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Jillian Weinberger

Jillian Weinberger

Deputy Editorial Director, Narrative Podcasts

    Latest articles by Jillian Weinberger

    Podcasts
    How an epidemic begins and endsHow an epidemic begins and ends
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    Podcasts

    What the fight against AIDS can tell us about the fight against opioids.

    By Jillian Weinberger, Amy Drozdowska and 1 more
    Politics
    The Impact of 2020The Impact of 2020
    Politics

    The new season of Vox’s The Impact podcast tackles stories about the big ideas from 2020 presidential candidates.

    By Jillian Weinberger, Amy Drozdowska and 1 more
    Culture
    19 books from the 2010s we can’t stop thinking about19 books from the 2010s we can’t stop thinking about
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    The most important books of the decade, according to Vox staff.

    By Haleema Shah, Ezra Klein and 17 more
    Podcasts
    Denmark gives new fathers paid leave. Why do so few take it?Denmark gives new fathers paid leave. Why do so few take it?
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    Podcasts

    Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

    By Jillian Weinberger, Amy Drozdowska and 2 more
    Baltimore is starkly segregated by race and class. A housing program is trying to change that.
    Podcast
    Politics

    It’s breaking a pattern set in motion by policymakers in the early 20th century.

    By Jillian Weinberger
    Podcasts
    Lawsuits and slashed tires: Vermont’s school funding battleLawsuits and slashed tires: Vermont’s school funding battle
    Podcast
    Podcasts

    The state made education funding more fair, but it also made a lot of people mad.

    By Byrd Pinkerton, Jillian Weinberger and 2 more
    Politics
    Healthy options — or soda taxes? How two cities are tackling obesity.Healthy options — or soda taxes? How two cities are tackling obesity.
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    Politics

    New York and Chicago agree: Obesity is a problem. They have really different plans to fix it.

    By Byrd Pinkerton, Jillian Weinberger and 2 more
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    Deportation without representationDeportation without representation
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    Treated like a criminal, without the rights of a criminal.

    By Jillian Weinberger, Amy Drozdowska and 2 more
    Politics
    The US maternal death rate is unacceptably high. It doesn’t have to be.The US maternal death rate is unacceptably high. It doesn’t have to be.
    Podcast
    Politics

    California doctors came together and brought the state maternal death rate way down.

    By Byrd Pinkerton, Jillian Weinberger and 3 more
    Politics
    Is this the best way to care for patients with severe mental illness?Is this the best way to care for patients with severe mental illness?
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    Politics

    Does court-ordered treatment for mental illness work?

    By Byrd Pinkerton, Jillian Weinberger and 2 more