meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Explain It to Me

Tweeting through it

Explain It to Me

Vox Media Podcast Network

Education, Politics, News, Society & Culture

4.47.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Ezra and Matt on Trump's war on social media, plus Joe Biden's policy agenda. *This episode was recorded on Thursday, May 28th, 2020. Resources: "Twitter Must Cleanse the Trump Stain" by Kara Swisher, NYT "Joe Biden has a plan for that" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox Hosts: Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox Credits: Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer 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

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Support for this show comes from the Genesis GB70 Performance SUV. Every Genesis is a reminder

0:07.6

to try something bold to keep growing, keep hustling. At Genesis, they've harnessed all

0:15.0

that excitement of beginnings into their performance SUV, the GB70. It's a car built to turn

0:22.4

heads with stunning design inside and out. It's packed with intuitive technology inside,

0:28.5

like the 14.5-inch infotainment system, and fingerprint recognition plus the GB70 features

0:35.2

all-wheel drive, which is bound to add a little more acceleration to your next drive.

0:40.2

Your Genesis GB70 is waiting for you. What will you begin? Learn more at Genesis.com.

0:47.8

Genesis. Keep beginning.

0:53.0

Crypto doesn't sleep, so neither do we. Crack-in client support is available 24-7,

0:59.2

365 days a year by call, chat, or email. We're here for you whenever you need us. Give us a shout

1:06.4

at crackin.com forward slash support proof, not investment advice. Crypto trading involves

1:12.0

risk of loss. Yeah, speaking of low engagement, Joe Biden has policy agenda.

1:21.2

That people are not that really bad. That was a solid segue. Good book. I'd rather pay you the big bucks.

1:40.7

Hello, welcome to another episode of the Weeds on the Box Media Podcast Network. I'm Ethel Glacias

1:45.1

here today with Ezra Klein. I feel like part of the slow, steady return to normalcy of America

1:53.3

is that we now have more political controversies about weird stuff that is only tangentially related

2:00.2

to coronavirus. That has come about this week, as Donald Trump has issued an executive order that

2:09.9

I guess purports to put some kind of restrictions on social media companies. I think that lawyers,

2:17.6

I spoke to you about this, are dubious that has any actual effect. It's part of a bigger political

2:24.0

argument that's been going on for a while that relates to section 230 of the Communications

2:30.4

Decency Act. Ezra, that's the policy issue here to the extent that there is one.

2:37.5

Yes, I think we should back up just a little bit on this, which is to say there have been,

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Vox Media Podcast Network, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Vox Media Podcast Network and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.