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The Gist

The Abortion Fight Led Us Here

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2017

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

On The Gist, we can have sympathy for all kinds of people—just not the guy who loses all his money on bitcoin. In the interview, Lenora Chu tells the story of her American family's rude awakening to Chinese education practices. When Chu moved her family to Shanghai, she eagerly enrolled her young son into an elite Chinese public school. She expected academic rigor and an emphasis on work ethic. But she was surprised to find authoritarian teachers and desperate, obsequious parents. What, if anything, should the U.S. borrow from the Chinese education model? Chu's book is Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve.   In the Spiel, what the abortion issue did to sort the parties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:06.0

So, one family outing at a time, one little adventurer at a time, one trip to the museum, one dinner in the city, one nap on the way home at a time.

0:18.0

One train journey at a time can help create a greener future.

0:23.0

So when will you take your next trip? Find out more at nationalrail.co.uk slash greener.

0:30.0

The content that's explicit will not come with a warning except for this. So bear in mind what I am saying this show is explicit content.

0:42.0

It's Monday December 11th, 2017 from slated to the gist I might pasca.

0:47.0

I'm in Chicago hosting Waitway Don't Tell Me This Week. And as I look around at the denizens of this fair windy city I have to say I have a lot of sympathy for them.

0:56.0

It's cold, they think putting pickles or relish on a hot dog elevates their cuisine to heights that it probably does not elevate it to the sausage is great.

1:07.0

It's just they get more into the fact that they put a little pickle on the hot dog than the actual quality of the tubed meat itself.

1:15.0

Tubed meat high above the garnish for the hot dog. But you know I'm a sympathetic guy. I have a lot of sympathy for people.

1:23.0

Empathy has become a really big thing a buzzword a watch word. I don't know that I'm so empathetic. To me I feel like dragged into the state of empathy really feeling and looking at the world through someone else.

1:36.0

Eyes very taxing. I think sympathy alone will get you where you need to go and have sympathy even for people that wouldn't think I'd be sympathetic to like I said Chicago.

1:46.0

I'll tell you this. I'm a fan of my sports teams. I'm not you know crazy about it. Fan is rooted in fanatic. But I'm sympathetic to anyone who roots for any other team.

1:55.0

I made fun of Philly's fans the other week. That's because Philadelphia fans are by far the worst on the planet.

2:02.0

Right if you think the Chicagoans get crazy about the fact that they put a pickle on a hot dog. Oh my god a soft pretzel. So must a cheese steak.

2:11.0

I mean you could have that. We all the rest of us pretty much passed on it. And it's not that it doesn't taste good. I mean of course it tastes good. It's cheese and greasy steak. It's going to taste good.

2:21.0

Just like don't define your city about it. But I'm sympathetic. You grew up with it. We have regional pride as a New Yorker. I'm no better. I was just raised in a different environment with you know kinesh is and better cuisine.

2:33.0

I'm sympathetic. You know I'm even sympathetic to like lifelong Republicans who are torn in Alabama. Obviously. How do you vote for the child molester tomorrow alleged. How do you vote for that guy.

2:44.0

But I'm sympathetic. I understand you don't want to violate your most sacredly held beliefs. Be they about abortion or the 10 commit you love the 10 commandments.

2:56.0

This guy's Mr. 10 commandments and it's the anything about 14 year old girls and you're underwear in the 10 commandments right. He asked the mother for permission that's honoring the 10 commandments.

3:05.0

So I'm a little sympathetic. I can't say I'm empathetic. But I'm sympathetic. I'm sympathetic towards thieves and pickpockets. Conman pickpockets. That's a skill. I know you're taking my money or someone's money. But you learn to craft. I understand. It's an ancient skill. You're in a guild. It goes back to Fagan. I'm actually sympathetic to Kim Jong-un. It is a bad guy. I wish he didn't exist. But I understand why if you're born into that family. You want to keep up the tradition.

3:33.0

You want to keep your palaces or whatever. He just playing the game. He's not playing the game. I would define morality. But you know, according to his morality, you've got to have sympathy. I say so I'm except for one category of person.

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