How Rude: Brexit’s Backstop and How “Aunt Becky” Got Her Kid Into College

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🗓️ 12 March 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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British parliament rejected PM Theresa May’s latest Brexit plan today. ICYMI, the EU and the UK are getting a divorce. But three years in, they still can’t agree on the terms. The biggest sticking point: the border with Ireland aka ‘the backstop.’ We’ll break it down, guvnah. In other news, the DOJ dropped the curtain on a huge college admissions scam this morning. And they implicate some familiar faces. (Whatever happened to predictability?) Also in today’s episode: millennials break a financial record, and the world wide web celebrates a big birthday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Tuesday, March 12th.
0:03.2	Welcome to our new podcast, Skim This.
0:05.5	Every Monday through Friday at 5 p.m., we're breaking down the biggest, most complex stories of the day,
0:10.4	and giving you the context on why they matter.
0:13.3	Today, everyone is talking about Brexit.
0:15.7	We want to focus on one of the big sticking points in the divorce between the UK and the EU.
0:20.5	We'll connect the dots on the drama about the Irish border,
0:23.5	and why there's a pushback on the backstock.
0:26.8	Then, some Hollywood helicopter parents are now facing jail time.
0:30.4	We'll talk about the college admissions cheating scheme that blew up today.
0:34.2	And speaking of paying for college, a new report is out about how millennials are handling their finances.
0:39.6	We're here to make your Tuesday smarter.
0:41.8	Let's skim this.
0:47.4	The most complex story of the day is about the very public, very messy divorce that's been the
0:52.8	top headline in Europe for three years.
0:55.5	Yes, we're talking about Brexit.
0:57.7	This afternoon, the British Parliament voted on Prime Minister Theresa May's latest deal for Britain
1:02.3	to exit the European Union. They rejected it.
1:05.5	Again, which means tomorrow, the vote on whether they should leave the EU without any plan.
1:10.7	A no-deal Brexit.
1:12.7	One of the biggest sticking points for everyone in the UK has been what to do about the border
1:17.1	between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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