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Explain It to Me

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Explain It to Me

Vox Media Podcast Network

Politics, Society & Culture, Education, News

4.48K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2019

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Dara, Jane, and Matt on the global crackdown on refugees. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the historic 6th and I synagogue in Washington, D.C. Hosts: Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics reporter, Vox More to explore: Subscribe to Impeachment, Explained on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app to get stay updated on this story every week. 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

Okay guys, today we've got for you a show that was recorded live in Washington DC at the historic six-den-eye synagogue

0:06.1

This actually happened back last Wednesday, so it was the very night of the impeachment vote on Donald Trump

0:12.6

So listen for a moment of cheering and enthusiasm from the crowd

0:16.5

But the discussion is not about that. It's about refugees and immigration policy

0:20.2

Really interesting really important stuff. I think you're gonna join

0:30.0

You

0:42.6

Hello

0:44.1

Welcome to another episode of the weeds on the Vox Media podcast network

0:47.5

I'm Matthew Glacias joined by Jane Kostin and pro public as Darryl and and we are really excited to be live tonight

0:54.2

From the sixth-den-eye synagogue right here in Washington DC. I want to wish everybody a

1:00.0

Merry Christmas a happy Hanukkah a blessed impeachment day

1:04.0

Although I I have to say it's um it's shocking really that people who profess to be interested in politics would be here instead of

1:11.6

You know trying to weigh the arguments and the different debate

1:14.7

I think a lot of people have open minds or are finding that all

1:19.2

Devin Nunez is gonna change a lot of minds tonight exactly. Yeah, there's big there's big stuff

1:23.3

So you know I would I would go so far as to say that these are going to be the only

1:27.8

interested people in Washington DC tonight

1:30.8

No, right. Yes. An impeachment is boring. That's that's the joke

1:34.6

so

1:37.2

I'm I'm Jewish myself but my understanding of the spirit of the Christmas season is that it's all about

1:44.5

Trying to exclude people in need and and not help out

1:49.1

Which is why we are going to talk about the Trump administration's refugee policy

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