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- 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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1 hr 4 min - 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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55 min - 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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57 min - 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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1 hr - 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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1 hr - Ask Weeds AnythingMatt, Sarah, and Dara take questions from our audienceBook Recommendations:The Field of Blood by Joanne B. FreemanTheodore Roosevelt: A Strenuous Life by Kathleen DaltonBad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John CarreyrouStories:The 17 saddest moments of Jeb Bush’s very sad campaign by Dara LindDespite congressional pressure, Amtrak can’t get its story straight on train-boarding rules by Matthew YglesiasDo No Harm by Sarah Kliff
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59 min - 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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1 hr 5 min - 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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1 hr 10 min - The Weeds Year-End SpectacularSarah, Ezra, and Matt share what they learned in 2018, predictions for 2019, and their favorite research of the year.Links:Matt's white paper pickSarah's white paper pickEzra's white paper pickSarah’s ER opusEzra on white threat
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57 min - 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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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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