Weekly Wrap: For GOP, Warning Signs With Women; Greenland Not For Sale

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🗓️ 23 August 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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President Trump wanted to buy Greenland but Denmark said no. Meanwhile, American fast food chains argued over who has the best friend chicken sandwich. Plus, 'Sporkful' host Dan Pashman stops by to taste test the latest plant-based "milks." Sam is joined by Los Angeles Times reporter Melanie Mason and KPCC's Leo Duran. Email the show at samsanders@npr.org.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, this is Sam's Aunt Daddy.
0:02.4	This week on the show, Los Angeles Times Politics Reporter, Melanie Mason,
0:08.0	Ann, Producer and Reporter for NPR and Member Station, KPC in Los Angeles, Leo Dorian.
0:15.4	Alright, let's buy the show.
0:20.8	You've got quite the title, Leo.
0:24.4	I knew I need to tighten up my resume.
0:26.2	I like it.
0:27.2	Hey y'all, from NPR, I'm Sam Sanders.
0:29.2	It's been a minute.
0:29.8	Happy weekend to my listeners and to my guests.
0:32.8	Two wonderful Angelina Zanestita with me right now, Melanie Mason, staff writer at the LA Times,
0:38.3	covering 2020 and Leo Dorian, Producer and Reporter for KPC's news and culture show,
0:43.3	take two.
0:44.3	We're joined in studio by Taylor Swift today.
0:58.0	I know they put a goody, huh?
1:00.0	So Taylor Swift is the woman of the hour this week because she just released her new album,
1:06.2	Lover, but she also has been talking this week about how she is going to re-record
1:13.0	her previous albums over a record label dispute involving Super Manager Scooter Braun.
1:19.8	It's really weird.
1:20.8	What I'm really curious about is like how this all works.
1:25.0	I was trying to read news stories about this and you're diving deep into this,
1:29.0	like, well, of how the music industry functions, who gets money from where?
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