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How It Ended: Chaos in Congress

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🗓️ 7 January 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Skimm This. Here’s what we’re covering this week:  First up: In D.C., as Congress gathered to certify President-elect Joe Biden's presidential win, a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. We’ll break down what happened on Wednesday. Then: All eyes were on Georgia this week. We’ll tell you what Democrats winning both Senate seats there means for the Biden administration.  ICYMI: The COVID-19 vaccine rollout hasn’t been going according to plan. We’ll explain the holdup in getting vaccines into people’s arms.  Later: Iran made a major announcement this week: they’re enriching their uranium to 20% purity. We won’t give you a chemistry lesson, but we will tell you why this matters and what this means for U.S. diplomacy moving forward. Finally: Is your fridge a hot mess after the holidays? We’ll speak to an expert to help you Skimm your fridge…so you can finally find your ketchup again.  Fun fact: "Betriebsblindheit" is German for "business blindness." Basically, something you do over and over without questioning. Click here to fill out our podcast survey.  On this episode, you’ll hear from:  Josh Michaud, associate director for global health policy, Kaiser Family Foundation Leah Askarinam, editor-in-chief, National Journal’s The Hotline Holly Dagres, non-resident fellow, the Atlantic Council Rachel Gurjar, chef, recipe developer, and food writer (IG) 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 Alex Carr, Justine Davie, and Luke Vargas. With additional support from Peter Bonaventure and Ciara Long.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to Schim this.

0:05.4

So much for 2021 getting off to a quiet start.

0:09.1

We've got a lot to get to today.

0:10.6

First, we've got the story of what was supposed to happen in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday,

0:15.6

and then the story on what actually went down.

0:18.4

Then, we'll look at what this week's big elections in Georgia mean for who controls

0:22.5

the Senate.

0:23.5

We've also got to look at what's slowing down the COVID vaccine rollout, what the deal

0:27.4

is with Iran's big uranium enrichment announcement.

0:31.0

And finally, since the only thing more stressful than stressful news might be not being able

0:36.9

to find things in your fridge, we'll kick off our 2021 How to Schim your Life New Your

0:41.8

Challenge by Schimming My Fridge.

0:45.2

It's a disaster, but I'll take one for the team.

0:48.0

Alright, let's do it.

0:56.2

Wednesday was supposed to be a relatively straightforward day in Washington, D.C.

1:03.0

Not an unimportant day, but one that most historians, journalists, and politicians expected

1:08.4

would be predictable.

1:10.6

Are there any objections to counting the certificate of vote of the state of Alabama

1:15.5

that the teller has verified appears to be regular, informed, and authentic?

1:21.8

Hearing none.

1:23.7

Over the two months after November's presidential election, members of the Senate and the House

1:28.1

of Representatives were scheduled to get together to certify the votes of the Electoral College.

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