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Explain It to Me

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Education, Politics, News, Society & Culture

4.4 • 7.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Vox's Emily Stewart joins Matt and Dara to unpack what's in the Covid relief bill, now that it's out of committee. They talk about state & local relief, UI extensions, the $15 minimum wage, and why Congress is perma-hamstrung to effect real change. Plus, some research is analyzed about popular trading app Robin Hood, and its possible affect on stock prices. Resources: "The year that Congress just gave people money" by Dylan Matthews, Vox (Feb. 5, 2021) White paper Hosts: Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica Emily Stewart (@EmilyStewartM), Business and Politics reporter, Vox Credits: Erikk Geannikis, Editor and Producer As the Biden administration gears up, we'll help you understand this unprecedented burst of policymaking. Sign up for The Weeds newsletter each Friday: vox.com/weeds-newsletter. The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production. Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a contribution to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us: Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Matt. Before we get started, I want to mention the opportunity that I think
0:04.5	Weeds listeners are really going to be into our sister site, The Verge, is hosting a live
0:08.8	event with Amy Klobuchar, and Big Tech regulation followed by a panel on Section 230, which is
0:14.6	a topic we have discussed a couple times on the show.
0:17.1	There's all happening on March 1st.
0:18.9	Senator Klobuchar is going to be taking live questions from the audience.
0:21.7	It's going to be a super in-depth, Weedsy conversation.
0:24.4	If you like this podcast, if you're into politics and policy, I think you're really going
0:27.8	to enjoy it.
0:28.8	If you're interested, if you've got questions for Senator Klobuchar, you can register at
0:32.2	VoxMediaVence.com slash The Verge Live.
0:36.8	That's VoxMediaVence.com slash The Verge Live.
0:40.4	Sounds only go up.
0:42.6	Yeah.
0:43.6	Dave Portanoid.
0:44.6	That's the dream.
1:00.4	Hello, welcome to another episode of The Weeds on the VoxMedia Podcast Network.
1:03.8	I'm Matthew Eglaceus here with Emily Stewart, ProPublica's Dare Lind.
1:08.4	We are going to talk again about COVID relief, which we've done a couple episodes on, but
1:13.8	we are now in a more final state of knowing what is actually in this package.
1:20.0	The Budget Committee has completed its markup.
1:23.5	Emily, maybe you can tell us what does that mean?
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