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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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Best of: Homelessness and how to fix it Dec 22, 2020

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Mary Cunningham, vice president of Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy at the Urban Institute, joins Matt for part two of homelessness week to discuss the causes and potential solutions of homelessness. They dive deep into the data surrounding the issue, and take a look at President Trump's claim that homelessness is on the rise.

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The Next Four Years: Beyond the student debt debate Dec 18, 2020

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New America’s Kevin Carey explains loan forgiveness and the deeper problems with American higher education.

Guest:

Kevin Carey (@kevincarey1), Vice President, Education Policy and Knowledge Management, New America

Host:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer

Jackson Bierfeldt, Editor

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Build Back Exactly The Same Dec 15, 2020

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Dylan Matthews joins Matt and Dara to discuss Covid’s impact on poverty and the road to recovery.

Resources:

"Joe Biden is taking office amid a poverty crisis" by Dylan Matthews, Vox

Income and poverty in the COVID-19 pandemic by Jeehoon Han, Bruce D. Meyer, and James X. Sullivan

Kamala Harris's plan for $2,000 a month transfers to every man, woman, and child

Plan to have the Fed give people money by making everyone a bank

Who is Manasi Deshpande?

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Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica

Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), Senior Correspondent, Vox

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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The Next Four Years: An optimistic climate agenda Dec 11, 2020

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Third Way’s Josh Freed and Jackie Kempfer explain a path forward for low-carbon policy in a time of divided government.

Guest:

Josh Freed (@ThirdWayEnergy), Senior VP, Climate and Energy Program, Third Way

Jackie Kempfer (@JackieKempfer), Senior Policy Advisor, Climate and Energy Program, Third Way

Host:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer

Jackson Bierfeldt, Editor

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The blob is back Dec 08, 2020

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Alex Ward joins Dara and Matt to analyze the Biden national security team.

Resources:

"The revenge of the blob" by Alex Ward, Vox

Why Nations Fall

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Hosts:

Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica

Alex Ward (@AlexWardVox), Staff Writer, International Security and Defense, Vox

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The Next Four Years: The Covid transition Dec 04, 2020

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Kaiser’s Jennifer Kates joins Matt to explain the next steps in countering the pandemic.

Guest:

Jennifer Kates (@jenkatesdc), Senior VP/Director, Global Health & HIV Policy, Kaiser Foundation

Host:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer

Jackson Bierfeldt, Editor

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The job nobody wants Dec 01, 2020

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Dara and Matt on Biden’s choice to run Homeland Security and the many challenges he’ll face.

Resources:

"Biden picks Alejandro Mayorkas, a son of Jewish Cuban refugees, to lead the Department of Homeland Security" by Nick Miroff and

Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post

"How an Obama appointee helped influential Democrats get visas for rich immigrants" by Dara Lind, Vox

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Hosts:

Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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The post-election economy Nov 24, 2020

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Emily Stewart joins Dara and Matt to discuss the prospects for Covid relief and Janet Yellen.

Resources:

"Janet Yellen's mistake" by Matthew Yglesias, Slowboring.com

"Electoral politics on an unfair playing field" by Aaron Strauss, Slowboring.com

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Hosts:

Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica

Emily Stewart (@EmilyStewartM), Business and Politics Reporter, Vox

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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The Next Four Years: Joe Biden’s world Nov 20, 2020

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The Atlantic Council’s Emma Ashford joins Matt to explain the president-elect’s approach to national security.

Guest:

Emma Ashford (@EmmaMAshford), Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

Host:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer

Jackson Bierfeldt, Editor

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Georgia on my mind Nov 17, 2020

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Resources:

"Why Georgia has runoff elections" by Jerusalem Demsas, Vox

"David Perdue and Jon Ossoff advance to Georgia Senate runoff" by Ella Nilsen and Jerusalem Demsas

"Detailed Turnout Data Shows How Georgia Turned Blue" by Nate Cohn, New York Times

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Hosts:

Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica

Ella Nilsen (@ella_nilsen), Politics & Policy Reporter, Vox

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Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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