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 trouble...
27 Apr 201851min
Speaker Ryan had a farm bill (E-I-E-I-O)
Sarah, Dara and Matt discuss a Republican farm bill that would impose work requirements on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) beneficiaries. Then they turn to a white paper on OxyContin ...
24 Apr 201859min
Boiling the frogs of war
Zack Beauchamp joins Dara and Matt to explain the ever-expanding 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force and Trump's even more expansive legal rationale for bombing Syria. References and fur...
20 Apr 201855min
Honor cults in the FBI and Norwegian military
Matt, Sarah and Dara work backward from James Comey through FBI history and discover an 18th-century demon hidden in the Constitution. No, really. References and further reading: Dara's piece on the...
17 Apr 20181h 4min
All 👏 payer 👏 rate 👏 setting 👏
Dylan Scott joins Sarah and Matt to talk about Paul Ryan's retirement, his legacy, and the Weedsiest health reform of all. References: Sarah's all-payer rate setting explainer Dylan's piece on Paul...
13 Apr 201853min
The imprudent Scott Pruitt
Sirens galore, as the team races through Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt's many, many scandals and a white paper about unnecessary ambulance use. References: Trump's defe...
10 Apr 201853min
Sinclair’s alarming takeover of local TV news
Dylan Matthews joins Sarah and Matt to break down the history of Sinclair Broadcast Group, its politics, and the regulatory favors that fueled its growth. References: Dylan's piece on the Sinclair ...
6 Apr 201848min
Is Donald Trump ruining the Census?
Sarah, Dara, and Matt talk about the citizenship question, funding, and the potential consequences of a botched enumeration. Plus a weedsy dive into potential redistricting mischief, and research on J...
3 Apr 201853min
