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- At last, a Weeds about weed (also Obamacare)Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about Democrats' plans to improve Obamacare and new evidence that smoking pot makes you bad at math.Links!White paper: ‘High’ Achievers? Cannabis Access and Academic PerformanceEzra's conversation with Dr. Nneka Jones TapiaLatest Worldly episodeTell us (and other Weeds fans) what you thought about the episode in our Facebook group!Subscribe to VoxCare for healthcare news in your inbox daily!
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1 hr 5 min - McConnellCare II: Cruz ControlMatt and Sarah sit down with Dylan Scott to talk through all the nitty gritty details of the Senate's latest health care plan.Links!Ezra debates the Senate health care bill with Avik RoyDylan Scott's reporting leading up to this latest iteration of the billMcConnell talking to moderates about tax cutsHow the Trump administration saved Obamacare in AlaskaTell us (and other Weeds fans) what you thought about the episode in our Facebook group!Subscribe to VoxCare for healthcare news in your inbox daily!
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54 min - Minimum wage research showdown (also Russia)Sarah, Ezra, and Matt wonk out on the latest minimum wage research and Ted Cruz's new health plan — plus some Russia stuff, too.White Paper: Minimum Wage Increases, Wages, and Low-Wage Employment: Evidence from Seattle
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1 hr 5 min - Understanding the opioid epidemicDrug policy reporter German Lopez joins Matt for a close look at the biggest drug overdose crisis in American history.
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48 min - Trumpism and travel bansDara Lind and Dylan Matthews join Ezra to talk about the updated travel ban, how Trumpism has translated into policy, and the impact that increasingly awesome video games have had on young men's work habits.Links!White Paper: Leisure Luxuries and the Labor Supply of Young MenPeter Suderman's piece about young men playing video games instead of getting jobs
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1 hr 1 min - Meanwhile, House Republicans are trying to write a budgetJim Tankersley and Tara Golshan join Matt to talk about House Republicans' struggles to write a budget resolution and get their tax reform agenda on track.
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46 min - CB--Oh no this health care bill is terrible tooA new CBO score on the latest Obamacare repeal bill pushes Sarah to the breaking point!Links:Follow along as Matt, Ezra, and Sarah read through the CBO reportGraphs comparing silver insurance plan costs under different health care bills for different income brackets White Paper: Health Insurance Coverage and Health — What the Recent Evidence Tells Us
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1 hr 10 min - Senate Republicans' health care idea: Make the poor pay more for lessThe Senate health care bill is out — and Sarah, Ezra, and Matt are back in the studio to dive into the details of what it means for the marketplaces, Medicaid, and very rich people.
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1 hr 4 min - Georgia (and Obamacare repeal) on our mindsSarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about Tuesday's special elections and the soon-to-be-released Senate health care bill.
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1 hr 7 min - Trump’s “buck stops somewhere else” foreign policyForeign editors Yochi Dreazen and Jennifer Williams join Matt to talk about the diplomatic crisis in Qatar and the never-ending war in Afghanistan.
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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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