Vox's The Weeds
By Vox / Ezra Klein / Sarah Kliff / Matt Yglesias
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Description
Everyone is always warning you not to get lost in the weeds. But not Vox's Ezra Klein, Sarah Kliff, and Matthew Yglesias. They love the weeds. That's where all the policy is. This is the podcast for people who follow politics because they love thinking about health care, economics, and zoning. It is not a podcast for people who like hearing talk about gaffes.
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ExplicitA platinum get out of jail free card | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about the real causes of mass incarceration, Trump's move to roll back contraceptive coverage, and the mysterious world of high-end credit cards.Links!German Lopez’s piece about John Pfaff’s “Locked in” Mark A.R. Kleiman, Angela Hawken, and Ross Halperin on graduated reentry as prison reform.Today’s white paper, "Status Goods: Experimental Evidence from Platinum Credit Cards" Our Weeds in the Wild Episode about birth control Ezra Klein’s conversation with Chris Hayes about “A Colony in a Nation” Jon Bois excellent video, The Dumbest Boy in the WorldBooks!"Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration" by John Pfaff"The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" by Michelle Alexander"A Colony in a Nation" by Chris Hayes | 5/31/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWeeds in the Wild: Tennessee's Healthcare Bald Spot | Sarah Kliff travels to Tennessee to see what it looks like when Obamacare explodes.Links!Sarah's piece about her trip to Tennessee More details about the Missouri bald spotAn interactive map of the counties most at risk of losing all their insurers Our lovely Weeds Facebook groupEmail us at weeds@vox.com | 5/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCB--Oh, this bill stinks | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about the new CBO score of Trumpcare and the results of this week's special election in Montana. | 5/26/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitTrump's budget has landed, and it's terrible | A tanned and rested Ezra joins Matt and Sarah to talk budget, auto-enrollment in health care, and some eye-popping research on zoning.Links:Sarah's piece on auto-enrollmentJeff Stein's piece on reactions to Paul Ryan's agenda The wonderful Weeds Facebook group | 5/24/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAll the Trump scandal drama you've been craving | Yochi Dreazen and Jennifer Williams join Matt to talk about the new Trump/Russia special counsel and the latest scandal swirling around Michael Flynn. | 5/19/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitTrump chaos, UBI, and the fracking baby boom | Dylan Matthews joins Sarah and Matt to talk about Trump's latest problems, his reporting on basic income in Kenya, and new research on fracking's impact on marriage and childbearing. | 5/17/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWeeds in the Wild: Free Money... For Everyone! | One of the world’s first universal basic income experiments is happening right now in a small Kenyan village. Dylan Matthews went there to investigate.Links!Dylan Matthew's piece about his Kenya tripTwo economists make the case for and against an American UBIA longer UBI explainerPlease send us feedback! Post your thoughts in our Facebook group or email us at weeds@vox.com | 5/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe wall in our hearts | Vox's Dara Lind joins Sarah and Matt to talk about James Comey's firing, the border wall, and whether incomes have really been as stagnant as they seem. | 5/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAHCApocalypse III | Dylan Scott joins Sarah and Matt to discuss the surprisingly swift passage of a revised and reanimated version of Paul Ryan's repeal bill. | 5/5/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitHigh-Risk Podcasting | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about Congress's big spending deal, Republicans' newest Obamacare repeal idea, and research on what happens when abortion providers shut down. | 5/3/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAHCApocalypse II | Live at Vox Conversations, Sarah, Ezra, and Matt discuss the GOP's doomed effort to reboot Obamacare repeal and the White House's "new" tax reform "plan." | 4/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFrench elections, national service, and Queens at war | Libby Nelson and Dylan Matthews join Matt to talk about the global nationalist tide, forcing integration across class and ethnic lines, and research on gender and foreign policy dynamics. | 4/26/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWeeds Live! | In front of their first-ever live audience, Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about Trump surprises, Singapore's health care system, and the impact of longevity inequality on retirement programs. | 4/19/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWeeds in the Wild: Meet Joan, the Robotic Pelvis | Sarah and Byrd take a look at some policy experiments working to drive down teen pregnancy and abortion rates. They're showing promising results — but they're also under threat. | 4/14/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe World's Worst Club | Sarah and Matt are joined by Dara Lind for a discussion of the United fiasco, Trump-era immigration enforcement, and pre-K's surprising health benefits. | 4/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitBonus Episode: The United States Attacks Syria | The United States has just intentionally bombed a Syrian regime target for the first time since the country’s civil war began in 2011. Zack Beauchamp joins Ezra Klein and Matt Yglesias to discuss how we got here, and the significance of chemical weapons, in this bonus episode of The Weeds. | 4/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitNuclear