Explain It to Me

Ezra and Matt break down the implementation problems that have bedeviled the CARES Act.Resources:"Policy by no other means" The WeedsHosts:Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, VoxEzra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, VoxCredits:Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and ProducerCold open courtesy of NBC NewsMore 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

Congressional oversight committee member Bharat Ramamurti joins Matt to explain his new job and what's wrong with shareholder capitalism.Guest:Bharat Ramamurti (@BharatRamamurti), Member, Congressional Oversight CommissionHost:Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, VoxCredits:Jeff Geld (@jeff_geld), Editor & ProducerMore 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

Ezra and Matt review four major plans for after social distancing; plus the Democratic primary finally ends.Resources:Dan Hopkins' tweet"National coronavirus response: A road map to reopening" by Scott Gottlieb, AEI"A National and State Plan To End the Coronavirus Crisis" By Zeke Emanuel, Neera Tanden, Topher Spiro, Adam Conner, Kevin DeGood, Erin Simpson, Nicole Rapfogel, and Maura Calsyn, Center for American ProgressCOVID-19 Response White Papers, Harvard University"Simulating Covid-19: Part 1" by Paul Romer"Even A Bad Test Can Help Guide the Decision to Isolate: Covid Simulations Part 3" by Paul Romer"It’s time to move past employer-based health insurance" by Ezra Klein, VoxHosts:Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, VoxEzra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, VoxCredits:Producer and edited by Jeff GeldMore 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

Dara, Jane, and Matt on the intersection between the pandemic and Trump's border crackdown, and a white paper about happiness.Resources:"It’s Impossible to “Distance” in ICE Detention. Doctors Say Free All Detainees." by Jack Herrera, Truthout"How ice operations in New York set the stage for a coronavirus nightmare in local jails" by Ryan Devereaux, The Intercept"Leaked Border Patrol Memo Tells Agents to Send Migrants Back Immediately — Ignoring Asylum Law" by Dara Lind, ProPublica"The Real Roots of Midlife Crisis" by Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic"Why Elders Smile" by David Brooks, NYTimesWhite PaperHosts:Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, VoxJane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, VoxDara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublicaThe Weeds is produced and edited by Jeff GeldMore 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

Ezra and Matt discuss Covid-19's impact on insurance premiums, the case for single-payer, and more.Resources:"Coronavirus May Add Billions to U.S. Health Care Bill" by Reed Abelson, NYTimes"The coronavirus crisis hasn't changed Joe Biden's mind on 'Medicare for All'" by Sahil Kapur, NBC NewsBriahna Joy Gray Tweet"Fighting coronavirus won’t help struggling Maine hospitals pay the bills" by Charles Eichacker, BDN"California’s rural hospitals can’t handle a coronavirus wave. ‘People will die,’ doctor warns" by Ryan Sabalow and Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee"Is U.S. Health Care Well-Equipped for the Coronavirus?" by Robert Orr, Niskanen Center"Trump rejects Obamacare special enrollment period amid pandemic" by Susannah Luthi, PoliticoHosts:Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, VoxEzra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, VoxCredits:Producer and edited by Jeff GeldMore 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 the evidence for mask wearing, and a totally non-coronavirus white paper.Resources:"Why America ran out of protective masks — and what can be done about it" by German Lopez, Vox"Why Telling People They Don’t Need Masks Backfired" by Zeynep Tufekci, NYTimes"It's Time to Face Facts, America: Masks Work" by Ferris Jabr, Wired"Masks for Coronavirus Will Not Last Long in the West" by Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review"FACE MASKS: MUCH MORE THAN YOU WANTED TO KNOW" by Scott Alexander, Slate Star Codex"the global coronavirus epidemic: commentary on east asia’s response" by Rashawn Ray and Fabio Rojas, ContextsWhite paperHosts:Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, VoxJane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, VoxDara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublicaMore 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

Ezra and Matt analyze the huge but inadequate stimulus billHosts:Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, VoxEzra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, 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 the Defense Production Act, wartime mobilization, and pandemic-induced autarky.Resources:"Trump’s excuses for not using the Defense Production Act are wrong — and dangerous" by Alex Ward, Vox"“We are desperate”: Trump’s inaction has created a crisis with protective medical gear" by Caroline Hopkins, Vox"The Defense Production Act, the law Trump is using to boost coronavirus supplies, briefly explained" by Alex Ward, Vox"How Ford's Willow Run Assembly Plant Helped Win World War II" by Tim Trainor, Assembly MagazineWillow RunWhite paperHosts:Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, VoxJane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, VoxDara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublicaMore 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 talks to Asawin Suebsaeng and Lachlan Markay about their new book "Sinking in the Swamp" on chaos at the White House and how President Trump differs (and doesn't) from prior administrations.As a note - this episode was recorded on February 26, 2020.Resources:"Too Many Trump Books Are Like Eagles Records. These Daily Beast Reporters Wanted Theirs to Feel Like a Mudhoney Album" by Andrew Beaujon, WashingtonianSinking in the Swamp by Asawin Suebsaeng and Lachlan MarkayGuests: Lachlan Markay, (@lachlan) Reporter, Daily BeastAsawin Suebsaeng, (@swin24) White House Reporter, Daily BeastHost:Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics 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

Brookings’ Andre Perry explains his research on how racism cripples black entrepreneurs and homeownersGuest: Andre Perry, (@andreperryedu) Fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program, BrookingsHost: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