Quartz wrote that one of his 2018 podcasts on “Weeds” was one of the best in the year. In addition to his writing, his podcasts are known for illuminating the deep components of mundane things we may not understand in the world around us. He has also been a hugely influential figure on a range of topics such as the rewriting of boarding procedures on Amtrak trains and the moving of federal agencies to areas far away from the Beltway. His articles for Vox have received more than 2 million views every month and have been cited by the likes of Jeff Bezos, Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders. He has a gift for showcasing the most esoteric components of economics and politics in an easy to understand way without making things too simple. Yglesias is known for combining analytic rigor with humor to some of the most tedious and superficial matter that range from monetary policy to parking regulations to senate procedures. Yglesias was born and raised in New York City and knows all about the struggles of the middle class even though he spent much time since graduating in 2003 living in Washington DC. His second novel “The Rent is Too Damn High” chronicles the housing affordability crisis that afflict the United States. Before that he was a blogger and writer for the likes of “The American Prospect,” “Think Progress,” “TPM”, and “The Atlantic.” He is also an author of several books including his debut work “One Billion Americans” that argues that America should seek to get its population to a billion people. Before he founded Vox, he worked for “Slate” where he penned the “Moneybag” column.
He is also working with Substack as a senior correspondent on economic policy and politics. He is currently a commentator and host on the “Weeds” podcast where he hosts a Friday and Tuesday weekly podcast. Matthew Yglesias is a fast rising blogger and political commentator that is best known as the cofounder of Vox alongside Melissa Bell and Ezra Klein way back in 2014.
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