Winter | Jim Tankersley joins Sarah and Matt to talk tax reform, senate procedure, and the most exciting Swedish administrative data yet. | 4/5/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA cheery discussion of global warming, Obamacare repeal, and death | A cheery discussion of global warming, Obamacare repeal, and death | 3/31/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWeeds in the Wild: Postville | Weeds in the Wild: Postville | 3/24/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMad Dogs and Obamacare Repealers | Ezra and Matt are joined by Yochi Dreazen to talk about national security policy in the Trump era, the latest on ACA repeal, and research indicating the internet's not to blame for political polarization. | 3/21/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCB-uh oh! | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about Donald Trump's taxes, the disastrous CBO score of the GOP health care bill, and a study on how Chinese imports reduce Americans' marriage rates. | 3/15/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAHCApalooza | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt discuss how to pronounce the big new Republican health law, plus analyze its content and the puzzling politics surrounding its introduction. | 3/8/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDon't Call It a State of the Union | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt try to discuss Donald Trump's address to a joint session of congress through the lens of actual policy. | 3/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDeath Panel If You Do, Death Panel If You Don't | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk fake news, town hall protests, and research on why your cell phone bill is so high. | 2/22/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWeeds in the Wild: Sarah Goes to Kentucky | In another episode of their new podcast, Sarah and Vox's Liz Scheltens explore why Obamacare enrollees in Kentucky voted for Trump. | 2/17/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPrivet, Amerika! | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about the latest Russia-related scandal engulfing the Trump administration. | 2/15/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Time Traveling Emanuel Brothers | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about anti-Trump protests, cabinet confirmations, and health insurance age rating (exciting!) | 2/9/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSCOTUS, DBCFT, and Hitler's Highways | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about Neil Gorsuch, a controversial tax reform idea, and Nazi infrastructure building. | 2/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Don't-Call-It-A-Muslim-Ban | Dara Lind joins Ezra and Matt to discuss Donald Trump's latest crackdown on immigrants and refugees. | 1/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGag Order and Infrastructure | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about widely-misunderstood Trump administration efforts to shut up career civil servants. | 1/25/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInauguration Special | Shortly after the inauguration ceremonies ended, Ezra, Matt, and Sarah gathered to analyze what it all means in the first Trump-era Weeds episode. | 1/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDeVos, Rigged Polls, and Quitting Bureaucrats | Trump's not-so-great hires, not-so-great polls, and new research into how career staff act during presidential transitions. | 1/18/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTrump Cabinet, Obamacare Update, and Heroin | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about the rush to hold hearings on Trump's cabinet appointees, the sudden emergence of trouble in repeal paradise, and an effort to cut down on pill abuse that backfired massively. | 1/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSarah and Ezra Interview Obama About Obamacare | Two weeks before he leaves office, President Obama sits down for a lengthy conversation about the lessons of the Affordable Care Act and the law's uncertain future. | 1/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHappy New Year | Sarah and Matt offer predictions for 2017, and offer tax wonk tips about when to time your child's birth. | 1/4/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanYear-End Spectacular | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt each review one big thing they learned in a tumultuous year for policy and politics. | 12/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanKentucky, the Rust Belt, and the Big Picture on Trade | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about what Obamacare-using Trump voters are hoping for, which regions really need help, and a massive overview of the evidence on globalization and inequality. | 12/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRussia and the American Dream | Ezra and Matt discuss Russian hacking, Rex Tillerson, and inequality's role in reducing social mobility. | 12/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTrump's Surprisingly Ambitious Education Agenda | Matt is joined by Libby Nelson to discuss Donald Trump's big plans for K-12 education and his massive financial conflicts of interest. | 12/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAssessing the Trump Cabinet — and Exploring How Recessions Affect Health | Sarah and Matt take a deep dive into what Trump's cabinet picks say about how he will govern, with a particular focus on HHS Secretary-designate Tom Price. Also: an exciting white paper on recessions and health outcomes! | 11/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanConflicts of Interest, Trump and the Media, and Rethinking Teen Pregnancy | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt consider the extraordinary possibility of corruption during the Trump