The Price Is Not Right: Mideast Fighting, Inflation, Summer Travel

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🗓️ 20 May 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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First up: We’ve got the context you need on the Mississippi abortion law heading to the Supreme Court, the new hate crimes bill that just passed Congress and President Biden showing off an electric pickup. Next: Nearly two weeks of Israeli-Palestinian fighting has caused fighting… among US lawmakers. We’ll break down what’s going on with America’s diplomatic relationship with Israel, and what some politicians are hoping to change. Plus: U.S. military intelligence says reports of UFOs are legit. But do we know anything about them? Then: If you’re thinking about planning a vacation this summer, you might want to act fast. We’ll tell you why everything from flights to rental cars is in extra high demand right now. ICYMI: You may have heard the word “inflation” come up recently. If you need a quick refresher, we’ve got you. We’ll explain how inflation works, why people are talking about it right now, and ask an expert if it’s worth getting worried. Finally: On our other podcast, Skimm’d from the Couch, we sat down with Stacey Abrams this week to talk career goals. You can catch our full interview here. Interested in joining our team? Check out our audio producer job opening here. On this episode, you’ll hear from: Anna Palmer, founder and CEO, Punchbowl News Darlene Brown, Texas AirBNB operator, owner, Bonhost Dr. Kristen Broady, fellow, Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program Stacey Abrams, voting rights activist and former Georgia House representative 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 and Luke Vargas. Engineered by Andrew Callaway. With additional support from Ciara Long. 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 Schim this.
0:03.2	We're starting off by looking at this week's major headlines, including the Supreme Court
0:07.6	taking up a major abortion case, President Biden taking a spin behind the wheel of an
0:12.0	electric truck, and the House of Representatives taking a stand on hate crimes.
0:17.1	Speaking of Capitol Hill, nearly two weeks of Israeli-Palestinian fighting has caused
0:21.4	fighting among U.S. lawmakers.
0:23.4	We'll break down what's going on with America's diplomatic relationship with Israel, and
0:28.2	what some politicians are hoping to change.
0:30.9	Later, if you're faxed and ready to book a vacation, we'll tell you why you may want to
0:35.4	get on that ASAP.
0:37.6	And if you've heard the word inflation recently, but need a refresher on what exactly inflation
0:42.2	is, stick around.
0:44.0	We're here to make you smarter, and the news less overwhelming.
0:47.8	Let's skim this.
0:49.8	Alright, let's get to a few headlines from the week's news, and give you some context
0:56.5	on what's going on.
0:58.4	First up, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed today to hear arguments in a major abortion
1:03.5	case from Mississippi.
1:05.4	Here's the context.
1:06.9	Back in 2018, Mississippi's governor signed a law banning most abortions after 15 weeks.
1:12.7	That's about nine weeks shy of the approximately 24 weeks permitted under Roe v Wade.
1:18.0	In response, Mississippi's only abortion clinic sued to overturn the law, and won, but then
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