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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.

Latest Episodes:

Five big problems with the GOP tax plan Nov 28, 2017

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Matt and Ezra parse through the many flaws of the tax bill.

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A very Weeds Thanksgiving Nov 21, 2017

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Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about what they're thankful for this year — plus disturbing new research about gender bias in surgical referrals. White paper: Interpreting Signals in the Labor Market: Evidence from Medical Referrals

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Tax reform special Nov 17, 2017

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Tara Golshan and Dylan Scott join Matt to break down the two different GOP tax bills.

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Republicans’ Roy Moore problem Nov 14, 2017

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Matt and Sarah discuss allegations against Roy Moore, Trump's new pick for Health and Human Services secretary, and a slightly better work week. White paper: Time as a Network Good: Evidence from Unemployment and the Standard Workweek

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Virginia is for Democrats Nov 10, 2017

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Dara Lind and Andrew Prokop join Matt to talk about this week’s election results and the implications for 2018.

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The vaunted, versatile VAT Nov 07, 2017

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Matt, Ezra, and Sarah talk about the possibility of a Value-Added Tax, midterm elections, and acid rain. Mentioned works: A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient Tax System by T. R. Reid Creating an American Value-Added Tax The People Left Behind When Only the ‘Deserving’ Poor Get Help Mortality and Access to Care among Adults after State Medicaid Expansions White paper: Long-Run Pollution Exposure and Adult Mortality: Evidence from the Acid Rain Program

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The tax bill's winners and many, many losers Nov 03, 2017

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Dylan Scott and Dylan Matthews join Matt to talk about House Republicans’ tax plan.

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Indictment special! Plus: is Paul Ryan cowardly or courageous? Oct 31, 2017

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The gang talks about recent developments in the Russia investigation, and Sarah tells us what she learned visiting Canada with Bernie Sanders.

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Purge 3: The Bannoning Oct 27, 2017

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Andrew Prokop joins Matt to talk about Steve Bannon’s war on the GOP establishment.

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Republicans: "Math" means you have to cut taxes on the rich. Weeds: Nope. Oct 24, 2017

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Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk more tax reform, John Kelly's failure to fix the Trump administration, and new research on dental scams. White paper: Health Services as Credence Goods: A Field Experiment

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