Done Talking: North Korea, Greenland, and Superdeep Diamonds

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🗓️ 16 August 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Today North Korea called off peace talks with South Korea and launched its sixth missile test in a month. We’ll examine when and why diplomatic talks turned sour. Then: President Trump has reportedly been floating his most ambitious real estate purchase to date… all of Greenland. It’s put the island in the headlines, but we’ll tell you why we should actually be talking about Greenland. Also on today’s show: state officials are freaking out over election infrastructure, and super-deep diamonds could hold the clues to what Earth looked like billions of years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Friday, August 16th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.5	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on
0:08.1	why they matter.
0:09.8	Today we're diving into the latest drama with North Korea.
0:13.0	Another missile test, called off talks, there's a lot going on there.
0:16.6	We'll connect the dots.
0:18.0	Then, you might have seen stories about Greenland being on the market.
0:21.8	Not exactly.
0:22.8	We'll give you the details.
0:24.5	And finally, diamonds.
0:26.2	They could be your best friend, but you're going to have to dig deep.
0:30.2	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:32.4	Let's skim this.
0:39.4	The most complicated story today is about North Korea.
0:43.1	North Korea conducted another missile test today.
0:45.9	It's conducted six in the last month.
0:48.5	And it said peace talks with South Korea are off.
0:51.9	This is a big deal, not just for North and South Korea, but for the US.
0:56.8	Since President Trump has been trying to frame his diplomacy efforts there, as a huge
1:00.8	success.
1:01.8	So today we're going to get into how we got here, why these missile tests are a big deal,
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