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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Weeds Time Machine: The Clean Air Act
How the landmark environmental policy changed America.
43 min
102
Tax time at the culture wars
Why Sen. Rick Scott’s 11-point plan to save America scares Mitch McConnell.
50 min
103
Taxes! Let’s get right Intuit.
Why filing your taxes is so annoying.
46 min
104
The Great Expiration
Saying goodbye to the Covid-era social safety net
51 min
105
The art of the gerrymander
Why a fair electoral map is more complicated than it looks
49 min
106
The myth of US energy independence
How can America call itself energy independent when it still relies on foreign oil?
49 min
107
Why it’s so hard to move in America
The cultural cost of high housing prices
40 min
108
Russia's terrible invasion
And what the US can do about it
64 min
109
A quick update
A brief message from Dylan about our spring schedule
1 min
110
Why San Francisco’s school board got booted
What a local election can say about our national political climate.
48 min
111
Democracy in crisis: The two-party problem
Just how worried should we be about the future of American democracy?
54 min
112
The curse of the midterms
Yes, Democrats should be worried.
55 min
113
Beijing, boycotts, and the enduring politics of...
What does a diplomatic boycott actually do?
34 min
114
Affirmative action could be doomed (again). Wha...
A conservative-leaning Supreme Court could mean the end of affirmative action.
36 min
115
It’s not about Ukraine. It’s about Putin.
It’s not about Russia, either.
48 min
116
Think of the children
What two studies about early childhood poverty interventions can tell us about pediatric brain development
41 min
117
Unions!
Why unions are stronger yet smaller than ever
52 min
118
What happens to voting rights now?
The plan to make it easier to vote has been fili-busted.
40 min
119
Are corporations winning at inflation?
If they are profiting from inflation, can we do anything about it?
40 min
120
What BBB means for climate policy
Can the White House and Congress see eye-to-eye on climate?
65 min
121
How the 1918 flu pandemic ended
What the deadliest pandemic in history can tell us about Covid-19
33 min
122
The case for more babies
We need to talk about the slowing population growth.
49 min
123
The building blocks of radicalization
What happens when political extremism goes mainstream
52 min
124
Why hasn’t student debt been canceled?
A look at the policy merits and political implications of canceling student loan debt.
50 min
125
Best Of: The coming climate exodus
A look back at The Weeds from earlier this year.
55 min