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.
Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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AMERICA HAS A (POLLING) PROBLEM
Why are the polls so wrong so often?
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Abbott and DeSantis: Stunt queens or policy mak...
Could relocating migrants in the US be a policy solution?
44 min
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The fastest growing voting bloc in America
What do we know about how Latinos and Hispanics will vote in 2022 and beyond?
54 min
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Who decides how we’ll save the future?
The case for – and against – longtermism
60 min
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Vitamin X
The wild and unregulated west of dietary supplements.
32 min
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It’s a policy team takeover!
Student loans, inflation, and back-to-school (oh my!)
38 min
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The rebirth of industrial policy
And a new era of industrialism.
46 min
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Could the war on terror be over?
What Zawahiri’s death means for US foreign policy.
59 min
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The new politics of abortion
Let’s talk about Kansas.
41 min
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Maybe we’re not doomed?
Maintaining climate optimism in a world on fire.
56 min
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Weeds Time Machine: The ADA
The landmark civil rights policy, explained.
58 min
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What the hell is up with SCOTUS?
The latest Supreme Court term, explained
58 min
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The legal limbo of abortion rights
Roe v. Wade is gone, but its demise raises a whole host of new questions.
59 min
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Pregnancy in a post-Roe America
Our maternal mortality rate was already bad. What happens now?
43 min
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ConGRADulations, fellow kids
Ten months ago, the faculty of Cramer Hill Elementary set out to get their kids back on track after a year of mostly remote learning.
24 min
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How the world became rich
A quick recap of thousands of years of economic history.
57 min
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Does the US need a National Guard of nurses?
The country doesn’t have enough nurses. This could be one way to fix that.
40 min
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The gun control stalemate, explained
There is no panacea for mass shootings.
42 min
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The Most Dangerous Branch: A well-regulated mil...
With six conservative judges on the bench this term, the Supreme Court could rule in favor of the most sweeping gun rights laws yet.
63 min
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Immigration, democracy, and the rise of the Wes...
The Weeds live at TruCon 2022
70 min
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The scourge of the “time tax”
The miserable sludge of applying for government aid.
48 min
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Ukraine and the global food supply crisis
What happens when the global breadbasket is empty?
41 min
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What the Alito leak means for Roe — and everyth...
The draft opinion, explained.
54 min
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The Most Dangerous Branch: Roe v. Wade
What does the future of abortion rights look like?
68 min
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Why do we go to war?
An expert on why wars start and how to prevent them.
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