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Political journalist Matthew Yglesias joins us to discuss his love of Star Trek and his new book One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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465. Matthew Yglesias on Star Trek and One Billion Americans

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