administration. | 11/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSneak peak: a new Vox podcast, about how policy effects real people | This is a pilot episode of a new show Sarah has been working on, looking at the real-life stakes of policymaking. The show's name? That's for you to help us decide. | 11/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Trump Agenda | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about Obamacare repeal, deportations, and the House Democrats leadership fight. | 11/16/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTrumpocalypse Now | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt look at the causes and consequences of Donald Trump's shocking win. | 11/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Massive Policy Stakes of 2016 | The Massive Policy Stakes of 2016 | 11/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs Obamacare Failing? | Ezra, Matt and Sarah go deep into what's going wrong with Obamacare's rising premiums — and take on a research paper that helps explain a lot about Gilmore Girls (really!) | 10/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFinal Debate Special | Ezra, Sarah, and Matt rally after a late night to talk about the third and mercifully last presidential debate. | 10/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSecond Presidential Debate Special | The morning after Clinton and Trump's debate in St. Louis, Ezra, Sarah, and Matt head to the studio to talk about internal Republican divisions, Trump's threat to throw Clinton in jail, and the surprising amount of policy the two candidates covered. | 10/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanVeep Debate and Cranky Judges | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt debate Mike Pence's puzzling performance at the vice presidential debate and highlight new research on the surprising link between college football and prison sentences. | 10/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe First Debate and Pet Health Care | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt try to take the policy content of the Trump-Clinton debate seriously and discuss important new research into out of control health care spending -- on pets. | 9/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAn Interview with Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell | Sarah Kliff heads to Capitol Hill to interview Secretary Burwell on all things health care. | 9/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBest Census Ever, the Trump Foundation, and Class Discrimination | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt get deep into the weeds of the latest Census report on income and poverty, briefly consider Donald Trump's ridiculous charity, and discuss new research into class-based employment discrimination. | 9/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGender Wage Gap and the Mystery of State Legislatures | Reunited after many summer vacations, Sarah, Ezra, and Matt take a deep dive into Claudia Goldin's theory of the gender pay gap and possible remedies. Plus hot new research that proves nobody cares about state government. | 9/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpiPen Prices, the Clinton Foundation, and Lead Exposure | Why did EpiPen's price skyrocket 400 percent over the past decade? Sarah and Matt dive into the complex world of American drug pricing to find out. | 8/31/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanObamacare Update and Aging America | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt are all together for a gloriously in-the-weeds discussion of the success and failure of the Affordable Care Act plus some hot new research with bad news for the future of economic growth. | 8/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThink Tanks, Transition, and What Drives Trumpkins | Ezra and Matt talk about conflicts of interest in think tank funding, Hillary Clinton's transition team, and the biggest study yet of who supports Donald Trump and why. | 8/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTrump's tax plan, democratic legitimacy, and the Freakonomics of decisionmaking | Ezra is joined by guest co-hosts Dara Lind and Libby Nelson | 8/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInterview with Atul Gawande | Surgeon and writer Atul Gawande talks about the fascinating academic work he has in progress, attempting to improve end-of-life care and make hospitals safer, and how he became a writer in the first place. | 8/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDNC-Palooza | Sarah and Ezra discuss why it matters that a woman was just nominated for president, and whether Sanders could inspire a Tea Party of the left. | 7/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRepublican Convention Special | Matt, Sarah, and Ezra take a deep dive into the many detailed policies proposals discussed at the RNC in Cleveland. | 7/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBasic Income and Police Shootings | Andy Stern joins Ezra, Sarah, and Matt to talk about his new book, and the regular cast considers new research on police use of force. | 7/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHillary Clinton. Yes, that Hillary Clinton. | Hillary Clinton. Yes, that Hillary Clinton. | 7/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFree College, Email Extravaganza, and the China Shock | Free College, Email Extravaganza, and the China Shock | 7/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBrexit 2, SCOTUS on abortion, and the missing male workers | Brexit 2, SCOTUS on abortion, and the missing male workers | 6/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWelfare reform, SCOTUS deadlock, and health care jerk | Welfare reform, SCOTUS deadlock, and health care jerk | 6/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGuns, Brexit, and Free Condoms | Guns, Brexit, and Free Condoms | 