Weekly Wrap: Disney+, Four-Day Workweek, Impeachment In Historical Context

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🗓️ 15 November 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Disney launched its highly anticipated streaming service, Disney+, this week and added a message to viewers that some of its older material may include outdated or offensive content or cultural images. A trial of a four-day workweek in Japan showed signs of increasing productivity — could something similar succeed in a country like the United States? And as the nation turns its focus to the now-public impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump, Sam talks with Leon Neyfakh, host of seasons one and two of the podcast 'Slow Burn.' In those episodes Neyfakh recounted the Senate Watergate hearings into President Richard Nixon and the impeachment hearings of President Bill Clinton. He talks to Sam about similarities and differences to what's happening now. Sam is joined by BuzzFeed senior film reporter Adam B. Vary and host of NPR's 'The Indicator' podcast Stacey Vanek Smith.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, this is Sam Zart-Batti.
0:02.7	This week on the show, co-host of NPR's The Indicator Podcast,
0:07.8	Dave V. Vanick Smith and BuzzFeed Senior Film Reporter, Adam B. Barry.
0:14.2	Alright, let's ride the show!
0:18.6	Hey y'all, from NPR, I'm Sam Sanders.
0:20.6	It's been a minute.
0:21.8	Happy weekend to my listeners and to my guests.
0:24.2	So we announced you a good news an hour later, Adam.
0:26.2	Uh, we could do this.
0:27.4	It's...
0:29.4	I'm changing jobs.
0:31.1	I'm moving from BuzzFeed to Variety.
0:33.6	Uh, so you guys...
0:34.6	Senior...
0:35.6	Senior...
0:36.6	Entertainment writer, yeah.
0:37.8	Correspondent.
0:38.8	Yeah.
0:39.8	Ruler.
0:40.8	Empire and Chief.
0:41.8	Congratulations.
0:42.8	Yeah.
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