Weekly Wrap: Government Takes On Big Tech, What 'Intersectionality' Means, RIP iTunes

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🗓️ 7 June 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are taking early steps into investigating tech giants Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. Meanwhile, lawmakers in the House of Representatives are looking into whether tech companies are too big. Plus, where the term "intersectionality" originated, what it means and why it's popping up in culture more and more. NPR Congressional reporter Kelsey Snell and Washington Post tech reporter Tony Romm join Sam for a look back at this week.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, this is Sam's Aunt Betty.
0:02.4	And Sam's Aunt Donna on the West Coast.
0:05.0	This week on the show, Washington Post,
0:07.5	Technology Reporter, Tony Rumb.
0:09.7	And NPR Congressional correspondent Kelsey Snail.
0:13.8	All right, let's start the show.
0:18.3	Hey y'all from NPR, I'm Sam Sanders.
0:20.4	It's been a minute.
0:21.3	That was great.
0:22.6	Double the aunties.
0:23.8	So Betty came to California to visit me and other relatives.
0:28.2	I saw the pictures and she bring treats to the whole newsroom.
0:30.9	She brought a pound cake to NPR West.
0:32.6	She was a hit.
0:34.1	And then she went to visit my other aunt Donna in San Diego.
0:37.7	And they both announced you this week.
0:40.1	It was really sweet.
0:41.1	Oh, I know.
0:42.2	I know.
0:42.6	Speaking of sweet things, happy weekend to our listeners
0:46.6	and to my guest, Tony Rumb, reporter at the Washington Post,
0:49.6	covering technology policy and Kelsey Snail,
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