DV #51: Will Debates Be Cancelled?
The Ann & Phelim Scoop
The Unreported Story Society
4.7 • 556 Ratings
🗓️ 23 June 2020
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
If you ask Phelim, he'll tell you he thinks it's very unlikely that we will see any presidential debates this year. He might be right because the University of Michigan has cancelled their plans to host one of the debates this year due to the coronavirus. Will other universities follow their lead? We discuss whether we will be able to see the candidates battle out their ideas on stage or if the debates will be cancelled altogether.
In some interesting news the Buzzfeed building in Santa Monica is for sale. Buzzfeed was once one of the hottest outlets on the media scene. Now they're laying off workers and selling their posh campus in Santa Monica. We explain why it's not so surprising that Buzzfeed is being forced to downsize.
Today we examine some bizarre coronavirus regulations from New Hampshire. A liberal independent bookstore in New Hampshire is opening by appointment only and they have some very silly new rules for customers who want to shop . . .
Also on today's episode we take a look at the impact of the pandemic on schools, the struggling cruise industry, and the federal guidelines that Governor Hot Spot may have broken when he readmitted COVID patients into nursing homes.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, my name is Anne McElheny. And I'm Philan McAleer. And welcome to the Anne |
| 0:08.5 | Philom Scoop Daily Virus, where we discuss the latest news, views, madness and advice of the |
| 0:14.3 | pandemic. It is Tuesday, June the 23rd. Week 14 and a half, week 14 and a bit of the flatten the curve. |
| 0:26.4 | Two week. |
| 0:27.2 | Of the two weeks flatten the curve. |
| 0:28.1 | Two weeks. Never forget they lied to you. They told us we were going to close everything there for two weeks to flatten the curve because it was inevitable that people were going to get infected. |
| 0:36.2 | But we wanted to stop the health |
| 0:37.9 | services being overwhelmed. 14 weeks later they're they're they're deeming to let us out from |
| 0:44.6 | our lockdown because 14 weeks in a bit yeah so they lied they lied people died anyway |
| 0:50.2 | people died anywhere actually no it's not 14 weeks in a bit. It's 14 weeks. |
| 0:54.9 | Oh, yeah. |
| 0:58.9 | It's the 14th week. We're in the 14th week. Yeah, but it's nothing to celebrate, by the way. No. No, actually, it's 14th. Sorry, let me get this really clear. It's the 14th week, which means it's three and a half months. It's three and a half months since this nightmare began. |
| 1:10.5 | And by the way, it's not a huge nightmare for us, but it's a nightmare for a lot of people. |
| 1:13.4 | But it isn't pleasant, I have to say, I don't think it's pleasant. I think we're getting really sick of it. And we think we want things to get back to normal. It's June the 23rd and the longest day is over and I can see the evenings getting shorter already. Stop already. The winter's coming in. I can see that. If you're from Ireland, if you're from Ireland, the longest and shortest days become really significant. |
| 1:30.7 | I don't think America getting shorter already. Stop already. The winter is coming in. I can see that. If you're from Ireland, the longest and shortest days become really significant. |
| 1:30.3 | I don't think Americans talk much about it. But in Ireland, it's... Especially if you're from the wee north, which is further... If you're from the north of Ireland... Which is very dark in places. But in the winter, in the summer, it's really bright. So at this time of the year, it's bright until nearly midnight, |
| 1:42.5 | and it's really, really gorgeous and very special. |
| 1:44.7 | It's turning now. |
| 1:45.6 | And now the days are getting shorter. |
| 1:47.0 | Anyway, what are we talking about today So at this time of the year it's bright until nearly midnight and it's really really gorgeous and very special |
| 1:44.4 | It's turning now and now the days are getting shorter anyway what are we talking about today film in the |
| 1:49.2 | And so it begins and so it begins |
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