Remedies: Injection Sites, Wine and Cheese Tariffs, and IPO Woes

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🗓️ 3 October 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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A federal judge just gave a boost to supervised injection sites, saying a clinic in Philadelphia doesn’t violate drug laws. Activists say the ruling could mark a turning point in the fight to reduce drug overdoses. Meanwhile, Swiss cheese and French wine just got dragged into a US-EU trade spat that’s actually about … airplanes. We’ll connect the dots. Also on today’s show: we’ll break down the rough year for IPOs, and how one adventurous eagle is documenting glacial melt in the Alps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Thursday, October 3rd.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.5	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.2	they matter.
0:09.7	An organization in Philadelphia wants to open a facility where people are allowed to use
0:14.4	illegal drugs.
0:15.5	We'll tell you why supporters say places like these can actually save lives.
0:20.3	Then, the US is slapping new tariffs on everything from French wine to Swiss cheese.
0:25.3	And the reason has nothing to do with hors d'oeuvres.
0:28.5	And finally, a bird's eye view that offers some much needed perspective.
0:33.0	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:34.8	Let's Schim this.
0:39.2	Today's episode is brought to you by La Croix Sparkling Water.
0:45.3	The most complicated story today is about safe house.
0:49.0	No one's running from the law.
0:51.1	Actually, it's the opposite.
0:53.2	Safe house is an organization in Philadelphia that wants to allow people to inject heroin
0:57.9	and use other drugs more safely and under medical supervision.
1:02.6	Yesterday, a federal judge gave this so-called injection site the green light.
1:07.7	So, today we're going to get into what these kinds of facilities do, why there's disagreement
1:12.5	over whether they're a good idea, and what's next in the legal battle to open one in Philly.
1:17.3	Let's get into it.
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