The Trump Agenda
Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about Obamacare repeal, deportations, and the House Democrats leadership fight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 16, 2016•56 min•Ep. 65
Explain It to Me
Should I buy a house? Why do I say “like” so much? Should Gen Z bother to save for retirement?
Explain It to Me is the hotline for the issues that matter to your life. Send us your questions about health, personal finance, relationships, and anything else that matters to you. Host Jonquilyn Hill will take you on a journey to find the answers, whether it's to the halls of Congress or the local bar. You’ll get the answers you were looking for, and sometimes ones you didn't expect — and always with a dose of humor. New episodes every Sunday. Part of Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Trumpocalypse Now
Sarah, Ezra, and Matt look at the causes and consequences of Donald Trump's shocking win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 09, 2016•53 min•Ep. 64
The Massive Policy Stakes of 2016
You may not know it from watching cable news — but both Trump and Clinton have very clear and very different policy visions for America. Ezra, Matt, and Sarah dive into their plans to change the country in the last pre-election episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 04, 2016•51 min•Ep. 63
Is Obamacare Failing?
Ezra, Matt and Sarah go deep into what's going wrong with Obamacare's rising premiums — and take on a research paper that helps explain a lot about Gilmore Girls (really!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 26, 2016•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 62
Final Debate Special
Ezra, Sarah, and Matt rally after a late night to talk about the third and mercifully last presidential debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 20, 2016•55 min•Ep. 61
Second Presidential Debate Special
The morning after Clinton and Trump's debate in St. Louis, Ezra, Sarah, and Matt head to the studio to talk about internal Republican divisions, Trump's threat to throw Clinton in jail, and the surprising amount of policy the two candidates covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 10, 2016•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 60
Veep Debate and Cranky Judges
Sarah, Ezra, and Matt debate Mike Pence's puzzling performance at the vice presidential debate and highlight new research on the surprising link between college football and prison sentences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 05, 2016•53 min•Ep. 59
The First Debate and Pet Health Care
Sarah, Ezra, and Matt try to take the policy content of the Trump-Clinton debate seriously and discuss important new research into out of control health care spending -- on pets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 29, 2016•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 58
An Interview with Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell
The Weeds' Sarah Kliff heads to Capitol Hill to interview Secretary Burwell on all things health care. They talked about how to pay doctors to provide better care, the current state of the Obamacare marketplaces, and what she's learned about management running the federal government's largest agency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 21, 2016•45 min•Ep. 57
Best Census Ever, the Trump Foundation, and Class Discrimination
Sarah, Ezra, and Matt get deep into the weeds of the latest Census report on income and poverty, briefly consider Donald Trump's ridiculous charity, and discuss new research into class-based employment discrimination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 14, 2016•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 56
Gender Wage Gap and the Mystery of State Legislatures
Reunited after many summer vacations, Sarah, Ezra, and Matt take a deep dive into Claudia Goldin's theory of the gender pay gap and possible remedies. Plus hot new research that proves nobody cares about state government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 08, 2016•55 min•Ep. 55
EpiPen Prices, the Clinton Foundation, and Lead Exposure
Why did EpiPen's price skyrocket 400 percent over the past decade? Sarah and Matt dive into the complex world of American drug pricing to find out. Also on this episode: understanding why the Clinton Foundation gets so much scrutiny, and a white paper of the week that shows how problematic a small level of lead exposure can be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 31, 2016•56 min•Ep. 54
Obamacare Update and Aging America
Sarah, Ezra, and Matt are all together for a gloriously in-the-weeds discussion of the success and failure of the Affordable Care Act plus some hot new research with bad news for the future of economic growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 24, 2016•57 min•Ep. 53
Think Tanks, Transition, and What Drives Trumpkins
Ezra and Matt talk about conflicts of interest in think tank funding, Hillary Clinton's transition team, and the biggest study yet of who supports Donald Trump and why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 18, 2016•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 52
Trump's tax plan, democratic legitimacy, and the Freakonomics of decisionmaking
Ezra is joined by Dara Lind and Libby Nelson to talk about Donald Trump's new tax plan — how it shows the difference between Trump and reform conservatives, between the Donald and Ivanka, between Democrats and Republicans, and the similarities between Trump and Paul Ryan. The trio also talks about what happens when elections lose legitimacy, and mull over a fascinating new paper by Steven Levitt — yes, the Freakonomics economist — that could change how you make decisions. Learn more about your a...
