Grounded: Hong Kong Protests, Cracker Plants, and Chlamydia Vaccine

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🗓️ 13 August 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Protesters and riot police clashed at Hong Kong’s International Airport today in ongoing demonstrations against the government. We’ll examine the background of the protests, and how the world is responding. Then: President Trump visited a cracker plant in Pennsylvania today. We’ll explain what cracker plants do, and why Trump was on site. Also on today’s show: scientists are one step closer to a chlamydia vaccine, and two gay penguins are hoping to make a family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Tuesday, August 13th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.5	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on
0:08.3	why they matter.
0:09.5	Today, we're checking in on Hong Kong, where protesters have brought the city's international
0:13.8	airport to a standstill.
0:15.6	Again, we'll connect the dots on why the protests are having an economic impact and how the
0:20.4	world is reacting.
0:21.8	Then, President Trump stopped by a western Pennsylvania today, and environmentalists
0:26.4	aren't too pleased.
0:27.4	We'll give you the details.
0:29.0	And finally, penguins trying to be parents.
0:33.0	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:35.2	Let's Schim this.
0:39.2	Today's episode is brought to you by Third Love.
0:44.5	The most complicated story today is about Hong Kong.
0:48.8	Protest there are in their 10th straight week.
0:52.3	Today, riot police clash with protesters at Hong Kong's international airport, bringing
0:56.9	the airport to a standstill for a second day.
1:00.8	So we're going to get into the background of how we got here, how officials in Hong Kong
1:05.2	and mainland China are responding, and how the rest of the world is reacting.
1:11.2	Let's rewind a sec.
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