And The Winner Is...Science!

Short Wave

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🗓️ 18 December 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Camille Schrier, a 24-year-old pharmacy student, competed in the Miss Virginia pageant over the summer with a "talent" that caught our attention. It put her love of science center stage. On today's episode, we tell you how she won her state crown. This Thursday, Camille may have a chance to show off that talent again under a much bigger spotlight, Miss America 2020. Follow host Maddie Sofia on Twitter @maddie_sofia. Email the show at [email protected].

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0:00.0	Here's something you may not know.
0:03.2	Science people are some of the most competitive people around.
0:07.6	Think about it.
0:08.7	Many scientists have to compete against each other to get the grant money they need for
0:12.5	research, and being the first to discover something is a big deal.
0:17.7	Which brings me to my next point.
0:20.3	This month, every NPR podcast is competing to see who can get the most listeners to donate
0:26.2	to their local public radio station.
0:28.8	And while I have some amazing colleagues who do very fine podcasts here at NPR, I want
0:34.6	to crush them.
0:36.2	Like Bugs.
0:38.0	So help us do that.
0:39.5	Go to donate.npr.org slash short to find your local public radio station and give.
0:45.6	Donate.npr.org slash short.
0:50.0	Tiny little Bugs.
0:59.4	You're listening to shortwave.
1:02.5	From NPR.
1:04.1	Tomorrow night, the shortwave team is going to be paying attention to the Miss America competition.
1:10.8	Yeah, you heard me.
1:12.6	There's one contestant in particular we'll be looking out for.
1:15.7	Camille Shryer.
1:16.8	She was crowned Miss Virginia this past summer, in which she did then back in June, caught
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