Aug 12, 2016•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 51
Interview with Atul Gawande
With Ezra and Matt on summer vacation, Sarah is left to her own devices — and decides to share a fantastic interview from the Ezra Klein Show with surgeon and writer Atul Gawande. Atul talks about the fascinating academic work he has in progress, attempting to improve end-of-life care and make hospitals safer, and how he became a writer in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Aug 03, 2016•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 50
DNC-Palooza
With Matt dispatched to Philadelphia, Sarah and Ezra are left to make sense of the Democratic National Convention. They discuss why it feels so different from the Republican National Convention last week, why it matters that a woman was just nominated for president, and whether Sanders could inspire a Tea Party of the left. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 28, 2016•58 min•Ep. 49
Republican Convention Special
Matt, Sarah, and Ezra take a deep dive into the many detailed policies proposals discussed at the RNC in Cleveland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 22, 2016•54 min•Ep. 48
Basic Income and Police Shootings
Andy Stern joins Ezra, Sarah, and Matt to talk about his new book, Raising the Floor: How a Universal Basic Income Can Renew Our Economy and Rebuild the American Dream. Then, the regular cast considers new research on police use of force. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 15, 2016•58 min•Ep. 47
Hillary Clinton. Yes, that Hillary Clinton.
A special presentation from the Ezra Klein Show: My interview this week is with Hillary Clinton. You may have heard of her.I won't bore you with Clinton's bio. Instead, I want to say a few words about what this interview is, as it's a bit different than the EK Show's normal fare (though I do ask her for book recommendations!).I got about 40 minutes with Hillary Clinton. I wanted to use that time to try to answer a question I've had about Clinton for years: why is the candidate I see on the campa...
Jul 14, 2016•43 min•Ep. 46
Free College, Email Extravaganza, and the China Shock
Matt, Ezra, and Sarah talk about proposals to eliminate college tuition, the real issues behind Hillary's email server, and a new paper on a small policy change with huge consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 08, 2016•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 45
Brexit 2, SCOTUS on abortion, and the missing male workers
Sarah, Ezra, and Matt discuss the United Kingdom's descent into political chaos, a big win for abortion rights at the high court, and a big labor market mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 01, 2016•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 44
Welfare reform, SCOTUS deadlock, and health care jerk
Sarah, Ezra, and Matt consider the alarming rise in deep poverty over the past 15 years, a fresh Supreme Court non-decision that imperils Obama's immigration policy, and what to make of the slowing rate of growth of health care spending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 25, 2016•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 43
Guns, Brexit, and Free Condoms
Sarah and Matt discuss the nexus of terrorism and gun control, Britain's upcoming referendum, and an unintended consequence of school condom giveaways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 17, 2016•58 min•Ep. 42
5uper Tue5day
Hillary Clinton's clinch of the Democratic nomination gives Sarah, Ezra, and Matt a chance to go deep on what we know about women in electoral politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 10, 2016•56 min•Ep. 41
Accountable Care Organizations, more Swedish administrative data, and the big city recovery
With Ezra in sunny California, Matt and Sarah gets weedsier than ever as she attempts to explain to Matt the mysteries of ACOs before they discuss a brewing controversy over economic journal citations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 03, 2016•58 min•Ep. 40
Health care innovation, did Dems rig the primary, and fetal stress
Health care innovation, did Dems rig the primary, and fetal stress: Sarah, Ezra, and Matt look at a specific case in America's great productivity slowdown, assess Bernie Sanders' complaints, and examine some exciting Swedish administrative data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 27, 2016•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 39
90s nostalgia, Obamacare lawsuits, and the truth about abortion
Ezra, Sarah, and Matt look back at whether Bill Clinton deserves credit for the booming economy of the 1990s, survey the ongoing legal challenges to Obamacare, and dissect new research revealing some surprising facts about abortion rates around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 20, 2016•56 min•Ep. 38
Competition in Obamacare marketplaces and how low-income housing can boost poor neighborhoods
Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about which companies are succeeding and failure in the Affordable Care Act's new individual market and why, and delve deep into the weeds of some new research on the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 13, 2016•50 min•Ep. 37
Trump is the Republican nominee. What happens next?
Trump is the last man standing in the Republican nominating contest — so Ezra, Matt, and Sarah spend this week's entire episode taking stock of what that means. How did the rise of Trump happen? What does it mean for the Republican party? And how much potential does this have to reshape America's political parties?This episode is brought to you by Texture, an app to help you binge-read your favorite magazines. get a free trial right now when you visit Texture.com/Weeds.This episode is also broug...
May 06, 2016•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 36
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