Politics is how people achieve power. Policy is what they do with it. Every week on The Weeds, host Jonquilyn Hill and guests break down the policies that shape our lives, from abortion to financial regulations to affirmative action to housing. We dive deep and we get wonky, but we have fun along the way. New episodes drop every Wednesday. Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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episode 340: Slavery and its legacy
Jane, Dara, and Matt discuss the 1619 project and its critics Related reading: “The 1619 Project” New York Times Magazine “Henry Clay, Edward Baptist, and the Whipping Machine” by Bradley A. Hansen “Cotton, Slavery, and the New History of Capitalism” by Alan L. Olmstead and Paul W. Rhode “Capitalism and Slavery” by John J...
episode 339: Trump's war on Medicaid
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' Jessica Schubel explains how Medicaid works, and how the White House is trying to undermine it. Join the Weeds Facebook group! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 338: Epstein conspiracy time
The Weeds team discusses the implications of Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide
episode 337: The case for a Green New Deal
Matt and Julian Brave NoiseCat discuss the inner workings of the Green New Deal.
episode 336: Domestic terrorism after El Paso
Dara, Matt, and Jane discuss domestic terrorism in the aftermath of the mass shooting in El Paso
episode 335: The second Democratic debate
Matt and Ezra break down round 2 of the Democratic debates
episode 333: Dysfunctional federalism
Yale law professor David Schleicher joins Matt to talk about why state and local politics don’t work anymore.
episode 332: Go back to Cincinnati
President Trump’s rhetoric around the small group of congresswomen known as “the Squad."
episode 331: Why everyone hates Big Tech, with The Verge's Nilay Patel
Matt and Nilay discuss big tech in this special Weeds/Vergecast crossover episode