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.
Part of Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Defund the police?
German, Jerusalem, and Dylan walk through the pros and cons of defunding the police as a policy proposal.
58 min
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Biden’s $3.40 a gallon problem
How do you make gas cheaper while fighting global warming?
45 min
153
Taxing Back Better
The wonkiest Biden tax episode you can imagine.
43 min
154
How does the pandemic end?
Dylan, German and Jerusalem discuss possible exit strategies for the Covid-19 pandemic.
54 min
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Reshaping America’s cities
Surprise! The future of work is actually about housing.
53 min
156
Pass the SALT?
Dylan, Jerusalem, and Dara discuss congressional Democrats’ efforts to uncap the state and local tax (SALT) deduction.
59 min
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The Most Dangerous Branch: Covid-19 v. The Cons...
Do Covid-era public health policies stand up in court?
50 min
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Is Facebook really that bad?
Are there any legitimate policy solutions that could fix Facebook?
47 min
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Housing policy, but make it British
Don’t worry, we’re not the only ones to have screwed up our housing market
37 min
160
The case for and against open borders
Our open borders episode is here.
54 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.
60 min
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Is inflation out of control?
It's probably time to talk about inflation.
52 min
163
The home care fight in Congress
What elderly and disabled activists want from Biden.
40 min
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The coming climate exodus
What happens when the climate forces you to move?
55 min
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The Most Dangerous Branch: Roe v. Wade
What the new Supreme Court term means for the future of Roe v. Wade.
66 min
166
Yes, vaccine mandates work
Get the shot, whether you want it or not.
52 min
167
How genes impact your life
What role do genes play in social inequalities?
59 min
168
The debt ceiling’s threat to America
The current debt ceiling crisis, what the debt ceiling is, and how to address it.
51 min
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AMA time with Dylan, German, and Jerusalem
Your Weedsy questions, answered.
67 min
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Means testing our patience
Should work requirements still exist for federal tax credits and benefits?
52 min
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Ezra, Matt, and Sarah Try (Again) to Podcast
For Matt’s last episode of The Weeds, Ezra Klein and Sarah Kliff return for a discussion about how subsidies lead to rising health care costs
68 min
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The Weeds Will Live Forever
Matt, Dara, Jerusalem, and German use Matt’s last Tuesday episode to discuss life expectancy in the US
59 min
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The Federal Reserve's regulatory issues
Matt is joined by Mike Konczal to discuss Jerome Powell’s tenure as Fed Chair and the relationship between interest rates and unemployment numbers
58 min
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The Federal Reserve: Climate Change edition
Vox's Dylan Matthews joins Matt and Jerusalem to talk about whether the Federal Reserve can use monetary policy to fight climate change
57 min
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Who's afraid of a big bad poll?
Matt is joined by David Shor, Head of Data Science at OpenLabs R&D to discuss the causes and implications of polling errors in recent election cycles
65 min