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🗓️ 9 September 2020
⏱️ 2 minutes
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0:00.0 | I'm Gregory Warner, host of NPR's Rough Translation. |
0:03.7 | As we enter this uncertain election season, |
0:06.2 | one thing we know for sure, things are going to get dirty. |
0:10.0 | And I'm not just talking about the US campaign trail. |
0:12.8 | I raised both my middle fingers and shot |
0:15.8 | rapid slas at the justice system. |
0:19.0 | Starting September 16th, we bring you a new series, |
0:22.3 | Rough Translation's School of Scandal. |
0:24.7 | Their lines shouldn't be crossed. |
0:26.1 | Don't cross them. |
0:27.1 | We'll take you around the world to meet people calling each other out. |
0:29.8 | All of these comments are scrolling across the screen. |
0:32.8 | And taking each other down. |
0:34.0 | We're just going to take out our anger, our censorship in general, on you. |
0:37.6 | To try to change the status quo. |
0:39.6 | It's a good feeling in a bad moment. |
0:42.9 | Some of us have to now really come to terms with how do we then go from here. |
0:48.1 | Because sometimes a little scandal can help you see what's really important. |
0:54.2 | We're going to meet fanfiction writers fighting internet sensors in China, |
0:57.5 | where it's like negative influence or pornographic suggestions. |
1:02.1 | Indians calling out cast privilege in Silicon Valley. |
1:05.7 | Many feel a little bit uncomfortable, |
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