Explain It to Me

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Should I buy a house? Why do I say “like” so much? Should Gen Z bother to save for retirement?

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How many episodes does Explain It to Me have?

The podcast currently has 789 episodes available.

Explain It to Me episodes:

January 25, 2019 The end of the shutdown
Jane, Ezra, and Matt have a slightly ill-timed discussion about the Pelosi-Trump showdown and the politics of the wall.

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1h 4min
January 22, 2019 Investigating ER bills and SNAP fraud
Sarah, Dara, and Matt discuss Trump's latest proposal, suspicious ER billing practices, and SNAP investigations
Sarah's articles about hospital ER fees
White Paper

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55min
January 18, 2019 You can't eat your principles for dinner
Sarah, Dara, and Matt analyze the prolonged shutdown's impact on the future of the federal workforce
Reference Articles:
The shutdown threatens the promise of government jobs — and a way of life
FBI, federal agents see cases hampered, lives rattled as shutdown continues
The American Action Forum explainer on the Anti-Deficiency Act
How the Border Patrol union became Trump’s closest shutdown alliesby Dara Lind
Why Don’t Unpaid Federal Workers Walk Off the Job?

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57min
January 15, 2019 Taxing the rich
Jane, Ezra, and Matt consider the ethics and economics of a 70 percent top marginal rate
Americans misperceive racial economic equality

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1h
January 11, 2019 Tucker Carlson vs the free market
Jane, Dara, and Matt explain the argument over economic populism that’s roiling the conservative world

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1h
January 08, 2019 Ask Weeds Anything
Matt, Sarah, and Dara take questions from our audience
Book Recommendations:
The Field of Blood by Joanne B. Freeman
Theodore Roosevelt: A Strenuous Life by Kathleen Dalton
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
Stories:
The 17 saddest moments of Jeb Bush’s very sad campaign by Dara Lind
Despite congressional pressure, Amtrak can’t get its story straight on train-boarding rules by Matthew Yglesias
Do No Harm by Sarah Kliff

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59min
January 04, 2019 New year, no government
Dara, Jane, and Matt explain why a shutdown is not The Purge and delve into the all-important difference between slats, bollards, and walls

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1h 5min
January 01, 2019 Classic Weeds: The great white panic
Jane Coaston joins Dara, Ezra, and Matt to talk about the racial panic tearing America apart and also salt. References and further reading: Ezra's piece on the changing demographics in America Identity Crisis book mentioned by Ezra Salt white paper This episode is a rebroadcast from July of 2018.

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1h 10min
December 28, 2018 The Weeds Year-End Spectacular
Sarah, Ezra, and Matt share what they learned in 2018, predictions for 2019, and their favorite research of the year.
Links:
Matt's white paper pick
Sarah's white paper pick
Ezra's white paper pick
Sarah’s ER opus
Ezra on white threat

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57min
December 21, 2018 Congress actually did something important
Jane, Dara, and Matt analyze the substance and political context of the big bipartisan criminal justice reform bill. References and further reading: German Lopez explains the First Step Act Jane’s piece on Kanye West’s meeting with President Trump James Forman Jr. examines why many African American leaders supported the war on crime

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1h 2min

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