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