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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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The Next Four Years: How to make a Biden Boom Nov 13, 2020

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Vox’s new series THE NEXT FOUR YEARS delving into the policy prospects for the Biden Era kicks off with Bloomberg’s Karl Smith explaining a bipartisan approach to healing the labor market.

Guest:

Karl Smith (@karlbykarlsmith), Bloomberg Columnist

Host:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

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Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer

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The never ending election story Nov 10, 2020

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Jane, Dara, and Matt on Trump’s refusal to quit and his “surprising” Hispanic support.

Resources:

"How Democrats Missed Trump’s Appeal to Latino Voters" by Jennifer Medina

"Why Democrats Lost So Many South Texas Latinos—the Economy" by Elizabeth Findell, Wall Street Journal

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Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox

Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

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Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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Democracy lost Nov 06, 2020

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Ezra and Matt on the election results and the prospects for majority rule.

Resources:

Chris Hayes and I process this wild election, Ezra Klein Show

Hosts:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

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Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer

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Election Day Special Nov 03, 2020

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In this special live episode of the Weeds - Ella Nilsen joins Matt and Jane to highlight the most contested senate races, and what to watch for as results come in.

Resources:

2020 Election Coverage

Live results for the 2020 Senate races

Vox’s live results for the 2020 presidential election

2020 House election live results

Hosts:

Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox

Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox

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

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Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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Lessons learned from Trump’s first term Oct 30, 2020

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Ezra and Matt look back on what’s surprised them.

Resources:

"Can anything change Americans’ minds about Donald Trump?" by Ezra Klein, Vox

"Republicans are sowing the seeds of the next financial crisis" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox

"Trump Is Losing Ground With White Voters But Gaining Among Black And Hispanic Americans" by Geoffrey Skelley and Anna Wiederkehr, FiveThirtyEight

"Nate Silver on why 2020 isn't 2016" Ezra Klein Show

Hosts:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer

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Biden’s border options Oct 27, 2020

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Dara, Jane, and Matt on the big immigration questions that will face a new administration.

Resources:

"Would Biden 'rebuild the old program' to reduce Northern Triangle migration?" by Teresa Welsh, Devex

"Inside the Refugee Camp on America's Doorstep" by Caitlin Dickerson, NYT

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Hosts:

Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox

Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

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Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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Trump’s last stand Oct 23, 2020

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Ezra and Matt on the final presidential debate.

Hosts:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

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Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer

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Trump's second term agenda Oct 20, 2020

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Dara, Jane, and Matt break down the policy stakes in 2020.

Hosts:

Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox

Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

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Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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Go For Broke: Inside the Dot-Com Bubble Oct 17, 2020

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Go For Broke is a new narrative series from Epic Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network exploring the 2000 dot-com bubble... and what happened when the bubble popped. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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Email scandals are back! Oct 16, 2020

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Ezra and Matt discuss Hunter Biden’s laptop, social media regulation, and the ongoing stimulus standoff.

Hosts:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer

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