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- What if the government guaranteed everyone a job?Vox's Dylan Matthews joins Sarah and Matt to break down the jobs guarantee debate and discuss research on a promising school desegregation initiative undermined by racist police practices.References and further readingDylan's jobs guarantee explainer (with links to Stephanie Kelton's writing)Dylan's explainer of Sen. Cory Booker's jobs guarantee proposal (with links to Darrick Hamilton and Sandy Darity's writing)Bryce Covert's piece on the case for a jobs guaranteeGallup poll on workers getting a sense of identity from their jobsWhite paper on school integration "risks and benefits"
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55 min - Ambien for all, Ronny Jackson and the VA, explainedCongressional reporter Ella Nilsen makes her Weeds debut joining Sarah and Matt to break down the botched nomination at the Veterans’ Administration, they also address the questions around the troubled agency’s future.References and further reading:Sarah's piece on the Ronny Jackson scandalElla's piece on the controversy surrounding Jackson's nominationCNN piece on Ronny Jackson's alleged 'grab-and-go' clinicNY Times piece on the concierge emergency room
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52 min - Speaker Ryan had a farm bill (E-I-E-I-O)Sarah, Dara and Matt discuss a Republican farm bill that would impose work requirements on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) beneficiaries. Then they turn to a white paper on OxyContin and the heroin epidemic.References and further reading:Good Politico article summarizing the farm billMarion Nestle's piece on the farm billWhite paper on OxyContin's impact on the heroin epidemicGerman Lopez's piece on the OxyContin white paper
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1 hr - Boiling the frogs of warZack Beauchamp joins Dara and Matt to explain the ever-expanding 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force and Trump's even more expansive legal rationale for bombing Syria.References and further reading:Vox's history of the AUMFA primer on the legal dispute in Doe v. MattisChesney primer on the Corker-Kaine Draft AUMFWho is Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben?
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56 min - Honor cults in the FBI and Norwegian militaryMatt, Sarah and Dara work backward from James Comey through FBI history and discover an 18th-century demon hidden in the Constitution. No, really.References and further reading:Dara's piece on the tension between the rule of law and political leadershipRecent PBS poll on how Americans view the FBIMax Weber, explainedWhite paper on gender integration in the Norwegian military
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1 hr 5 min - All 👏 payer 👏 rate 👏 setting 👏Dylan Scott joins Sarah and Matt to talk about Paul Ryan's retirement, his legacy, and the Weedsiest health reform of all.References:Sarah's all-payer rate setting explainerDylan's piece on Paul Ryan's legacyMelanie Mason's piece on California's healthcare billRTI evaluation of all-payer rate settingHealth Affairs evaluation on changes in hospital use in Maryland
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54 min - The imprudent Scott PruittSirens galore, as the team races through Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt's many, many scandals and a white paper about unnecessary ambulance use.References:Trump's defense of Scott PruittA good explainer on the Pruitt scandalHow EPA deregulations impact toxic air pollutionMichael Grunwald's piece on Pruitt's rollback of Obama era environmental regulationsElaina Plott's pieces on Scott Pruitt and moreWorking paper on ambulance usage in New York
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54 min - Sinclair’s alarming takeover of local TV newsDylan Matthews joins Sarah and Matt to break down the history of Sinclair Broadcast Group, its politics, and the regulatory favors that fueled its growth.References:Dylan's piece on the Sinclair media takeoverTimothy Burke's Sinclair anchor mashupAlving Chang's piece on Sinclair media, see if your local news station is owned by SinclairMartin and McCrain's paper on local news and national politicsGood Mother Jones piece on Sinclair's local news takeover
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49 min - Is Donald Trump ruining the Census?Sarah, Dara, and Matt talk about the citizenship question, funding, and the potential consequences of a botched enumeration. Plus a weedsy dive into potential redistricting mischief, and research on Jose Canseco's malign influence on Major League Baseball.References:Dara's piece on the 2020 censusCarlos Waters' video on the 2020 censusThe baseball white paper
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54 min - The optimistic take is things have always been bad (Worldly crossover)The Weeds/Worldly crossover event continues: Jennifer Williams tries to persuade Dara and Matt they're wrong about an Islamophobic shift in Trump's new cabinet, and the old-fashioned democracy-promoting hawkery of George W. Bush.
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About 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?
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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