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Explain It to Me

The road to polarization

Explain It to Me

Vox Media Podcast Network

Politics, Society & Culture, Education, News

4.48K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2020

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Ezra Klein joins Matt to discuss his forthcoming book; Why We're Polarized. Guest: Ezra Klein, (@ezraklein) Co-founder and Editor-at-Large, Vox Host: Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, 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. Pre order Why We’re Polarized at ezraklein.com Follow Us: Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Weeds listeners obviously need no introduction to Ezra Klein, but these episodes need introductions anyway.

1:06.0

So Ezra, co-founder of Vox, co-founder of the Weeds podcast and the author of a great new book that is called Why We're Polarized.

1:13.0

I was really excited. I was excited to see this book come out because, frankly, Ezra's been working on it on and off for many, many years.

1:19.0

And it's a really great book now that it's out. I think we had a great conversation about what it really means, what polarization means, what its significance is, and what if anything can do about it.

1:29.0

So I mean, if you like the Weeds, you're going to love this conversation.

1:39.0

Hello, welcome to another episode of The Weeds on Vox Media podcast network.

1:43.0

I'm Matthew Glacias. My guest today is renowned author at Vox.com, co-founder, editor at large.

1:51.0

Host of the Ezra Klein show, he is Ezra Klein himself. He's got a great new book out.

1:56.0

Out in a couple days, it is called Why We Are Polarized. And it is about polarization and why we are it.

2:04.0

So Ezra, welcome. Welcome to the Weeds.

2:06.0

Thank you.

2:07.0

I mean, this is like, you know, a really basic question. But the book is called Why We're Polarized.

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