465. Matthew Yglesias on Star Trek and One Billion Americans

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast

David Barr Kirtley

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4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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0:32.8	Alright, so now let's get to our show.
0:35.7	Hello, and welcome to episode 465 of GeeksKind to the Galaxy.
0:59.0	Our guest today is Matthew Iglesias.
1:01.5	He co-founded Vox in 2014, along with Ezra Klein and Melissa Bell, and he also co-hosts
1:06.6	the political podcast The Weeds.
1:08.8	His books include Heads in the Sand and The Rent is 2DM High, and he runs a popular blog
1:13.5	over at slowboring.com, and we'll be speaking with him today about his love of Star Trek,
1:18.7	and about his new book, One Billion Americans, which argues that America should try to triple
1:22.9	its population over the next few decades in order to stay competitive with China.
1:27.3	And so now here's our interview with Matthew Iglesias.
1:30.8	Alright, sir, here with Matthew Iglesias.
1:32.4	Welcome to the show.
1:33.4	Hi.
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