Is This Gonna Be Forever?

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🗓️ 13 May 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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First up: Renewed Israeli-Palestinian conflict is threatening to spiral into all-out war. We’ll break down what you need to know. Then: We’re giving you the context on two more events that have been making headlines this week: Liz Cheney’s demotion, and a Pfizer vaccine for teens. Next: A major pipeline in the US got hacked over the weekend. We’ll tell you WTF a ransomware attack is, why they’re so common, and why the US is typically a major target. ICYMI: We’re speaking with one of the cofounders of the nonprofit Stop AAPI Hate to talk about the hate crimes that Asian Americans have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally: We’ve been feeling kind of embarrassed about our screen time over the past year… but should we be? We investigated whether this pesky new habit is really so bad. On this episode, you’ll hear from: Lily Hay Newman, senior writer, WIRED Manjusha P. Kulkarni, co-founder, Stop AAPI Hate Wendy Zukerman, host, “Science Vs,” a podcast from Gimlet, A Spotify Studio 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 and Luke Vargas. Engineered by Andrew Callaway. With additional support from Ciara Long. 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	Welcome to Schem This.
0:02.9	Over the past few days, conflict between Israel and Palestine has escalated.
0:07.2	We'll break down the latest from this month's conflict and provide some key historical
0:10.9	context.
0:11.9	Then, the GOP is playing musical chairs, and the FDA has authorized vaccines for teens.
0:19.4	Later on the show, a major pipeline in the US got hacked over the weekend.
0:23.0	We'll tell you, WTF, are ransomware attackers, why they're so common, and why the US is so
0:28.9	often a target.
0:30.8	Also, it's AAPI Heritage Month.
0:33.6	We'll talk to the co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate about the increase in hate incidents against
0:38.4	Asian Americans.
0:40.3	And finally, stick around till the end of the show.
0:43.0	We're talking about screen time.
0:44.8	Like, why can't I put this thing down?
0:48.1	We're here to make you smarter, and the news less overwhelming.
0:51.6	Let's Schem This.
0:57.1	The news is telling us, and our social feeds are telling us, there's one big story this
1:01.8	week, and it's playing out in Israel, and in Palestinian territories occupied by Israel.
1:07.4	And at the time we're publishing this, this already big story could easily become a bigger
1:11.9	one, with several days of fighting looking like it could turn into an all-out war.
1:16.9	There's also no easy way for us to explain this.
1:19.6	So instead, we're going to take this story apart in pieces.
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