Weekly Wrap: Unpaid Coal Miners, Looming Streaming Wars, Plus What's Up With The Fed?

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🗓️ 2 August 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Coal miners in Harlan County, Kentucky, camped out on train tracks this week to protest lack of payment from a coal company that declared bankruptcy earlier this summer. Is this part of a larger trend in the coal industry? There's a lot of new streaming content coming down the pipeline, and it could mean more subscriptions for viewers. Plus, what does the Federal Reserve's decision to lower interest rates indicate about the economy? Sam is joined this week by NPR TV critic Eric Deggans and Code Switch correspondent Karen Grigsby Bates.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, this is Sam's Not Betty.
0:03.0	This week on the show, Karen Griggs debates,
0:06.2	corresponded for NPR's code switch teams,
0:09.2	and Eric Deggins, NPR TV Critic.
0:12.7	Alright, let's start the show!
0:16.4	Hey y'all, from NPR, I'm Sam Sanders.
0:18.6	It's been a minute, happy weekends,
0:20.7	to all of you listening and to both of my guests.
0:23.4	Eric Deggins, TV Critic for NPR,
0:25.2	and Karen Griggs debates,
0:26.7	corresponded for NPR's code switch team,
0:28.8	covering race, ethnicity, and culture.
0:30.7	Thanks for being here.
0:31.7	I can now say that I've made it,
0:33.7	because I'm Betty said that.
0:35.0	And she said your name, yeah.
0:36.7	We're also joined by Katie Perry,
0:39.0	and her song, Dark Horse.
0:49.0	You know this song, right?
0:52.0	Yeah.
0:52.8	It's a pretty good song.
0:53.8	I don't know if it's worth $3 million,
	...

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