The Weeds
Politics is how people achieve power. Policy is what they do with it. 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.
Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
101
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
102
Immigration, democracy, and the rise of the Wes...
The Weeds live at TruCon 2022
70 min
103
The scourge of the “time tax”
The miserable sludge of applying for government aid.
48 min
104
Ukraine and the global food supply crisis
What happens when the global breadbasket is empty?
41 min
105
What the Alito leak means for Roe — and everyth...
The draft opinion, explained.
54 min
106
The Most Dangerous Branch: Roe v. Wade
What does the future of abortion rights look like?
68 min
107
Why do we go to war?
An expert on why wars start and how to prevent them.
44 min
108
Weeds Time Machine: The Clean Air Act
How the landmark environmental policy changed America.
43 min
109
Tax time at the culture wars
Why Sen. Rick Scott’s 11-point plan to save America scares Mitch McConnell.
50 min
110
Taxes! Let’s get right Intuit.
Why filing your taxes is so annoying.
46 min
111
The Great Expiration
Saying goodbye to the Covid-era social safety net
51 min
112
The art of the gerrymander
Why a fair electoral map is more complicated than it looks
49 min
113
The myth of US energy independence
How can America call itself energy independent when it still relies on foreign oil?
49 min
114
Why it’s so hard to move in America
The cultural cost of high housing prices
40 min
115
Russia's terrible invasion
And what the US can do about it
64 min
116
A quick update
A brief message from Dylan about our spring schedule
1 min
117
Why San Francisco’s school board got booted
What a local election can say about our national political climate.
48 min
118
Democracy in crisis: The two-party problem
Just how worried should we be about the future of American democracy?
54 min
119
The curse of the midterms
Yes, Democrats should be worried.
55 min
120
Beijing, boycotts, and the enduring politics of...
What does a diplomatic boycott actually do?
34 min
121
Affirmative action could be doomed (again). Wha...
A conservative-leaning Supreme Court could mean the end of affirmative action.
36 min
122
It’s not about Ukraine. It’s about Putin.
It’s not about Russia, either.
48 min
123
Think of the children
What two studies about early childhood poverty interventions can tell us about pediatric brain development
41 min
124
Unions!
Why unions are stronger yet smaller than ever
52 min
125
What happens to voting rights now?
The plan to make it easier to vote has been fili-busted.
40 min