Testing Democracy: EU Parliamentary Elections, DC Drama, and Mars 2020

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🗓️ 22 May 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Europeans head to the polls starting tomorrow for the European Parliamentary elections. This is the second-biggest election in the world, and has been a bit of a snoozer in the past. But this year people are watching very closely because of a surge of far-right groups. We’ll explain. Meanwhile in DC, President Trump and Democratic leaders had a short meeting on infrastructure today that didn’t go exactly as planned. We’ll break down why both sides are throwing mud. Also on today’s episode: the Department of Education is breaking down student loan debt by college … and college major, and NASA wants to send your name to the Red Planet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, May 22nd.
0:03.0	Welcome to Schimbeth.
0:04.4	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day
0:06.7	and giving you the context on why they matter.
0:09.8	The European Union is gearing up for parliamentary elections this week.
0:13.4	We'll connect the dots on why they're important
0:15.6	and why people say there could be a surge from far-right parties.
0:19.9	Then, there was more drama in DC today
0:22.5	between President Trump and top Democrats,
0:25.0	like storming out of the room kind of drama.
0:27.7	We'll explain.
0:29.0	Finally, NASA is going to Mars in 2020
0:32.1	and they're handing out boarding passes.
0:34.4	We're here to make your Wednesday smarter.
0:36.7	Let's Schimbeth.
0:38.9	Today's episode is brought to you by Prudential.
0:41.4	Prudential can help you understand your personal finances.
0:44.4	Schimbeth helps you understand the news.
0:49.7	The most complicated story today is about election day.
0:53.3	Actually, election days, not here in the US, in Europe.
0:58.6	From tomorrow through Sunday,
1:00.5	voters from the 28 countries in the European Union
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