6/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean5uper Tue5day | 5uper Tue5day | 6/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAccountable Care Organizations, more Swedish administrative data, and the big city recovery | Accountable Care Organizations, more Swedish administrative data, and the big city recovery | 6/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHealth care innovation, did Dems rig the primary, and fetal stress | Health care innovation, did Dems rig the primary, and fetal stress | 5/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean90s nostalgia, Obamacare lawsuits, and the truth about abortion | 90s nostalgia, Obamacare lawsuits, and the truth about abortion | 5/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCompetition in Obamacare marketplaces and how low-income housing can boost poor neighborhoods | Competition in Obamacare marketplaces and how low-income housing can boost poor neighborhoods | 5/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTrump is the Republican nominee. What happens next? | Trump is the Republican nominee. What happens next? | 5/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInterview with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter | Interview with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter | 5/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLand value taxes, soda taxes, and carbon taxes — oh my! | Land value taxes, soda taxes, and carbon taxes — oh my! | 4/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOur undemocratic primaries, Obama's new fiduciary rule, and the challenge of information polarization | Our undemocratic primaries, Obama's new fiduciary rule, and the challenge of information polarization | 4/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInterview with Jason Furman | The Obama administration's top economist talks to Vox's Dylan Matthews about the challenges facing the American economy. | 4/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy inequality matters, Trump's delegate problem, and the geography of life expectancy | Why inequality matters, Trump's delegate problem, and the geography of life expectancy | 4/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat the hell is going on with tax havens, explained | What the hell is going on with tax havens, explained | 4/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA medical struggle to digitize, a tax calculator, and a paper that explains Trump | A medical struggle to digitize, a tax calculator, and a paper that explains Trump | 4/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanReplacing No Child Left Behind, wonky March Madness, and Uber's productivity | Replacing No Child Left Behind, wonky March Madness, and Uber's productivity | 3/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSuper(b) Tuesday special | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt discuss the results of the March 15 primaries and the state of the 2016 presidential election. | 3/16/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe productivity slowdown, TrumpCare, and better textbooks | The productivity slowdown, TrumpCare, and better textbooks | 3/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSuper Tuesday/Exhausted Wednesday special! | Super Tuesday/Exhausted Wednesday special! | 3/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTPP, the Nevada Caucus, and the Great Texas Abortion clinic shutdown. | TPP, the Nevada Caucus, and the Great Texas Abortion clinic shutdown. | 2/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Supreme Court vacancy and the possible collapse of American democracy | The Supreme Court vacancy and the possible collapse of American democracy | 2/19/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCould more corruption fix American politics? | Sarah, Ezra, and Matt use the New Hampshire primary results as a lens through which to discuss Jonathan Rauch's case for "political realism" as a governing philosophy. | 2/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Iowa Caucuses | Who wins in 2016 will hugely influence policies in Washington-and that's where Ezra, Matt, and Sarah are talking about Iowa this week. | 2/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWill taxing the rich hurt growth – and will third parties save politics? | What do tax rates do to the economy? And is this a good moment for third parties? Listen and find out! | 1/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRoss Douthat on campus conservatism, being thankful for Donald Trump, and how to write so liberals will read you | Ezra interviews New York Times columnist Ross Douthat | 1/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCampaign finance and global inequality — with lead poisoning in between | Ezra, Matt and Sarah discuss sloppy stats, whether money really is the problem with politics, and lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan. | 1/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanObama's Legacy, debating single payer, and Obamacare's jobs impact | The State of the Union got us thinking: what should Obama's regrets really be? | 1/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanImmigration and the minimum wage — with an armed stand-off in between | America's immigration debate is peppered with terms like "path to citizenship" and "amnesty." Those catch phrases can mean vastly different things to different people — and on this week's episode of the Weeds, Vox's Dara Lind joins Sarah and... | 1/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTeen births are plummeting — and economists are judging your Christmas gifts | In a very merry Christmas day episode of the Weeds, Ezra and Matt talk to Sarah about how why teen birth rate fell in half since the mid-2000s — and whether MTV's 16 and Pregnant might have anything to do with it. Also in this episode: an... | 12/25/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGentrification, a