Ezra interviews Ben Bernanke
Explain It to Me15 Des 2015

Ezra 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 Bernanke's views on the Republican party, what he learned from George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and what happened when he went to Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Brett Kavanaugh and the future of the Supreme Court

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Family detention is the new family separation

Family detention is the new family separation

Matt, Dara and Ezra talk about the Trump administration's use of family detention as an alternative to family separation. Then they turn to a white paper that looks at racial attitudes and white privi...

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America’s Next Top Supreme Court Justice

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With borders wide open

With borders wide open

Ezra returns from the wilds of book leave to talk about open borders with Dara and Matt. References and further reading: Dara's piece on the 1996 immigration bill "Trillion dollar bills on the si...

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The messy drama queens of the Supreme Court

The messy drama queens of the Supreme Court

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Which children matter?

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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

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