Ok for real, what is a REAL ID?

Ok for real, what is a REAL ID?

Listener Tessa was at the airport and noticed that the REAL ID deadline had been extended — yet again — to May 2025. Why does it keep happening? Will REAL ID will ever become a thing? Team Explain It to Me goes on a reporting journey to bring her an answer nearly 20 years in the making. If you have a question, please give us a call at 1-800-618-8545, or you can fill out this form. This episode was produced by Carla Javier and Sofi LaLonde, edited by Jorge Just, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. READ MORE: Real IDs, explained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The problem of child care

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Melissa Boteach of the National Women's Law Center joins Matt to have a discussion about the role of child care in the economy, which has been "made visible" in the Covid-19 pandemic, and exposed the ...

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17 Feb 202155min

Rethinking immigration

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