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Fun Tonight: Student Debt Relief, Electric Cars, Barbiecore

Skimm This

theSkimm

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4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

First: We’re sitting down with United States Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to get the full update on President Biden’s student debt relief announcement.  Next: We’ve got some other big headlines from this week, from the first conviction linked to Breonna Taylor’s death in 2020 to where things stand after six months of war in Ukraine. Here’s a look at life in wartime, from photojournalists on the ground. Also: A big selling point for the inflation reduction act is a tax credit for electric vehicle purchases. And while it’s getting drivers excited to go green, it's a little unclear which cars actually qualify for cash back. We’ll break it down in 60 seconds.  ICYMI: Quiet quitting has been all over TikTok, but what does the term actually mean? We’re sitting down with an expert to go over what quiet quitting looks like in practice, and what it says about our changing relationship with work.  Finally: It’s a hot pink revolution. Barbiecore has been taking the fashion world by storm, and encouraging people to go bold with some vibrant new looks. We’re talking to an expert about how Barbiecore came to be — and why you should say yes to the pink dress. PS: Calling all Skimm This listeners. Have questions about the news, work, or life? Call and leave us a voicemail at (929) 266-4381. We can’t wait to hear from you. On this episode, you’ll hear from:  Miguel Cardona, United States Secretary of Education  Erica Pandey, Business Reporter, Axios  Katharine Zarrella, Fashion Director, Off duty, The Wall Street Journal 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 Will Livingston, and Blake Lew-Merwin with help from Rashaan Ayesh. Engineered by Andrew Callaway and Elie McAfee-Hahn. 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

Today's episode is brought to you by Buick.

0:03.0

Welcome to Schim this.

0:05.8

I'm Will Livingston.

0:07.0

And I'm Blake Lumerwin.

0:08.8

We're producers on the show.

0:10.4

And since Alex Carr is on vacation,

0:12.8

we're bringing you the news this week.

0:15.2

You might have heard recently about quiet quitters

0:17.5

in the workplace.

0:18.5

It's a TikTok hashtag that became a Wall Street Journal article

0:21.2

that now everybody's talking about.

0:23.5

We break down why workers are saying no

0:25.8

to getting to the office before 9

0:27.5

and yes to doing the bare minimum.

0:29.5

And what it means for the future of the workplace.

0:32.6

And team Biden got people buzzing

0:34.9

after announcing student debt relief for millions of borrowers.

0:38.7

We've got the Secretary of Education to walk us through it.

0:42.4

We also have the latest on a couple of this week's big headlines.

0:46.3

And finally to close out the show,

0:48.2

why American women are embracing hot pink

0:50.8

and channeling their inner Barbie girl.

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