The Weeds
Politics is how people achieve power. Policy is what they do with it. Every week on The Weeds, host Jonquilyn Hill and guests break down the policies that shape our lives, from abortion to financial regulations to affirmative action to housing. We dive deep and we get wonky, but we have fun along the way. New episodes drop every Wednesday.
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50 shades of Green New Deal
David Roberts joins Jane and Matt for a special live episode from Seattle
83 min
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A plan to revive American unions
Matt sits down with SEIU's Mary Kay Henry to discuss the future of unions in America
52 min
378
The left’s path to power
58 min
379
Trump's primary challengers
51 min
380
The case for foreign policy restraint
Emma Ashford and Matt Yglesias discuss all things foreign policy
55 min
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Trump's latest trade war
The Weeds team discusses the potential trade war with China, Elizabeth Warren's new trade plan, and a white paper about health care.
54 min
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Does America need trade deals?
53 min
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Slavery and its legacy
50 min
384
Trump's war on Medicaid
50 min
385
Epstein conspiracy time
The Weeds team discusses the implications of Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide
45 min
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The case for a Green New Deal
Matt and Julian Brave NoiseCat discuss the inner workings of the Green New Deal.
58 min
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Domestic terrorism after El Paso
Dara, Matt, and Jane discuss domestic terrorism in the aftermath of the mass shooting in El Paso
47 min
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The second Democratic debate
Matt and Ezra break down round 2 of the Democratic debates
61 min
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The many mysteries of Jeffrey Epstein
The many mysteries of Jeffrey Epstein
51 min
390
Dysfunctional federalism
Yale law professor David Schleicher joins Matt to talk about why state and local politics don’t work anymore.
64 min
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Go back to Cincinnati
President Trump’s rhetoric around the small group of congresswomen known as “the Squad."
45 min
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Why everyone hates Big Tech, with The Verge's N...
Matt and Nilay discuss big tech in this special Weeds/Vergecast crossover episode
55 min
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Space Force all the way!
Trump's more-tedious-than-it-sounds plan for military domination of the final frontier.
42 min
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School’s out for summer
Child care disruptions and possible solutions.
38 min
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Ask Weeds Anything
ProPublica reporter Dara Lind joins Jane and Matt to answer your questions.
88 min
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A progressive case for globalism
Trade and the middle class.
56 min
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Democracy's week in court
Two big Supreme Court cases on gerrymandering and the census.
45 min
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Debate Weeds: Ezra and Matt on the long-awaited...
The first Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 cycle.
60 min
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What’s really going on with child detention?
The breakdown of trust that’s driving the latest crisis at the border.
46 min
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What’s really happening in Central America
The deep roots of the migration crisis.
50 min