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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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Movement building in the Trump era Dec 06, 2019

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Indivisible co-founder Leah Greenberg joins Matt to talk about her new book and the path forward for democratic reform.

Guest:

Leah Greenberg (@Leahgreenb), Co-Executive Director of Invisible

Host:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

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You say "usmca," I say "U-S-M-C-A" Dec 03, 2019

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Dara and Matt on the congressional debate over Trump's trade deal.

What to read:

"USMCA, the new trade deal between the US, Canada, and Mexico, explained" by Jen Kirby, Vox

"How the Trans-Pacific Partnership could drive up the cost of medicine worldwide" by Julia Belluz, Vox

"How Canada's supply management system works" by John Paul Tasker, CBC

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Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

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Build housing near transit Nov 29, 2019

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San Diego-area congressman Scott Peters joins Matt to talk about his plan to boost transit-oriented development.

Guest:

Rep. Scott Peters (@RepScottPeters), U.S. Representative from California's 52nd congressional district

Host:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

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Impeachment's policy roots Nov 26, 2019

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Andrew Prokop joins Dara and Matt to discuss the long shadow of Viktor Yanukovitch's downfall.

What to read:

"Top U.S. official visits protesters in Kiev as Obama admin. ups pressure on Ukraine president Yanukovich" NYT

"Paul Manafort has now been sentenced to a combined 7.5 years in prison" by Andrew Prokop, Vox

"Former CIA Director: We worried arming Ukraine would hand technology to Russian spies" by Ken Dilanian, NBC News

""Hillary is the worst option": How Moscow sees American politics" by Max Fisher, Vox

Hosts:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

Andrew Prokop (@awprokop), Senior Politics Correspondent, Vox

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

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Single-payer federalism Nov 22, 2019

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Rep. Ro Khanna joins Matt to make the case for his legislation encouraging state-based Medicare for All programs.

What to read:

Rep. Khanna's proposed legislation

Guest:

Rep. Ro Khanna (@RepRoKhanna), U.S. Representative from California's 17th congressional district

Host:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

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Groypers vs. Conservatism Inc. Nov 19, 2019

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Jane, Dara, and Matt on white nationalists' campus battles, plus a major scandal in Swedish administrative data.

What to read:

"Why alt-right trolls shouted down Donald Trump Jr." by Jane Coaston, Vox

"Democrats want Stephen Miller to resign after report exposes emails promoting white nationalism" by Michael Brice-Saddler, The Washington Post

"The groypers are American fascists" by Dominic Green, Spectator

"Stephen Miller planted anti-Rubio stories in Breitbart during 2016 campaign, leaked emails show" by Ben Collins and Anna Schecter, NBC News

"Immigration, Not White Suburbs, Turning VA Blue. GOP Still Can Win With Sailer Strategy—But Ultimately Needs An Immigration Moratorium" Anonymous, Vdare

"The real reason SAT scores are falling" by Libby Nelson

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Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

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

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

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The case for subsidized jobs Nov 15, 2019

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Indi Dutta-Gupta of the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality's big idea for turning Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) into an effective recession-fighting tool.

What to read:

"Recession ready: Fiscal policies to stabilize the American economy" by Heather Boushey, Ryan Nunn, and Jay Shambaugh, Brookings

"'If the goal was to get rid of poverty, we failed': the legacy of the 1996 welfare reform" by Dylan Matthews, Vox

"The Legacy of the TANF Emergency Fund" by LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D.

"Why politicians should promise every American a job" by Matthews Yglesias, Vox

Guest:

Indi Dutta-Gupta (@IndivarD), Co-Executive Director at the Georgetown Center on Poverty & Inequality

Host:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

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Introducing Reset Nov 13, 2019

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Every story is a tech story. We live in a world where algorithms drive our interests, scientists are re-engineering our food supply, and a robot may be your next boss. Host Arielle Duhaime-Ross explores why–and how–tech is changing everything. Produced by Recode and Stitcher, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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The billionaire backlash Nov 12, 2019

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Jane, Dara, and Matt on Michael Bloomberg’s presidential aspirations and the case against billionaires.

What to read:

"Bashing Bill Gates lets the rest of the billionaire class off the hook" by Dylan Matthews, Vox

"AOC’s policy adviser makes the case for abolishing billionaires" by Dylan Matthews, Vox

"Anand Giridharadas on the elite charade of changing the world" by Ezra Klein, Vox

"A Michael Bloomberg presidential run is unlikely to help moderate Democrats’ cause" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox

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Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

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

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

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The internet we lost Nov 08, 2019

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Function's Anil Dash joins Matt to discuss how Big Tech broke the web and how we can get it back.

Guest:

Anil Dash (@anildash), CEO of Glitch and host of Function with Anil Dash

Host:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

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