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How the F Is That Legal?! Facebook, South Dakota, NWSL Abuse

Skimm This

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4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

First up: We’ve got the latest on a groundbreaking new malaria vaccine, the Facebook whistleblower in front of Congress, the abortion battle in Texas, and how South Dakota became a global tax haven. Next: It might start taking longer — and costing more — to mail a letter. And that’s not all: it’s getting pricier to catch an Uber and heat your home (with natural gas). We’ll break down why. ICYMI: Tech companies are in a war for your attention at work, and Microsoft came to flex … with a lot of notifications. Then: Three coaches from the National Women’s Soccer League have been fired since August over allegations of misconduct, including one bombshell case of sexual coercion. We’ll talk to a former player about how the system leaves women’s soccer players vulnerable, and why that needs to change.  Finally: If you binged ‘Squid Game’ last weekend … us too. We’ll chat with a culture writer about why we’re all so obsessed. P.S., If Squid Game left you craving more, here are a few recs for what to watch next. On this episode, you’ll hear from:  Alexandra Samuel, freelance tech correspondent and author, "Remote, Inc." Haley Kopmeyer, former NWSL goalkeeper, integrated partnerships manager, Just Women’s Sports Hanh Nguyen, senior culture editor, Salon 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, Luke Vargas, and Ciara Long, with help from Sagine Corrielus. Engineered by Andrew Callaway. TheSkimm’s head of audio is Graelyn Brashear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Scheme This.

0:02.7

Who's excited for some good medical news?

0:05.4

We'll Scheme a major development in the fight against malaria.

0:08.9

Then, we'll explain what went down with the Facebook whistleblower this week, a federal

0:13.4

judge blocking Texas' abortion ban and why wealthy people around the world are stashing

0:18.9

their money in South Dakota.

0:21.2

Later, tech companies are in a war for your attention at work, and Microsoft came to flex.

0:27.9

With notifications, after that, we'll talk to a former National Women's Soccer League

0:36.0

player about allegations of abuse and misconduct by coaches, and we'll wrap things up with

0:41.2

a look at the TV show everyone's talking about.

0:47.0

And what that says about us.

0:49.0

We're here to make you smarter, and the news less overwhelming.

0:52.4

I'm Alex Carr, let's skim this.

0:56.2

All right, let's get to some headlines from the week's news and give you some context

1:01.3

on why they matter.

1:03.1

First up, we've got a medical headline that shocker isn't about COVID-19.

1:08.2

The dream of a malaria vaccine has been a long-held but unattainable dream.

1:15.0

Today, the RTSS malaria vaccine, more than 30 years in the making, changes the course of

1:24.2

public health history.

1:26.4

Here's the context.

1:28.2

Malaria is one of the world's oldest diseases and kills over 400,000 people each year, 95%

1:34.2

of whom are in Africa.

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