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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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Winter, explained Jan 05, 2018

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Brian Resnick joins Dara and Matt to talk about the 'bomb cyclone' and how it relates to the climate.

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Why is US life expectancy falling? Jan 02, 2018

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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 Elites The GOP is trying to pass a super-unpopular agenda — and that's a bad sign for democracy Impact Policy Submission URL: bit.ly/voximpact

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The most undercovered policy stories of 2017 Dec 29, 2017

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Sarah 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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Ask Weeds Anything! Dec 22, 2017

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Matt, Ezra, and Sarah answer your questions.

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Tax reforms and garbage factories Dec 19, 2017

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Matt 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 States Other 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 America Dialect Diversity in America: The Politics of Language Change

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The Great Awokening comes to Congress Dec 15, 2017

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Matt, Dara, and Tara Golshan talk about how Congress does and doesn’t handle sexual harassment allegations.

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Alabama senate special Dec 13, 2017

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Matt and Ezra talk about the result of the Alabama senate race and the state of the GOP.

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Is the FBI good now? Dec 08, 2017

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Matt, Dara, and German Lopez discuss the (shallow, according to some) politics of pro-FBI liberals.

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Net neutrality, explained (Also! Why CVS is buying Aetna) Dec 05, 2017

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Matt, Ezra, and Sarah talk through the argument around net neutrality, the possible CVS-Aetna merger, and a white paper about who becomes an inventor in America. Ben Thompson's defense of Ajit Pai Who Becomes an Inventor in America? The Importance of Exposure to Innovation

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How the GOP is weaponizing the tax code Dec 01, 2017

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Matt, Dara Lind, and Vox contributor Mike Konczal talk tax reform and Democrats' sexual harassment problem.

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