Explain It to Me

Latest Episodes:

CB-uh oh! Mar 15, 2017

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Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about Donald Trump's taxes, the disastrous CBO score of the GOP health care bill, and a study on how Chinese imports reduce Americans' marriage rates.

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AHCApalooza Mar 08, 2017

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Sarah, Ezra, and Matt discuss how to pronounce the big new Republican health law, plus analyze its content and the puzzling politics surrounding its introduction.

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Don't Call It a State of the Union Mar 01, 2017

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Sarah, Ezra, and Matt try to discuss Donald Trump's address to a joint session of congress through the lens of actual policy.

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Death Panel If You Do, Death Panel If You Don't Feb 22, 2017

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Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk fake news, town hall protests, and research on why your cell phone bill is so high.

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Weeds in the Wild: Sarah Goes to Kentucky Feb 17, 2017

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In another episode of their new podcast, Sarah and Vox's Liz Scheltens explore why Obamacare enrollees in Kentucky voted for Trump.

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Privet, Amerika! Feb 15, 2017

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Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about the latest Russia-related scandal engulfing the Trump administration, the White House's lack of progress on policy, and new research on how Medicaid expansion reduced the divorce rate.

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The Time Traveling Emanuel Brothers Feb 09, 2017

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Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about anti-Trump protests, cabinet confirmations, and health insurance age rating (exciting!)

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SCOTUS, DBCFT, and Hitler's Highways Feb 01, 2017

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Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about Neil Gorsuch, a controversial tax reform idea, and Nazi infrastructure building.

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The Don't-Call-It-A-Muslim-Ban Jan 30, 2017

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Dara Lind joins Ezra and Matt to discuss Donald Trump's latest crackdown on immigrants and refugees.

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Gag Order and Infrastructure Jan 26, 2017

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Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about widely-misunderstood Trump administration efforts to shut up career civil servants, talk about infrastructure, and ask journalism's most pressing question: What's up with eggs?

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