Super-Massive: China's 70th, Global Banking, and Galactic Mysteries

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🗓️ 1 October 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Today marked 70 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, and the country threw a huge birthday party for itself. China’s economic and military rise is impressive, but there are some storm clouds on the horizon, too. We’ll put it all in perspective. Meanwhile: another phone call between President Trump and a foreign leader is under scrutiny. Also on today’s show: the IMF gets a new boss, and why ‘Planet 9’ may not be a planet at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Tuesday, October 1st.
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
0:07.9	why they matter.
0:09.4	Today, China's government marked the big 7-0.
0:12.2	But not everyone was there for the party.
0:17.4	Then President Trump is under scrutiny for a little phone chat he had with the Prime
0:21.4	Minister of Australia.
0:22.4	We'll break down what that's all about.
0:25.0	And finally, why astronomers are psyched about something that's really, really dense.
0:29.9	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:32.0	Let's skim this.
0:39.1	Today's episode is brought to you by Karyuma.
0:44.5	The most complicated story today is about China.
0:47.6	The country blew out a lot of candles today to celebrate its 70th birthday.
0:52.4	And a lot went down.
0:54.6	So today we're going to get into how China celebrated the day.
0:57.9	How China's government is doing overall and why some people are crashing the party.
1:03.2	First up, the Big Shindig.
1:06.9	There was a huge birthday fashion Beijing today.
1:09.2	To mark 70 years since the creation of the People's Republic of China.
1:12.6	That's China's official name.
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