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Call Them What You Want To: Voting Bills, COVID Variants, Royal Offspring

Skimm This

theSkimm

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4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

First up: We’ll break down Biden’s first overseas trip as president, how the U.S. hopes to stay the world’s top tech country, why its RIP for Keystone XL and what leaked docs show the ultra-wealthy really pay in taxes. Next: This week, the F.D.A. approved a new Alzheimer’s drug — but not everyone’s thrilled. We’ll get into why experts aren’t so sure about aducanumab. Then: Dozens of bills restricting voters’ rights have passed in states all over the U.S. this year. We’ll dive into some of the most common restrictions being passed, and the impact they’re likely to have. You can find theSkimm’s breakdown of voting rights bills by state here.  ICYMI: A 6-3 conservative majority in the Supreme Court and aging liberal judges has some calling for Justice Breyer to step down. We’ll break down why a guy with a lifetime gig might choose to throw in the towel early. Plus: What’s in a name? A lot, if you ask the W.H.O — which is asking news outlets to call COVID-19 variants by Greek letter nicknames. Finally: Hear ye, hear ye. There’s a new royal baby in town. So we’re talking royal baby names with an expert… and breaking down why Meghan and Harry’s choice of Lilibet Diana might be a diplomatic masterstroke. On this episode, you’ll hear from:  Eliza Sweren-Becker, counsel, Brennan Center for Justice Omid Scobie, royals correspondent, Harper's Bazaar, author, “Finding Freedom” P.S. If your appetite for learning about the royals knows no bounds, check out our list of 9 essential royal reads. Want more Skimm?  Sign up for our free daily newsletter Email us your questions about what’s going on in the news right now  Subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts Skimm'd by Alex Carr and Luke Vargas. Engineered by Andrew Callaway. With additional support from Ciara Long. TheSkimm’s head of audio is Graelyn Brashear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, before we start the show, we wanted to let you know about another podcast you might

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enjoy.

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Pod Save the People.

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It's a weekly podcast from Crooked Media, hosted by activist Dorei McKesson.

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Each week, Dorei is joined by fellow activists and educators to explore the most important

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news and cultural stories of the week.

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One's you won't hear anywhere else.

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And he'll do that alongside guests, ranging from John Legend and Ambassador Susan Rice

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to Carrie Washington and Soledad O'Brien.

0:31.3

New episodes of the award-winning series Pod Save the People come out every Tuesday.

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Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts.

0:43.3

Welcome to Scam This.

0:46.1

What's in a name?

0:47.3

This week, we're going to answer that question about a few different things.

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Like, when you see states passing voting restriction bills, what does that actually mean?

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Or why is it that the COVID variant suddenly sound like sororities instead of being named

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after countries?

1:01.3

And of course, there's the origin story behind Lilibet Diana.

1:05.6

We've also got the context you need to know about some of this week's biggest headlines,

1:09.8

like President Biden's vaccine donation, the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline,

1:14.5

and a major leak of billionaire tax documents.

1:18.0

We're here to make you smarter, and the news less overwhelming.

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