budget deal, and the decline of floating voters | Matt, Sarah, and Ezra lay out what is and isn't troubling about gentrification, break down congress' latest fiscal deal, and discuss a paper that explores why swing voting has become rare. | 12/18/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEzra interviews Ben Bernanke | In this special episode of The Weeds, Ezra interviews former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke about what it's like to manage the most powerful economic policymaking institution in the world during a financial crisis. They also talk about... | 12/15/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy health premiums rise, and how partisans discriminate | Ezra, Sarah, and Matt are reunited at last for a deep dive into why patients in and out of Obamacare are paying more for health insurance, the rising tide of Islamophobia in the presidential campaign, and a look at fascinating new research on the... | 12/11/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDietary fat and climate change | Matt is joined by special guest stars Julia Belluz and Brad Plumer to discuss the science of eating fat, the Paris climate conference, and the public health implications of climate change. The Weeds is brought to you by Squarespace. Start building... | 12/4/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChildbirth, retirement, and terror in between | This week, Ezra, Sarah, and Matt discuss the flaws in the DC elite's favorite idea: raising the retirement age, consider how to respond to terrorist attacks (with a bonus digression about 19th century anarchist assassins), and debate a striking new... | 11/20/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWe know how to eliminate poverty. So why don't we? | On this week's episode of the Weeds, fellow Vox editor Dylan Matthews joins Sarah and Matt for what is certainly the most in-depth discussion of basic income ever broadcast. Would it really just work to give every American a base salary, regardless of... | 11/13/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow politics is making us stupid | Facts rarely seem to win any political debate — and on this episode of the Weeds, Matt, Ezra, and Sarah use political science research to explain why. Also: the case for softball debate questions and a troubling new study on rising death rates... | 11/6/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAre we counting poverty all wrong? | This week, Ezra, Sarah, and Matt finally deliver the equivocal takes on gerrymandering that America has been waiting for, dive into the weeds of the big budget compromise, and tackle what may be the dorkiest policy issue of all time — the use of... | 10/30/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWant to fix inequality by taxing the rich? Good luck. | In this week's episode of the Weeds, Ezra, Matt, and Sarah dive head first into a new Brookings white paper about income inequality (and how to not to fix it). We also imagine what a Joe Biden administration could have been, with a commander-in-chief... | 10/23/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Weeds: Can the government trick you into dieting? | On this week's episode, Ezra, Sarah, and Matt debate a little known Obamacare program, learn all about Nordic economies, and take on a new white paper forcing health economists to rethink deductibles. | 10/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanArthur Brooks on think tanks, happiness, and management | In a special edition of The Weeds, Ezra interviews Arthur Brooks —head of the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute, a New York Times columnist, a major influence on Jeb Bush, and a surprisingly snappy dresser. Really. | 10/15/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWould single payer health care work in America? | In the second episode of the Weeds, Ezra, Sarah, and Matt debate whether nationalized health care could work in America, what solutions are really needed to solve the country's mass shooting issue — and introduce an exciting new, regular... | 10/9/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEzra, Matt and Sarah Try to Podcast | In this first episode of the new Vox.com podcast the weeds, Ezra Klein, Sarah Kliff, and Matthew Yglesias look at why Hillary Clinton is trying to gut a major part of Obamacare, how Donald Trump's tax plan made Matt sad, and whether American politics... | 10/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanVox's The Weeds Promo | Coming soon from Vox and Panoply | 9/22/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Great content, but....
Matthew Yglesias's "high-rising-terminal", that vocal habit where you end almost sentence with an upturn, DRIVES ME CRAZY. Seriously, it overruns the delightful depth and weight of policy. He does it so often, I keep threatening to unsubscribe.
Love the content, hate the speaker
I finally unsubscribed from this podcast. I kept trying to listen because they do a terrific job of discussing interesting issues. But, Matt's speech pattern (the upspeak, ye gods the upspeak) is simply intolerable.
I listen to a lot of podcasts and I like some people's voices more than others but I never thought is unsubscribe based on one person's voice. But Matt has ruined this for me. Please, please, get some speech coaching and I will be back in a second.
Love the content / Yglesias's uptalk is unbearable
I've tried listening to The Weeds several times over the year, and I have found the content and topics covering very compelling. The podcasts are thoughtful and in-depth, and cover a wide range of issues. However, I simply cannot stand Matt Yglesias's terrible habit of engaging in uptalk, where the speaker ends every sentence with a raising intonation. Uptalk is usually used for questions, and it sounds as if every sentence Ygelsias utters is a question. It drives me absolutely nuts. Sorry, I can’t take it.
