Damage Control: Protests in Iran, Aussie Bushfires, Royal Shake-Ups

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🗓️ 13 January 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Iran is suddenly on the defensive, facing critics inside and outside the country after it admitted to shooting down a passenger plane last week. We’ll explain how Iran is dealing with widespread protests and how the plane accident could impact the country’s diplomatic standing. Meanwhile, the Australian government is also on the defensive over its climate policies as wildfires continue to rage down under. Also on today’s show: a royal summit, and the big (corporate) winner from today’s Oscar nominations. PS: if you want to help the Aussie fire relief efforts, here’s the link we mentioned in the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Monday, January 13th.
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 why
0:08.2	they matter.
0:09.7	Iran is kinda used to being public enemy number one.
0:13.3	But when the people who live there feel the same, that's a whole different ballgame.
0:19.7	Then Australia is still reeling from massive wildfires tearing through the country.
0:24.4	And now some are pointing the finger at the government, saying, it's not doing enough.
0:29.2	And finally, the big winner of the Oscar nominations.
0:32.5	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:34.6	Let's Schim this.
0:39.2	Today's episode is brought to you by ESPN.
0:42.1	Tune in to the College Football Play-Off National Championship Game between number one LSU and
0:47.0	number three Clemson on January 13th at 8 p.m. Eastern, exclusively on ESPN.
0:55.4	The most complicated story today is about Iran, suddenly finding itself on the defensive.
1:01.2	Last Friday we told you about the crash of a Ukrainian international airlines plane in
1:05.0	Iran.
1:06.0	We thought that efforts to figure out what exactly caused the crash would be really difficult.
1:11.0	Iran claimed the crash was caused by an equipment problem.
1:14.4	The US and Canada and major news outlets said, it looked more like Iran had shot down the
1:19.4	plane with a missile.
1:21.1	On Saturday, Iran finally fessed up, confirming that yes, it was
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