Bring Da Ruckus: Impeachment Hearings, Paid Family Leave, Throwback Theme Park

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🗓️ 21 November 2019

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Today was the last day of scheduled impeachment hearings, and we heard from two officials who had front row seats to events at the center of the inquiry. We’ll explain what their testimonies mean for the inquiry. Meanwhile, 10 Democrats running for President got together last night and debated last night – again. One new topic that came up? Paid family leave. Also on today’s show: how to navigate the shorter holiday shopping season, and how South Korea’s feeling nostalgic for the nineties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Thursday, November 21st.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.4	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on
0:08.0	why they matter.
0:09.6	It was the last day of scheduled and peachy-mean hearings, and today we heard from two officials
0:14.1	who warned lawmakers not just about the stuff going on behind the scenes, but about what
0:18.1	it means bigger picture for the U.S. and Ukraine.
0:21.5	Then last night's democratic debate covered a lot of ground, but one topic stood out.
0:26.7	Paid family leave.
0:27.7	We'll explain.
0:29.1	Finally, why South Korea's feeling nostalgic for the 90s.
0:33.2	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:35.1	Let's Schim this.
0:39.1	Today's episode is brought to you by Noom.
0:44.5	The most complicated story today is about impeachment.
0:47.7	It's the last day for now of the House Intelligence Committee's public impeachment hearings.
0:52.6	Yesterday we heard from the ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Saunlin.
0:57.0	He said that all the major officials were in the loop.
1:00.1	They understood that Trump would only meet with Ukraine's president and or release military
1:04.6	aid if Ukraine announced investigations into former VP Joe Biden and whether the country
1:10.0	meddled in the U.S. 2016 election.
1:13.0	Today we heard from two people who saw what was going on inside that loop.
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