucas McKay joins Matt to discuss the origins and consequences of America's ballooning student debt loan.

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58 min
October 11, 2019 Progressives' Supreme Court problem
Vox's judiciary reporter Ian Millhiser joins Matt to analyze the Supreme Court's new term and what the left gets wrong about the courts.
Guest:
Ian Millhiser, (@imillhiser) Senior Correspondent, Vox
Host:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
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1 hr 3 min
October 09, 2019 Mayor Pete explains his prescription drug plan
Pete Buttigieg joins Matt to discuss his latest prescription drug plan policy rollout and his broader thinking on health care.
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics reporter, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica
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28 min
October 08, 2019 What to expect when you’re impeaching
Dara, Jane, and Matt answer your questions on the impeachment inquiry.
Related pieces:
"What’s wrong with a President Pence?" by Jane Coaston, Vox
"9 scenarios for how the Trump-Ukraine impeachment process could end" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
White paper
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics reporter, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica
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53 min
October 04, 2019 Homelessness and how to fix it
Mary Cunningham, vice president of Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy at the Urban Institute, joins Matt for part two of homelessness week to discuss the causes and potential solutions of homelessness. They dive deep into the data surrounding the issue, and take a look at President Trump's claim that homelessness is on the rise.
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55 min
October 01, 2019 Trump's war on the homeless
We’re live from the Texas Tribune Festival! Jane, Dara, and Matt take the stage to discuss the strange revival of interest in punitive approaches to the housing crisis and answer questions from the audience.
References:
"The New American Homeless" by Brian Goldstone, The New Rupublic
"The most cost-effective way to help the homeless is to give them homes" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
White paper:
"Ideology Justiﬁes Morality: Political Beliefs PredictMoral Foundations" by Peter K. Hatemi, Charles Crabtree, & Kevin B. Smith,
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics reporter, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica
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Subscribe for free to the Ezra Klein Show, a Vox podcast where Ezra brings you far-reaching conversations about hard problems, big ideas, illuminating theories, and cutting-edge research.
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1 hr 2 min
September 27, 2019 America's missing babies
Lyman Stone of the Institute for Family Studies joins Matt to discuss why Americans have fewer kids than they say they want.
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1 hr 2 min
September 24, 2019 The Kiev Caper
Jane, Dara, and Matt break down the scandal that seems to have set Trump on the road to impeachment.
Links to resources discussed:
“To beat Trump, try running an outsider” by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
“The timeline of Trump’s decision to withhold aid to Ukraine is increasingly suspicious” by Sean Collins, Vox
“A wave of moderate House Democrats are suddenly eager for an impeachment investigation” by Ella Nilson, Vox
“Segregation and Violence Reconsidered: Do Whites Benefit from Residential Segregation?” By Michael T. Light & Julia T. Thomas (white paper)
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics reporter, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica
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Subscribe for free to the Ezra Klein Show, a Vox podcast where Ezra brings you far-reaching conversations about hard problems, big ideas, illuminating theories, and cutting-edge research.
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1 hr 1 min
September 20, 2019 Did economists break America?
The New York Times' Binyamin Appelbaum joins Matt to explain his new book, The Economists' Hour.
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54 min