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Morning Wire

Saturday | August 21, 2021

Morning Wire

The Daily Wire

Daily News, News

4.925.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

New Zealand residents speak out on Covid policies, online streaming platforms struggle, and the historic parallels of the Afghanistan crisis. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

Transcript

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0:00.0

After a single person tested positive for COVID, New Zealand locked down the entire country

0:07.9

this week.

0:09.4

New Zealand's borders have been closed for more than 18 months and some 6,000 families

0:13.7

have been separated by this policy.

0:15.3

We've tried protesting, we've tried media, we've tried reaching out to our Labor government

0:20.9

and they ignore us constantly.

0:23.2

We'll hear from those speaking out against the government's lockdown orders.

0:27.5

I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley.

0:31.3

It's Saturday, August 21st and this is Morning Wire.

0:38.4

Earlier this summer, Netflix stock took a steep tumble.

0:42.0

What's behind the recent slowdown of on-demand subscriptions?

0:45.1

And what will it take for the streaming industry to recover?

0:47.6

And, many have made the comparison between the evacuation of the US Embassy in Afghanistan

0:52.9

and the evacuation of Saigon.

0:55.2

We'll examine the parallels between Vietnam in 1975 and the current crisis, as well as

1:00.0

discuss the political fallout.

1:02.4

Thanks for waking up with Morning Wire.

1:04.2

Stay tuned.

1:05.2

We have the news you need to know.

1:11.0

This show is sponsored by Zip Recruiter.

1:13.2

According to a survey, over two thirds of Americans are planning to travel this summer.

1:17.2

This means that airlines, restaurants and more have been ramping up their hiring.

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