Retire? In this economy?!
Explain It to Me27 Apr 2025

Retire? In this economy?!

With 401(k)s taking a hit and the fate of Social Security uncertain, we get some advice for how to talk to the elders in your life about work and retirement. This episode was produced by Carla Javier and Gabrielle Berbey, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Photo credit: Momo Productions/Getty Images. Call us with your questions about personal style: 1-800-618-8545. You can also send us a note at vox.com/askvox. Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Nuclear Winter

Nuclear Winter

Jim Tankersley joins Sarah and Matt to talk tax reform, senate procedure, and the most exciting Swedish administrative data yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...

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A cheery discussion of global warming, Obamacare repeal, and death

A cheery discussion of global warming, Obamacare repeal, and death

Ezra, Sarah, and Matt pick apart Trump's next executive order on climate, exhume the AHCA's corpse, and read a white paper about death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

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Weeds in the Wild: Postville

Weeds in the Wild: Postville

It was the biggest workplace immigration raid the U.S. had seen to date. 389 workers, almost all of them Hispanic, were detained at a kosher meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa on May 12, 2008.On thi...

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Mad Dogs and Obamacare Repealers

Mad 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 polarizat...

21 Mar 20171h 20min

CB-uh oh!

CB-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.  Learn more abo...

15 Mar 20171h 10min

AHCApalooza

AHCApalooza

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.  Learn more about your ad choi...

8 Mar 20171h 9min

Don't Call It a State of the Union

Don'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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

1 Mar 20171h 4min

Death Panel If You Do, Death Panel If You Don't

Death 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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 Feb 20171h 15min

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