“We’re done. The virus is not done with us”
Make Me Smart
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4.6 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2022
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
This is your Friday reminder that the COVID-19 pandemic is still here. Today, the World Health Organization warned about new viruses driving up cases, hospitalizations and deaths around the globe. We’ll discuss the latest wave. You know what else is here? Climate change. The United Kingdom is experiencing record-breaking temperatures. Plus, Kimberly Adams and Kai Ryssdal give us their hot takes on BMW’s heated seats, some frozen treats and more.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
- “WHO warns covid ‘nowhere near over’ as variants spike in U.S., Europe” from The Washington Post
- “Drug resistance: How the pandemic screwed up our antibiotics” from Vox
- “How the son of sharecroppers helped send the world’s most powerful telescope to space” from NPR
- “National emergency in U.K. as historic heat wave sweeps over Europe” from The Washington Post
- “BMW Is Trying Again With Subscription-Based Access to Luxury Features, This Time in South Korea” from Jalopnik
- “Alaska Airlines, Microsoft and carbon capture firm join forces to develop sustainable fuels” from Marketplace
- “What role should college rankings play in choosing a school?” from Marketplace
- “Major credit bureaus are changing how they report unpaid medical bills” from Marketplace
- “Eat the Rich” ice cream truck sells $10 popsicles shaped like Bezos, Musk, others” from CBS
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| 0:00.0 | I'm sniffling. I got you know sniffles. |
| 0:03.3 | You got the sniffles? Sorry. Yeah, it's all good. Oh good grief. Oh good grief. |
| 0:11.5 | Hello everyone. I am Kimberly Adams and welcome back to make me smart where we always at least attempt |
| 0:18.2 | To make today make sense. Oh, that's good beer. That's a good beer. Is it now? My booty anyway |
| 0:24.6 | I'm kind of risotto as if you couldn't tell |
| 0:26.6 | Thanks for joining us on this YouTube live stream day and on the podcast and on |
| 0:32.0 | Discord and whatever you do to join us for economics at tap. It's Friday. I'm talking about the news over a drink or two or just one actually truly |
| 0:43.2 | Yeah, just one you know because did you see that report out today from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation? |
| 0:49.2 | That was basically like any amount of alcohol if you're in general is terrible for you |
| 0:54.5 | There's literally no benefits to it whatsoever |
| 0:58.6 | But about like stress reduction. What about just just |
| 1:02.3 | Just disintegrating into the twilight of a day Bill and Melinda Gates |
| 1:06.8 | Come on, they could probably use some of that. I'm just saying |
| 1:12.6 | That's a whole different thing, but since lots of other people are drinking along with us today |
| 1:18.7 | Alcoholic and non-alcoholic substances Kai what beer do you have today? |
| 1:23.0 | I actually am having so my kids who know me well got me for what's most recent holiday father's day a bunch of beers |
| 1:30.8 | They went to the local crap beer store and said listen hook my dad up 12 of your finest different libations |
| 1:37.9 | And I'm cracking open a denogonizer from Drake Spurung and San Leandro. It's it's so good |
| 1:45.1 | It's it's good so far 9.75% alcohol by volume and it's a big gain. So it's gonna be an interesting last 15 minutes of the pod today |
| 1:52.1 | What about you? |
| 1:54.1 | I was on a little bit of a rush so my typical, you know red wine, but I decided to do it in a goblet to be fancy |
| 2:02.2 | You know, there you go. Yeah, it works |
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