Ambien for all, Ronny Jackson and the VA, explained
Explain It to Me27 Apr 2018

Ambien for all, Ronny Jackson and the VA, explained

Congressional reporter Ella Nilsen makes her Weeds debut joining Sarah and Matt to break down the botched nomination at the Veterans’ Administration, they also address the questions around the troubled agency’s future. References and further reading: Sarah's piece on the Ronny Jackson scandal Ella's piece on the controversy surrounding Jackson's nomination CNN piece on Ronny Jackson's alleged 'grab-and-go' clinic NY Times piece on the concierge emergency room Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Weeds, Live – Anti-trans legislation, explained

The Weeds, Live – Anti-trans legislation, explained

In recent years, there’s been a dramatic increase in the number of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures across the country. The ACLU is currently tracking 474 such bills, the majority of ...

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Policymaking on the high seas

Policymaking on the high seas

Question: What is the world’s largest habitat? Here’s a hint: It also takes up about half of the Earth’s surface. Any guesses? It’s the high seas, the parts of the open ocean outside any single countr...

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How Secretary Buttigieg wants to make America’s roads safer

How Secretary Buttigieg wants to make America’s roads safer

On this week’s episode of The Weeds, we sit down with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to talk about transportation policy in America. From subways and buses to cars and safer roads, listen for...

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Mifepristone and the FDA’s exhaustive approval process, explained

Mifepristone and the FDA’s exhaustive approval process, explained

It’s been 10 days since a federal judge in Texas issued an unprecedented ruling that nullified the 2000 Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone, the first medication in a two-pill combin...

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How corporations got all your data

How corporations got all your data

Sean Illing speaks with Matthew Jones, historian of science and technology, and co-author (with data scientist Chris Wiggins) of the new book How Data Happened. They discuss the surprisingly long hist...

11 Apr 202353min

Do assault weapons bans work?

Do assault weapons bans work?

After the shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville in late March, President Biden once again called for reinstating the federal assault weapons ban. The United States banned new sales of assault w...

4 Apr 202343min

Medicaid’s “Great Unwinding”

Medicaid’s “Great Unwinding”

On April 1, 2023, a Covid-era Medicaid policy called continuous enrollment will end. The policy allowed recipients to retain their benefits, even if they were no longer eligible, throughout the federa...

28 Mar 202346min

Why Illinois wants to end cash bail

Why Illinois wants to end cash bail

This month, the Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case examining the Safe-T Act. The legislation would bring sweeping reform to the state’s criminal justice system, but one policy in pa...

21 Mar 202352min

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