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Ask Weeds Anything
Episode 274
Matt, Sarah, and Dara take questions from our audience Book Recommendations: The Field of Blood by Joanne B. Freeman Theodore Roosevelt: A S…
7 years, 5 months ago
New year, no government
Episode 273
Dara, Jane, and Matt explain why a shutdown is not The Purge and delve into the all-important difference between slats, bollards, and walls
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7 years, 5 months ago
Classic Weeds: The great white panic
Episode 270
Jane Coaston joins Dara, Ezra, and Matt to talk about the racial panic tearing America apart and also salt. References and further reading: Ezra's pi…
7 years, 5 months ago
The Weeds Year-End Spectacular
Episode 271
Sarah, Ezra, and Matt share what they learned in 2018, predictions for 2019, and their favorite research of the year. Links: Matt's white pa…
7 years, 5 months ago
Congress actually did something important
Episode 272
Jane, Dara, and Matt analyze the substance and political context of the big bipartisan criminal justice reform bill. References and further reading: …
7 years, 6 months ago
Bernie and Biden and Beto, oh my!
Episode 269
Sarah, Ezra, and Matt decide it’s not too soon to start talking about the 2020 election. Plus — Obamacare litigation forever! References and further …
7 years, 6 months ago
A big, beautiful podcast about the border wall
Episode 268
Matt, Dara, and Jane discuss what happens when engineering crushes dreams. Links: For an in-depth read on the border wall, here's a great explainer. …
7 years, 6 months ago
A Weeds farewell to Paul Ryan
Episode 267
Jane, Ezra, and Matt consider Paul Ryan’s legacy and new research on crime and the minimum wage. References and further reading: Ezra’s piece on Hous…
7 years, 6 months ago
Pod Save the US-Saudi alliance?
Episode 266
Special guest Tommy Vietor of Crooked Media’s Pod Save the World joins Dara and Matt to break down the anti-Saudi backlash sweeping Washington.
Lear…
7 years, 6 months ago
Midwest Republicans lost in 2018 — but they’re not giving up power
Episode 265
Jane, Ezra, and Matt talk about state-level GOP power grabs and the curious case of Trump’s disappearing populism. References and further reading: Ta…
7 years, 6 months ago