Freedom: Griner’s Release, Future of Elections, Deleting TikTok
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🗓️ 8 December 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to SCIM This. |
| 0:07.3 | There was a lot that happened this week, so we're kicking things off by hitting the |
| 0:11.3 | major headlines, including WNBA star Brittany Griner's release from Russian prison, and |
| 0:17.6 | the runoff election in Georgia that scored Democrats an extra-centred seat. |
| 0:22.4 | Plus, we'll SCIM the controversial Supreme Court case that could change how elections |
| 0:27.2 | are run in this country. |
| 0:29.9 | And speaking of controversial, have you thought about deleting TikTok from your phone? |
| 0:35.2 | I don't think everyone should say, hmm, I have to weigh amorphous potential national |
| 0:43.5 | security risks against my own sort of individual cultural interests in deciding whether to |
| 0:49.2 | jump those out. |
| 0:50.8 | We spoke to two experts who ran through the pros and cons, so you can decide for yourself. |
| 0:57.2 | And to close things out, our team tried the AI Avatar app that's been flooding your social |
| 1:02.3 | media feeds. |
| 1:04.2 | And the results were questionable. |
| 1:07.5 | We're here to make you smarter, and the news less overwhelming. |
| 1:10.8 | I'm Alex Carr, let's SCIM this. |
| 1:23.4 | Let's start with some headlines from the week's news, and give you some context on why they |
| 1:27.9 | matter. |
| 1:29.5 | First up, some breaking news we got this morning. |
| 1:33.1 | Russia has free WNBA star Brittany Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange |
| 1:38.7 | with the US. |
| 1:40.7 | WNBA star Brittany Griner is coming home. |
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