A Weeds farewell to Paul Ryan
Explain It to Me11 Joulu 2018

A Weeds farewell to Paul Ryan

Jane, Ezra, and Matt consider Paul Ryan’s legacy and new research on crime and the minimum wage. References and further reading: Ezra’s piece on House Speaker Paul Ryan’s legacy Matt’s essay following the announcement of Paul Ryan’s retirement Ted Cruz’s confusing tweet of Beto O’Rourke speaking on the shooting of Botham Jean A white paper examines the effects on criminal recidivism when states increase minimum wages Annie Lowrey’s piece in the Atlantic on a jobs guarantee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The messy drama queens of the Supreme Court

The messy drama queens of the Supreme Court

While Sarah, Matt and Ezra are away Dara is joined by Dylan Matthews and Andrew Prokop to talk about the friction between how the Supreme Court says it makes its decisions, and the way everyone assume...

22 Kesä 201855min

Which children matter?

Which children matter?

Senior politics reporter Jane Coaston joins Dara and Matt to talk about the ideological roots of Donald Trump's family separation policy. References and further reading: Dara's piece on "operation w...

19 Kesä 201848min

Ask Weeds Anything...Again!

Ask Weeds Anything...Again!

Sarah, Dara and Matt answer your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Kesä 20181h 22min

Why 12-step programs work — and family separation doesn’t

Why 12-step programs work — and family separation doesn’t

While Sarah and Matt are away Dara is joined by Vox.com congressional reporters Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen to talk about immigration and family separation. Then she's joined by Vox.com criminal just...

12 Kesä 201852min

Can we get tough on rapists without being “tough on crime”?

Can we get tough on rapists without being “tough on crime”?

Sarah, Dara and Matt talk about the recent recall of Judge Aaron Persky, the California judge who sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months when he was convicted of sexua...

8 Kesä 201842min

Cake Wars, Supreme Court edition

Cake Wars, Supreme Court edition

Dara, Sarah and Matt trace the Supreme Court Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling back to peyote and then discuss a Swedish study about lottery winners. References and further reading: Vox.com explainer on t...

5 Kesä 201843min

Trump isn’t losing immigrant kids, but he is taking them from their parents

Trump isn’t losing immigrant kids, but he is taking them from their parents

Sarah and Matt are joined by Vox.com Congress reporter Tara Golshan to talk about missing children, separated families, and the latest immigration action on the Hill. References and other reading: S...

1 Kesä 201852min

The debate over “no excuses” charter schools, explained

The debate over “no excuses” charter schools, explained

Libby Nelson, Vox.com news editor and former education reporter, joins Matt and Sarah to talk about the discipline practices and educational outcomes at so-called "no excuses" charter schools. Then th...

29 Touko 201857min

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