Explain It to Me

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Explain It To Me is the hotline for all your unanswered questions. Sometimes explanations are hard to find, misinformation is rampant, and those internet searches and AI asks can come up empty. Call 1-800-618-8545 with what’s on your mind, and host Jonquilyn Hill will be your friendly guide to the answers you're looking for — and maybe even the ones you don’t expect. New episodes every Wednesday starting September 18. 

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Education
Society & Culture
Politics
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Why hasn’t student debt been canceled?
A look at the policy merits and political implications of canceling student loan debt.
50 min
152
Best Of: The coming climate exodus
A look back at The Weeds from earlier this year.
55 min
153
America’s Public Health Experiment: Federal fai...
Did the government fail in its public health response for the American people?
52 min
154
America's Public Health Experiment: More checks...
How automatic stabilizers could help prevent future economic disaster.
49 min
155
Can school be normal again?
55 min
156
America’s Public Health Experiment: The agencie...
When the government fails its customers.
64 min
157
Learning to love rent control
Does rent control actually control rent?
53 min
158
America’s Public Health Experiment: The testing...
How the US got it wrong from the very beginning.
39 min
159
Defund the police?
German, Jerusalem, and Dylan walk through the pros and cons of defunding the police as a policy proposal.
58 min
160
Biden’s $3.40 a gallon problem
How do you make gas cheaper while fighting global warming?
45 min
161
Taxing Back Better
The wonkiest Biden tax episode you can imagine.
43 min
162
How does the pandemic end?
Dylan, German and Jerusalem discuss possible exit strategies for the Covid-19 pandemic.
54 min
163
Reshaping America’s cities
Surprise! The future of work is actually about housing.
53 min
164
Pass the SALT?
Dylan, Jerusalem, and Dara discuss congressional Democrats’ efforts to uncap the state and local tax (SALT) deduction.
59 min
165
The Most Dangerous Branch: Covid-19 v. The Cons...
Do Covid-era public health policies stand up in court?
50 min
166
Is Facebook really that bad?
Are there any legitimate policy solutions that could fix Facebook?
47 min
167
Housing policy, but make it British
Don’t worry, we’re not the only ones to have screwed up our housing market
37 min
168
The case for and against open borders
Our open borders episode is here.
54 min
169
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.
60 min
170
Is inflation out of control?
It's probably time to talk about inflation.
52 min
171
The home care fight in Congress
What elderly and disabled activists want from Biden.
40 min
172
The coming climate exodus
What happens when the climate forces you to move?
55 min
173
The Most Dangerous Branch: Roe v. Wade
What the new Supreme Court term means for the future of Roe v. Wade.
66 min
174
Yes, vaccine mandates work
Get the shot, whether you want it or not.
52 min
175
How genes impact your life
What role do genes play in social inequalities?
59 min