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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.

Copyright: © 2019 Vox Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Latest Episodes:

Building the Trump state May 28, 2019

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Jane, Dara, and Matt break down Trump's multi-front resistance to congressional oversight and increasing pressure on the civil service.

Related reading:

Trump vs. IRS lawyers

The shift at USCIS

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Rethinking education reform May 24, 2019

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Libby Nelson and Dylan Scott join Matt to talk about 2020 Democrats' K-12 policy

Bernie's charter school plan - link

Harris' teacher pay plan - link

Elizabeth Warren's case against the neighborhood school - link

Online charter schools are bad - link

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The loneliness of Justin Amash May 21, 2019

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Jane, Dara, and Matt analyze the Michigan Republican's call to consider impeaching Trump.

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America's two housing crises May 17, 2019

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Brookings's Jenny Schuetz joins Matt to discuss subsidies, zoning reform, and much more.

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Make America 2015 Again May 14, 2019

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Jane, Dara, and Matt discuss Joe Biden's claim that Trump is an aberration, plus some fresh research on the macroeconomics of bankruptcy.

Related reading:

Biden/aberration explainer

Biden/bankruptcy explainer

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Green New Weeds May 10, 2019

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David Roberts joins Ezra and Jane to explain the policy and politics of the Green New Deal. Plus: Which candidate has the better climate plan, Beto O’Rourke or Jay Inslee?

Related reading:

The Green New Deal, explained

David Roberts on what’s in the Green New Deal

The Green New Deal critics

The case against incremental climate policy

Gov. Jay Inslee’s climate policy

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Sarah's Last Stand May 07, 2019

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Dylan Scott joins Sarah and Matt to talk about single-payer's big day on Capitol Hill and some hot administrative data from Rhode Island.

Related reading:

Dylan’s article on a Medicare-for-all hearing

Dylan’s other article on the Medicare-for-all hearing

Sarah and Dylan on the different Democratic health care plans

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Mexico: America's waiting room May 03, 2019

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Dara, Jane, and Matt discuss Dara's fresh reporting on asylum officers' complaints about Trump's "wait in Mexico" policy initiative.

Related reading:

Dara’s piece on asylum officers

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Incels and bullshitters Apr 30, 2019

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Senior correspondent Zack Beauchamp joins Jane and Matt to share his reporting on the origins and evolution of a troubling new internet community.

Related reading:

“Our incel problem” by Zack Beauchamp

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Was The Weeds on the wrong side of history? Apr 26, 2019

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Sarah, Ezra, and Matt celebrate Vox's fifth anniversary with a look at the changing nature of the policy dialogue in Washington.

This special episode of The Weeds was taped in front of a live audience at The LINE DC to celebrate Vox’s fifth anniversary. If you enjoyed it, we think you’ll also enjoy this live taping of Recode Decode with Kara Swisher featuring Julia Angwin, and this special episode of The Ezra Klein Show with Vox’s co-founders Ezra Klein, Matt Yglesias, and Vox Media’s Publisher Melissa Bell.

The Weeds is a Vox Media Inc. Production

Produced by: Jeff Geld

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