A medical struggle to digitize, a tax calculator, and a paper that explains Trump

Explain It to Me

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Politics, Education, News, Society & Culture

4.4 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2016

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

It would be really weird to walk into a bank and have the teller take down your information on pen and paper. But it happens all the time in medicine — and we try to explain why. Also in this episode: a new tax calculator reveals how the candidates want to change your taxes, and a political science paper from 2014 helps predict the rise of Trumpism.This episode is brought to you by Club W, offering The Weeds listeners fifty percent off your first wine order when you go to ClubW.com/Weeds.This episode is also brought to you by Re:Dream, a documentary series on Youtube taking a look at the idea of the American Dream. Watch the videos, find local events, and join the conversation at ReDreamProject.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This week's episode of the Weeds is sponsored by ClubW.
0:02.8	Why should be fun, not pretentious?
0:04.8	Start learning as you drink at clubw.com slash Weeds,
0:07.8	and you'll get 50% off your first order.
0:10.1	That's clubw.com slash Weeds.
0:12.7	This week's episode of the Weeds is sponsored by Redream.
0:15.6	Watch the videos, find local events,
0:17.3	and join the conversation at redreamproject.org.
0:20.4	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:25.0	Oh, wait for wrong sex.
0:44.0	Hello, welcome to another episode of the Weeds
0:46.0	Vox's policy podcast on the Paneply Network.
0:48.0	I'm Matthew Iglesias.
0:49.0	I'm with me as usual, Sarah Cliff,
0:52.0	and Ezra Klein, back from Brazil.
0:54.0	I am back from Brazil.
0:55.0	I heard you badmouthed me on the show last week.
0:57.0	Well, listen to find out.
0:58.0	You know, I have to say, I think it was questionable
1:01.0	at the time.
1:03.0	I'll tell you one reason I'm excited about today's show.
1:05.0	I am looking at Sarah right now,
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