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Shivers: Astroworld, COP26, and Inflation

Skimm This

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4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

First up: Nine people died in a stampede at Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival last weekend. We called up one local reporter who was on the scene to explain what happened, whether this tragedy could have been prevented, and what it means for live music.  Next: Congress finally passed its $1.2 billion infrastructure bill. We’ve got the details on how the money’s gonna be spent. Then: The U.N.’s climate talks are starting to wrap up. We’ll talk to a climate reporter about what new commitments countries brought to the negotiations, as well as what they didn’t. ICYMI: We’ve got a roundup of some of this week’s biggest stories, from Nicaragua’s elections and Belarus’ border to how a hand signal learned on TikTok saved a life. Plus: We’ll break down this week’s top business headlines, including the U.S. welcoming back foreign visitors and why everyone from Amazon to Spectrum is begging you to work for them. Finally: We’ve got an infrastructure bill, but we’re still waiting on its counterpart: the social spending bill that, at one point, contained paid family leave. We’ve got an update on what’s holding it up. P.S. Here’s how to do the TikTok hand signal for distress, and here’s the research on why wish-lists for gifts are better for everyone. On this episode, you’ll hear from:  Joey Guerra, music critic, The Houston Chronicle Juliet Eilperin, deputy climate editor, The Washington Post Dr. Carolyn Rubenstein, psychologist 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, Luke Vargas, and Ciara Long. Engineered by Andrew Callaway. 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 SKIM this.

0:03.1

What do you get when you mix soaring inflation and a truck driver shortage?

0:07.0

It's the recipe for a holiday shopping drama, serving size worldwide.

0:12.2

We'll crunch the numbers, but also help you de-stress with some insights on the psychology

0:16.4

of gift giving.

0:18.0

We've also got the latest on UN climate talks in Scotland, a skim on the big new infrastructure

0:23.2

bill that finally passed Congress, and a look at whether paid leave is or isn't going

0:28.1

to become the law, and we'll hear from some of you in the process.

0:31.2

It's like we're in 2021.

0:33.0

We're expected to work as individuals who are not thinking about their personal lives

0:38.6

and growing their families, but that's constantly on our mind.

0:42.4

And before all of that, we'll bring you up to speed on what happened last week at the

0:46.2

AstroWorld Music Festival in Houston.

0:48.9

We're here to make you smarter, and the news less overwhelming.

0:52.3

I'm Alex Carr.

0:53.9

Skim this.

0:58.8

Last Friday, nine people were tragically killed at a music festival in Houston, where rapper

1:03.6

Travis Scott was performing.

1:06.3

As families mourn their loved ones, people are searching for accountability and answers

1:10.4

for how this could have happened in the first place.

1:13.5

Travis Scott and the event organizer Live Nation have both been sued.

1:17.6

Scott has issued an apology and is paying the funeral costs for the victims.

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