Explain It to Me

Jane, Dara and Brian Resnick talk about COVID-19 -- how it started, its potential impact, and where we go from here.Resources:"11 questions about the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, answered" by Julia Belluz, Vox"If the coronavirus hits America, who’s responsible for protecting you?" by Brian Resnick, Vox"“This is not the bat’s fault”: A disease expert explains where the coronavirus likely comes from" by Brian Resnick, Vox"The coronavirus diagnostic testing snafu, explained" by Julia Belluz and Brian Resnick, Vox"Ebola will make Americans more likely to give up civil liberties" by Shana Gadarian and Bethany Albertson, WaPoHosts:Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, VoxDara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublicaBrian Resnick (@B_resnick), Science reporter, VoxMore to explore:Subscribe to Impeachment, Explained on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app to get stay updated on this story every week.About VoxVox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.Follow Us: Vox.comFacebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Weeds 2020! Every other Saturday Ezra and Matt will be exploring a wide range of topics related to the 2020 race. Since the Nevada caucuses, Bernie Sanders has become the clear frontrunner in the 2020 Democratic primary, spurring lots of debate over whether he could win in the general election. We discuss where the electability conversation often goes off-the-rails, why discussing electability in 2020 is so different than 1964 or 1972, the case for and against Bernie’s electability prospects, and the strongest attacks that Trump could make against Sanders and Joe Biden. Then, we discuss Ezra’s favorite topic of all time: the filibuster. Ezra gives a brief history of this weird procedural tool, and we discuss why so many current Senators are against eliminating it.Resources:"Bernie Sanders can unify Democrats and beat Trump in 2020" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox"The case for Elizabeth Warren" by Ezra Klein, Vox"How the filibuster broke the US Senate" by Alvin Chang, Vox"Running Bernie Sanders Against Trump Would Be an Act of Insanity" by Jonathan Chait, Intelligencer"The Sixty Trillion Dollar Man" by Ronald brownstein, Atlantic"The Day One Agenda" by David Dayen, American ProspectHosts:Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, VoxEzra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, VoxAbout VoxVox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.Follow Us: Vox.comFacebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessica Lovering joins Matt to discuss nuclear power's role in combatting climate change.Guest: Jessica Lovering, (@J_Lovering) Fellow, Energy for GrowthHost:Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, VoxMore to explore:Subscribe to Impeachment, Explained on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app to get stay updated on this story every week.About VoxVox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.Follow Us: Vox.comFacebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New Republic's Osita Nwanevu joins Jane and Matt to discuss black voting patterns and the South Carolina primary.Hosts:Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, VoxOsita Nwanevu (@OsitaNwanevu), Staff writer, New RepublicJane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, VoxMore to explore:Subscribe to Impeachment, Explained on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app to get stay updated on this story every week.About VoxVox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.Follow Us: Vox.comFacebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mercatus' Emily Hamilton on what's working and what isn't to increase housing abundance.Guest: Emily Hamilton, (@ebwhamilton) Research Fellow, MercatusHost:Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, VoxMore to explore:Subscribe to Impeachment, Explained on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app to get stay updated on this story every week.About VoxVox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.Follow Us: Vox.comFacebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jane, Dara, and Matt on Michael Bloomberg’s record as mayor of New York City.Related material:"National education ratings show NYC student test scores stagnant since 2013, ranks them about average for big cities" by Michael Elsen-Rooney, New York Daily News"Boost for Congestion Pricing in Manhattan as de Blasio Supports Cuomo Plan" by Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Jesse McKinley, NYT"The quiet, massive rezoning of New York" by Sarah Laskow, PoliticoWhite paperHosts:Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, VoxDara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublicaJane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, VoxMore to explore:Subscribe to Impeachment, Explained on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app to get stay updated on this story every week.About VoxVox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.Follow Us: Vox.comFacebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vox business and politics reporter Emily Stewart on the mysteries of one of America's most powerful industries.Guest: Emily Stewart, (@EmilyStewartM) Reporter, VoxHost:Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, VoxMore to explore:Subscribe to Impeachment, Explained on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app to get stay updated on this story every week.About VoxVox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.Follow Us: Vox.comFacebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jane and Matt join as Dara explains her reporting on the new reality at the border.Related material:"“Women to One Side, Men to the Other”: How the Border Patrol’s New Powers and Old Carelessness Separated a Family" by Dara Lind, ProPublica"Two Gay Immigrants Left Everything For Safety In The US. Instead, They Were Sent To Guatemala." by Hamed Aleaziz, Buzzfeed"The demise of America’s asylum system under Trump, explained" by Nicole Narea, VoxWhite paperHosts:Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, VoxDara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublicaJane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, VoxMore to explore:Subscribe to Impeachment, Explained on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app to get stay updated on this story every week.About VoxVox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.Follow Us: Vox.comFacebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

University of Maryland political scientist David Karol joins Matt to explain the consequences of presidential nomination reform.Guest: David Karol, (@DKarol) Government & Politics professor, University of MarylandHost:Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, VoxMore to explore:Subscribe to Impeachment, Explained on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app to get stay updated on this story every week.About VoxVox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.Follow Us: Vox.comFacebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vox politics reporter Andrew Prokop joins Dara and Matt to explain Monday night's disaster.Hosts:Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, VoxDara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublicaAndrew Prokop (@awprokop), Senior politics correspondent, VoxMore to explore:Subscribe to Impeachment, Explained on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app to get stay updated on this story every week.About VoxVox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.Follow Us: Vox.comFacebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices