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- No one wants to take responsibility for sick kids or fake newsMatt, Ezra, and Sarah talk about Mark Zuckerberg's recent announcement regarding what Facebook will focus on in 2018, and the state of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
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59 min - Shithole specialThe mask slipped with Trump's "shithole" comments, and Matt and Dara take a hard look at what lies beneath it. Content warning: explicit policy discussions.
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59 min - Lie back, light up, and enjoy some executive timeGerman Lopez joins Matt and Sarah to talk about Attorney General Jeff Sessions' most recent move on marijuana, how Trump spends his time, and child mortality in the US.
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44 min - Winter, explainedBrian Resnick joins Dara and Matt to talk about the 'bomb cyclone' and how it relates to the climate.
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51 min - Why is US life expectancy falling?It's only the second day of 2018, and Matt, Ezra, and Sarah are already talking about alarming statistics--this time, to do with average American life expectancy.White paper: Bias in Perceptions of Public Opinion Among American Political ElitesThe GOP is trying to pass a super-unpopular agenda — and that's a bad sign for democracyImpact Policy Submission URL: bit.ly/voximpact
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52 min - The most undercovered policy stories of 2017Sarah returns from New Zealand in time to reflect with Matt on the year in policy.White paper: Uniform Pricing in US Retail Chains
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1 hr - Ask Weeds Anything!Matt, Ezra, and Sarah answer your questions.
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55 min - Tax reforms and garbage factoriesMatt and Ezra talk about what the tax bill actually does, whether the deficit matters, and a white paper about rugged individualism.White paper: Frontier Culture: The Roots and Persistence of “Rugged Individualism” in the United StatesOther referenced works:Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: a cultural history)American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North AmericaDialect Diversity in America: The Politics of Language Change
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57 min - The Great Awokening comes to CongressMatt, Dara, and Tara Golshan talk about how Congress does and doesn’t handle sexual harassment allegations.
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58 min - Alabama senate specialMatt and Ezra talk about the result of the Alabama senate race and the state of the GOP.
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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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