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🗓️ 21 April 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

First: Russia is restrategizing in Ukraine ahead of an important deadline. We’ll take a look at how the war is changing. Next: We’ve also got the other big headlines from the week: from Netflix execs are freaking out right now, to the latest union efforts at Apple. Plus: why millions of student loan borrowers are about to get some relief. Next up: If traveling has been a nightmare for you, you’re not alone. Are cancellations, delays, and lost bags the new normal? We’ll ask a travel expert how to avoid the mile cry club. ICYMI: All eyes are on France as they pick a new president. And spoiler: both candidates are controversial. We’ll break down why this election has everyone saying ooh la la…in 60 seconds. Then: While some people use Earth Day as an excuse to post their vacation pics on IG, we’re asking someone who lives a climate-conscious lifestyle 24/7 for her tips. PS: if you want more tips, read her climate diary here. Finally: Has your phone been blowing up…but not in a good way? Americans are getting spam texts at record high rates. We’ll break down how to clean up your messages. On this episode, you’ll hear from: Shelby Magid, associate director, the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center Matthew Howe, Senior Manager of Travel Intelligence, Morning Consult Alicia, Rachel, Madison, Skimm HQ’rs Lucia Priselac, Director, The Uproot Project 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, Will Livingston, and Blake Lew-Merwin. Additional help from Sagine Corrielus. Engineered by Andrew Callaway and Elie McAfee-Hahn. 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 Scam This.
0:06.7	If you've been to an airport recently, you may have noticed travel is crazy right now.
0:13.0	We looked into different airlines, looked into different airports, and it was absolutely
0:18.1	nothing available.
0:20.2	Not even those like crazy $11,000 for his class tickets that you hear about.
0:25.4	Now, after a federal judge dropped the mask mandate on planes, trains, and other public
0:30.2	transit this week, getting from point A to point B is going to get more complicated.
0:36.7	We'll ask an expert how to avoid headaches as we plan summer vacation.
0:42.4	Also this week, we're looking at what's next in the war in Ukraine, the latest in the
0:47.3	battle between Disney and Florida, and why Netflix execs are freaking out right now.
0:54.2	And finally, tomorrow is Earth Day.
0:56.6	To celebrate, we'll skip posting a photo on Instagram of that hike we did that one time.
1:02.6	And instead, we'll talk to someone living a climate conscious lifestyle every day.
1:09.0	We're here to make you smarter, and the news less overwhelming.
1:12.1	I'm Alex Carr.
1:14.2	Let's skim this.
1:23.4	This week, we've seen a lot of headlines that said the war in Ukraine has entered a new
1:28.9	phase.
1:30.4	And it's hard to imagine what a new phase of a war that's already caused so much death
1:35.5	and destruction could look like.
1:37.4	But we asked Shelby McGeed, the Associate Director of the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center,
1:42.2	to help us break it down.
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