Free Speech on College Campuses, NZ Gun Reform, and Balls

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🗓️ 21 March 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

President Trump just signed an executive order requiring colleges to support free speech. Which has a lot to do with conservative groups on campus. We’ll tell you what you need to know. Across the world in New Zealand, the gov has made moves to ban the semiautomatic weapons involved in last week’s shootings. Less than a week after they happened. Also on today’s episode: we’re talking Lupita Nyong’o … and balls. PS: Want to tell us about your Woman of the Week? Leave us a voicemail at 646-461-6370, and you might hear your voice on the show this Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Thursday, March 21st.
0:03.1	Welcome to our new podcast, Skim This.
0:05.4	Every Monday through Friday at 5 p.m.,
0:07.2	we're breaking down the biggest, most complex stories
0:09.6	of the day and giving you the context on why they matter.
0:13.3	Today, we want to talk about freedom of speech, specifically
0:16.0	on public college campuses.
0:18.0	President Trump sent an executive order today
0:20.2	that could put their federal funds at risk.
0:22.6	We'll connect the dots on how this has become a growing issue.
0:26.4	Then New Zealand is getting serious about gun control.
0:29.5	We'll dive into what their new weapons ban means.
0:32.6	Finally, we honor an actress whose latest role is absolutely
0:35.8	thrilling.
0:37.2	We're here to make your Thursday smarter.
0:39.4	Let's skim this.
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