Heat of the Moment: Biden Meets Putin, SCOTUS, and Juneteenth

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🗓️ 17 June 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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First up: Biden and Putin had their first face-to-face meeting. We’ll tell you what was on the agenda (hint: nuclear weapons and cyberattacks) and whether this meeting was more than just a photo op. Next: We’ve got the context on recent reports about the Trump-era Department of Justice obtaining the info of journalists and politicians, and what’s going on with the latest heat wave out West. Then: The Supremes are about to take their summer vacay, but before they go, they tend to drop some bombshells. And two major decisions broke today. We’ll explain the cases we have our eye on. Finally: Saturday is Juneteenth. We’re taking a look at how companies have been thinking about diversity, equity, and inclusion differently over the last year. On this episode, you’ll hear from: Torrey Taussig, research director for the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship at the Harvard Kennedy School Caroline Polisi, legal analyst and adjunct lecturer at Columbia Law School Evelyn Carter, Managing Partner, Paradigm Janelle Jones, Chief Economist, Department of Labor 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 Bridget Armstrong and Alex Carr. 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	Hey everyone, before we get into today's episode of Schem this, I want to tell you about
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0:12.0	On the show, Dr. Kendi discusses policies and practices that have sustained injustice
0:16.9	in our society and how we can dismantle racism to build a just and equitable world.
0:22.4	An anti-racist future depends on all of our actions, and be anti-racist will help us understand
0:28.2	how to build one. Listen to Be Antiracist wherever you get your podcasts.
0:36.8	Welcome to Schem this. President Biden and Russian President Putin
0:41.5	squared off in their first face-to-face meeting. On the agenda, cyber-attacked and nuclear weapons,
0:47.6	we'll tell you whether the summit achieved anything more than a photo op.
0:51.6	We've also got the context on recent reports about the Trump-era DOJ,
0:56.0	obtaining the info of journalists and politicians, and what's going on with the latest heatwave outweast.
1:02.5	Later, the Supreme Court is about to head OOO for the summer, but before they go,
1:07.5	they tend to drop some bombshell, including two that just came out today.
1:11.8	We'll break down the cases and tell you what to expect in the final days of their term.
1:17.2	And finally, Saturday is June 15th. We're taking a look at how companies have been thinking
1:22.4	about diversity, equity, and inclusion differently over the last year.
1:27.3	We're here to make you smarter, and the news less overwhelming.
1:31.1	I'm Alex Carr, let's skim this.
1:37.2	Mr. President of the Russian Federation, Mr. President of the United States of America,
1:41.7	on behalf of the Swiss government, I would like to welcome you to Geneva.
1:45.7	On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin
1:50.2	met up in Switzerland for a historic summit between the two countries.
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