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Listen "2020 2.0: Pandemic Woes and Endless Wars"
Episode Synopsis
First up: We keep hearing about people getting COVID … who already got the vaccine. We’ll tell you what you need to know about these breakthrough infections, and why health rules around the country are changing fast.
Next: We’ll break down this week’s big stories, from the first hearing on the January 6th Capitol riot to the possible end of a key pandemic economic lifeline.
Also: U.S. troops are leaving Iraq before the end of the year... kinda. We’ve got the context on what’s changing and not changing.
Then: Last week, drug distributors and the pharma giant Johnson & Johnson reached a $26 billion dollar settlement related to the opioid epidemic. Is it enough?
Plus: There were a ton of new scams during the pandemic. We’ve got the lowdown on the most common consumer complaints of 2020, and how to avoid them.
Finally: We’ll chat with a sports reporter about the biggest headline from the first week of a very busy Olympics, on and off the field of competition.
On this episode, you’ll hear from:
Valerie Bauman, senior investigative reporter, Bloomberg Law
Susan Grant, director of consumer protection and privacy, Consumer Federation of America
Lindsay Czarniak, host, On Her Turf
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Next: We’ll break down this week’s big stories, from the first hearing on the January 6th Capitol riot to the possible end of a key pandemic economic lifeline.
Also: U.S. troops are leaving Iraq before the end of the year... kinda. We’ve got the context on what’s changing and not changing.
Then: Last week, drug distributors and the pharma giant Johnson & Johnson reached a $26 billion dollar settlement related to the opioid epidemic. Is it enough?
Plus: There were a ton of new scams during the pandemic. We’ve got the lowdown on the most common consumer complaints of 2020, and how to avoid them.
Finally: We’ll chat with a sports reporter about the biggest headline from the first week of a very busy Olympics, on and off the field of competition.
On this episode, you’ll hear from:
Valerie Bauman, senior investigative reporter, Bloomberg Law
Susan Grant, director of consumer protection and privacy, Consumer Federation of America
Lindsay Czarniak, host, On Her Turf
Want more Skimm?
Sign up for our free daily newsletter
Email us your questions about what’s going on in the news right now
Subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts
Skimm'd by Alex Carr, Luke Vargas, and Ciara Long, with support from Sagine Corrielus. Engineered by Andrew Callaway. TheSkimm’s head of audio is Graelyn Brashear.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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