Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHomelessness and the rising tide
Matt and Dara are joined by Vox Politics and Policy Fellow Jerusalem Demsas to talk about homelessness, and the policies that have failed to even pro…
5 years, 1 month ago
The app store war
Matt is joined by Makena Kelly of The Verge to talk about some recent stories at the intersection of policy and tech. She discusses the Facebook Over…
5 years, 1 month ago
The "hundred days" myth
Matt and Dara are joined by Vox's Andrew Prokop to talk about the very notion of a president's "first hundred days," whether or not it is a useful or…
5 years, 1 month ago
There's lead in your turmeric
Matt is joined by Rachel Silverman, a policy fellow at the Center for Global Development, who talks about the extreme dangers and high prevalence of …
5 years, 1 month ago
A Manchin for all seasons
Matt and Dara are joined by Vox's Andrew Prokop, author of an in-depth revelatory profile on America's swingiest Senator: Mr. Manchin in the Middle. …
5 years, 1 month ago
Why transit projects fail
Matt is joined by professor and transit researcher Eric Goldwyn to talk about why transit projects in the U.S. often fail. They discuss several high-…
5 years, 2 months ago
The pandemic playbook
Matt and Dara are joined by Vox's Dylan Scott to talk about his new Pandemic Playbook project from Vox, exploring how six nations coped with the Covi…
5 years, 2 months ago
Think like a scout
Matt is joined by author and podcast host Julia Galef to talk about her new book The Scout Mindset. They talk about the difference between epistemic …
5 years, 2 months ago
White paper-palooza
It's an all white paper episode, folks. Vox climate reporter Umair Irfan joins Matt and Dara to take on three research papers all concerning climate …
5 years, 2 months ago
It's time for class warfare
Matt is joined by Faiz Shakir, a top adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders and the former manager of his 2020 presidential campaign, to talk about adopting …
5 years, 2 months ago