Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchYou say "usmca," I say "U-S-M-C-A"
Episode 370
Dara and Matt on the congressional debate over Trump's trade deal.
What to read:
"USMCA, the new trade deal between the US, Canada, and Mexico, explain…
6 years, 6 months ago
Build housing near transit
Episode 369
San Diego-area congressman Scott Peters joins Matt to talk about his plan to boost transit-oriented development.
Guest:
Rep. Scott Peters (@RepScottPe…
6 years, 6 months ago
Impeachment's policy roots
Andrew Prokop joins Dara and Matt to discuss the long shadow of Viktor Yanukovitch's downfall.
What to read:
"Top U.S. official visits protesters in Ki…
6 years, 6 months ago
Single-payer federalism
Episode 367
Rep. Ro Khanna joins Matt to make the case for his legislation encouraging state-based Medicare for All programs.
What to read:
Rep. Khanna's proposed …
6 years, 7 months ago
Groypers vs. Conservatism Inc.
Episode 366
Jane, Dara, and Matt on white nationalists' campus battles, plus a major scandal in Swedish administrative data.
What to read:
"Why alt-right trolls sh…
6 years, 7 months ago
The case for subsidized jobs
Episode 365
Indi Dutta-Gupta of the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality's big idea for turning Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) into an eff…
6 years, 7 months ago
Introducing Reset
Episode 364
Every story is a tech story. We live in a world where algorithms drive our interests, scientists are re-engineering our food supply, and a robot may …
6 years, 7 months ago
The billionaire backlash
Episode 364
Jane, Dara, and Matt on Michael Bloomberg’s presidential aspirations and the case against billionaires.
What to read:
"Bashing Bill Gates lets the rest…
6 years, 7 months ago
The internet we lost
Episode 363
Function's Anil Dash joins Matt to discuss how Big Tech broke the web and how we can get it back.
Guest:
Anil Dash (@anildash), CEO of Glitch and host…
6 years, 7 months ago
Paying for single-payer
Episode 362
Jane, Dara, and Matt on Elizabeth Warren's Medicare-for-all financing plan and its critics.
What to read:
"Elizabeth Warren’s plan to pay for Medicare-…
6 years, 7 months ago