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- Donald Trump vs the congressional GOPTara Golshan and Andrew Prokop join Matt to talk about the bad blood between Trump and Mitch McConnell.Links!Andrew's interview with Dave HopkinsNow Hear This registration (Promo code Weeds)Weeds Facebook group
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51 min - How the rich ate all the growthEzra and Matt discuss two big papers that help explain America's economic malaise:Income and Wealth Inequality: Evidence and Policy ImplicationsThe Rise of Market Power and the Macroeconomic Implications
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50 min - Statue limitationsLibby Nelson and German Lopez join Matt to discuss the politics and history of Confederate monuments.
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57 min - A very meritorious podcastSarah, Ezra, and Matt break down Trump's plan to slash legal immigration, a new way to sabotage Obamacare, and research on ER scams.Got a bill from an emergency room? We want to hear about it.The Company Behind Many Surprise Emergency Room Bills from The New York TimesSurprise! Out-of-Network Billing for Emergency Care in the United States from NBER
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1 hr 6 min - Can John Kelly fix the Trump administration? Can anyone?Dara Lind and Andrew Prokop join Matt to talk about Kelly's record as DHS Secretary and Trump's bizarre Twitter feud with Mitch McConnell.
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1 hr 6 min - Is Google in an "ideological echo chamber"?Matt, Ezra, and Sarah talk about the now-infamous Google memo, the Democrats' plan for prescription drug pricing, and a study on opioid prescriptions and medical schools.
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1 hr 19 min - The bacon fat theory of school segregation, and some White House chaosEzra, Sarah and Alvin Chang talk about the quiet return of segregation in schools, chaos in the Trump White House, and taxing marijuana.Links!The Washington Post article on school desegregation and the Supreme Court.Alvin's piece on school desegregation and gerrymanderingAlvin's article on living in poor neighborhoodsAlvin's article on white America self-segregatingAlvin's piece on Obamacare repeal splitting neighborhoods
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55 min - ACA repeal is finally dead (maybe)Sarah, Matt, and Dylan Scott analyze the night Trumpcare died and what's next for health care.
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51 min - Skinny repeal and Trump's management by tweetSarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about yet another Obamacare repeal plan, Trump's feud with Jeff Sessions, and new research on retail health clinics.
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1 hr 2 min - A deep dive on basic incomeDylan Matthews joins Matt to discuss the three different version of universal basic income, and why only one of them is good.
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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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