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What’s at stake in the midterms
Episode 233
Jane, Dara, and Matt kick off the unofficial beginning of campaign season by asking what happens if Democrats win in November and what if they lose? …
7 years, 9 months ago
America picked a lousy time to turn its back on refugees
Episode 232
In an unexpectedly globe-hopping episode of The Weeds, Dara and Worldly co-host Zack Beauchamp examine the ripple effects of Trump’s America First at…
7 years, 9 months ago
John McCain vs. the idea of John McCain
Episode 231
Vox politics editor Laura McGann joins Dara and Matt to talk about John McCain's legacy and Donald Trump's response to his death, then Dara and Matt …
7 years, 9 months ago
The art of the squeal
Episode 230
Jane, Dara, and Matt talk about Paul Manafort’s guilty verdict, Michael Cohen’s guilty plea, and what comes next for Donald Trump. References and fur…
7 years, 9 months ago
Elizabeth Warren’s plan to save/destroy capitalism
Episode 229
Dara, Ezra, and Matt discuss a big idea to make the economy great again. References and further reading: Matt's piece on Elizabeth Warren's corporate…
7 years, 10 months ago
We’re not gonna pay rent
Episode 228
Jane Coaston joins Matt and Dara to talk about exploding housing costs in America’s coastal cities and what we can do about them. References and furt…
7 years, 10 months ago
Lordy, Omarosa has tapes
Episode 227
Emily Stewart joins Dara and Matt to talk about the perhaps-unbelievable book everyone’s talking about, and the dysfunctional White House that spawne…
7 years, 10 months ago
#FakeScience
Episode 226
Senior health correspondent Julia Belluz and science reporter Brian Resnick join Dara and Matt to discuss the replication crisis in scientific studie…
7 years, 10 months ago
The Great Twitter Wars of 2018
Episode 225
Jane Coaston and Dylan Matthews join Ezra to discuss the Sarah Jeong fracas, the Ben Shapiro-Mark Duplass meltdown, the problems with Twitter, the wa…
7 years, 10 months ago
Paul Manafort, alleged ostrich-collar criminal
Episode 224
Andrew Prokop joins Dara and Matt to talk about Paul Manafort’s trial and what it means for the larger Russia investigation. References and further r…
7 years, 10 months ago