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Fauci, Facebook, and Forests

Skimm This

theSkimm

News

4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

First up: We’ve got an exclusive interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci, where we got the chance to ask about everything from vaccine mandates on airplanes and in schools to his biggest pandemic mistakes. Next: We’ll get into the latest headlines, from explosive revelations about the final days of the Trump administration, to the results of California’s recall election, and why college students are swapping wine for weed. Then: The federal government is trying to stop Texas’s restrictive new abortion law. We quizzed a legal expert on whether that and other legal efforts are likely to succeed. ICYMI: Remember the freakout over Google Glass? Facebook hopes you forgot. It’s launching Ray Bans featuring a hidden camera, and doing so at a time when it’s reputation already isn’t great.  Finally: We’ll look at the chillest new prescription some doctors are starting to write. Hint: there’s no co-pay. (Here’s how to find an outdoor space nearby if you’re itching to get outdoors. P.S., Here’s what happened when Joanna Stern tried out Facebook’s hybrid camera-glasses.  On this episode, you’ll hear from:  Dr. Anthony Fauci, director, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Caroline Polisi, legal analyst and adjunct lecturer at Columbia Law School Joanna Stern, senior personal technology columnist, The Wall Street Journal Jennifer D. Roberts, associate professor, kinesiology, University of Maryland 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, Luke Vargas, and Ciara Long, with help from Sagine Corrielus. Engineered by Andrew Callaway. 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

This episode is brought to you by The Big Leap.

0:02.6

Fox's new drama about second chances and following your dreams,

0:06.1

premiering Monday at 9-8 Central on Fox.

0:10.5

Welcome to Schemeless.

0:12.7

We're kicking things off this week with our interview with Dr. Fauci,

0:16.5

where we cover everything from the new vaccine mandates to booster shots to his biggest pandemic mistake.

0:22.2

Then we'll bring you the non-COVID headlines,

0:25.0

including what happened with California's recall election,

0:28.2

why America's highest-ranking military officer is in hot water,

0:32.0

and what the kids are up to these days.

0:34.0

And it's not drinking alcohol.

0:37.1

Then we'll look into the state of legal challenges to that restrictive new abortion law in Texas,

0:42.1

including one that's pretty unexpected.

0:45.2

Plus, why the latest reports about Facebook show the tech giant is still the tech world's number one villain.

0:51.2

And to end the show, we'll look at the chillest new prescription some doctors are starting to write.

0:55.9

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

0:59.9

I'm Alex Carr, let's skim this.

1:03.6

Last week, we got a pretty interesting call.

1:09.8

Well, technically it was an email, but it was from Dr. Fauci's team.

1:13.6

Letting us know the doctor had a few free minutes to answer our most burning COVID questions.

1:18.7

Dr. Anthony Fauci is known as America's Top Infectious Disease Doctor,

1:23.6

and he's the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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