Smash the patriarchy … and the pumpkins
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4.5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2023
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
The Spanish women’s national team won it’s first World Cup! But the celebration has been bittersweet after Spain’s soccer chief kissed a player on the lips and is refusing to step down. We’ll discuss the fallout and what the team is doing to oust Luis Rubiales. Plus, we’ll play a game of Half Full / Half Empty with guest host Amy Scott weighing in on how LinkedIn is actually cool? But pumpkin spice lattes in August — maybe not so much.
Here’s everything we talked about:
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- “Facebook settlement claims are due Aug. 25. How to apply for a payout” from The Washington Post
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- “What’s the point of class-action lawsuits?” from Marketplace
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- “Spanish Soccer Chief Rubiales Refuses to Resign Over World Cup Kiss” from The New York Times
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- “Are American malls back from the brink?” from Marketplace
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- “Will New York City’s Airbnb crackdown make housing more affordable?” from Marketplace
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- “Subway sale could lead to closures and international expansion” from Marketplace
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| 0:00.0 | Ah, 10 seconds. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. |
| 0:05.7 | At least we got a count down. |
| 0:07.7 | I know, right? Yeah, not everybody does that for you. Not everybody. |
| 0:11.8 | I know, I feel so. |
| 0:12.8 | We shall remain nameless, Jake Cherry. |
| 0:15.4 | Everybody, I'm Kai Risto. Welcome back to Make Me Smart. Where we make the day make sense? |
| 0:19.4 | It is Friday, Friday, Friday, the 25th day of August, 2023. |
| 0:24.9 | Finally, the night made me Scott. It is great to be back with you all for Happy Hour. |
| 0:30.0 | Or what we call economics on tap. |
| 0:33.1 | We are going to do what we always do on Friday. We're going to do a little news. |
| 0:37.0 | We're going to do a little what do you drink in? |
| 0:40.1 | And then we're going to do a little guest appearance because it reads out on |
| 0:45.8 | half full half empty and then we'll get on our merry way. |
| 0:48.6 | What Amy Scott, are you imbibing this afternoon if anything? |
| 0:53.1 | Well, yes, I am imbibing something, but I've good, you know, we have to plan ahead now. |
| 0:57.1 | And I heard a certain co-host was drinking water. |
| 0:59.8 | So I went with iced tea. |
| 1:02.9 | There you go. In solidarity, man. |
| 1:05.5 | So this is a shout out for, for, you know, tea totalling for sure, totally. |
| 1:09.9 | Totally. And this is speaking of tea totalling. |
| 1:12.6 | Totally. This is really good. |
| 1:14.1 | It's a, it's a mountain or what do they call it? Alpine peppermint from BAMF National Park, |
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