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Explain It to Me

Should I buy a house? Why do I say “like” so much? Should Gen Z bother to save for retirement?
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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Latest Episodes:

Reopening without a plan May 08, 2020

Show notes

Ezra and Matt on America's lost month and what happens next.

Resources:

"April was another lost month for Trump’s coronavirus response" by German Lopez, Vox

"Flattening the curve isn’t good enough" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox

"COVID-19: The CIDRAP Viewpoint" by Peter M. Sandman & Jody Lanard, Cidrap

"Canada succeeded on coronavirus where America failed. Why?" by Zack Beauchamp, Vox

"US coronavirus data is at odds with Trump’s push to get the economy back up and running" by Aaron Rupar, Vox

Hosts:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

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

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production

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How to win elections May 05, 2020

Show notes

Dara, Jane, and Matt break down the great mobilization vs persuasion debate.

Resources:

"What Happened in the Georgia Gubernatorial Election?" Catalist Analytics, Medium

"The case for taking Trump’s black outreach seriously" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox

"Michelle Obama Is Mad at ‘Our Folks,’ Not Trump Voters: ‘That’s My Trauma’" by Kevin Fallon, Daily Beast

Hosts:

Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox

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

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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Are Democrats getting rolled? May 01, 2020

Show notes

Ezra and Matt on congressional bargaining strategy and the China blame game.

Resources:

"Congressional Democrats are governing from the minority" by Ezra Klein, Vox

"Many world leaders have seen double-digit polling surges amid coronavirus. Trump isn’t one of them." by Roge Karma, Vox

Hosts:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

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

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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A faster Covid-19 vaccine Apr 28, 2020

Show notes

Jane, Dara, and Matt discuss the possibility of "human challenge trials" to speed vaccine development.

Resources:

"How Anthony Fauci Became America’s Doctor" by Michael Specter, The New Yorker

"What Each Side of the COVID-19 Debate Should Understand About the Other" by Brian Doherty, Reason

"Special Report: Peruvian coca farmers to Paris pushers, coronavirus upends global narcotics trade" by Gabriel Stargardter, Drazen Jorgic, Reuters

Hosts:

Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox

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

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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Who models the modelers? Apr 24, 2020

Show notes

Ezra and Matt on the failures of some popular epidemiological forecasts and a viral Silicon Valley essay urging America to build again.

Resources:

"The US has a national service for predicting the weather. It needs one for predicting disease." by Brian Resnick, Vox

"What happens next in the coronavirus outbreak? We mapped 8 scenarios." by Julia Belluz, Vox

"It's time to build" by Marc Andreessen, a16z

"Why we can’t build" by Ezra Klein, Vox

Hosts:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

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

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

Open courtesy of StatQuest

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Opening up Apr 21, 2020

Show notes

Dara, Jane, and Matt on conservatives’ desire for a rapid reopening of American businesses, and a 'feel good' white paper about air pollution.

Resources:

"This is where all 50 states stand on reopening" by Alaa Eslassar, CNN

The Heritage Foundation's plan.

The American Enterprise's plan.

The Center for American Progress's plan

"The legal scholar who shaped Trump’s coronavirus response defends his theory" by Jane Coaston, Vox

"Inclined to Putrefaction" by Erin Maglaque, London Review of Books

The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory

COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with Air Conditioning in Restaurant, Guangzhou, China, 2020, CDC

Hosts:

Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox

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

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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Help is on the way (sort of) Apr 17, 2020

Show notes

Ezra and Matt break down the implementation problems that have bedeviled the CARES Act.

Resources:

"Policy by no other means" The Weeds

Hosts:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

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

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

Cold open courtesy of NBC News

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The corporate bailout watchdog Apr 14, 2020

Show notes

Congressional oversight committee member Bharat Ramamurti joins Matt to explain his new job and what's wrong with shareholder capitalism.

Guest:

Bharat Ramamurti (@BharatRamamurti), Member, Congressional Oversight Commission

Host:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

Credits:

Jeff Geld (@jeff_geld), Editor & Producer

More to explore:

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How does this end? Apr 10, 2020

Show notes

Ezra and Matt review four major plans for after social distancing; plus the Democratic primary finally ends.

Resources:

Dan Hopkins' tweet

"National coronavirus response: A road map to reopening" by Scott Gottlieb, AEI

"A National and State Plan To End the Coronavirus Crisis" By Zeke Emanuel, Neera Tanden, Topher Spiro, Adam Conner, Kevin DeGood, Erin Simpson, Nicole Rapfogel, and Maura Calsyn, Center for American Progress

COVID-19 Response White Papers, Harvard University

"Simulating Covid-19: Part 1" by Paul Romer

"Even A Bad Test Can Help Guide the Decision to Isolate: Covid Simulations Part 3" by Paul Romer

"It’s time to move past employer-based health insurance" by Ezra Klein, Vox

Hosts:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

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

Credits:

Producer and edited by Jeff Geld

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Covid-19 and the border Apr 07, 2020

Show notes

Dara, Jane, and Matt on the intersection between the pandemic and Trump's border crackdown, and a white paper about happiness.

Resources:

"It’s Impossible to “Distance” in ICE Detention. Doctors Say Free All Detainees." by Jack Herrera, Truthout

"How ice operations in New York set the stage for a coronavirus nightmare in local jails" by Ryan Devereaux, The Intercept

"Leaked Border Patrol Memo Tells Agents to Send Migrants Back Immediately — Ignoring Asylum Law" by Dara Lind, ProPublica

"The Real Roots of Midlife Crisis" by Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic

"Why Elders Smile" by David Brooks, NYTimes

Hosts:

Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox

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

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

The Weeds is produced and edited by Jeff Geld

More to explore:

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