30 min
Out of This World: Extreme Weather and a Mars Expedition Skimm This
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First up: We’ll break down how one of America’s largest states was brought to its knees by a freak winter storm, and why most of the rest of the country has been so cold.
Then: We’re bringing you the latest on stories from Australia, Tokyo...and at Walmart...and giving you the context on why they matter.
Next: We saw a lot of COVID-related headlines this week. To clear the noise on what’s going on with the pandemic, we phoned a friend. A doctor friend.
ICYMI: “Vaccine passports” might be coming to a country near you. We’ll tell you the arguments for and against so you can decide for yourself.
Later: We’ll break down WTF Clubhouse is... in 60 seconds.
Finally: We’re taking a breaking from these earthly matters to tell you why everyone’s paying attention to Mars.
On this episode, you’ll hear from:
Stef Cantu, Texas resident
Tayhlor Coleman, Texas resident
Dr. Krutika Kuppalli, assistant professor of medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
Mallory Brooke, owner and chief meteorologist, Nor’easter Weather Consulting
Chloe Sackier, EDL systems engineer, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Skimm'd by Alex Carr and Luke Vargas. With additional support from Peter Bonaventure and Ciara Long.
First up: We’ll break down how one of America’s largest states was brought to its knees by a freak winter storm, and why most of the rest of the country has been so cold.
Then: We’re bringing you the latest on stories from Australia, Tokyo...and at Walmart...and giving you the context on why they matter.
Next: We saw a lot of COVID-related headlines this week. To clear the noise on what’s going on with the pandemic, we phoned a friend. A doctor friend.
ICYMI: “Vaccine passports” might be coming to a country near you. We’ll tell you the arguments for and against so you can decide for yourself.
Later: We’ll break down WTF Clubhouse is... in 60 seconds.
Finally: We’re taking a breaking from these earthly matters to tell you why everyone’s paying attention to Mars.
On this episode, you’ll hear from:
Stef Cantu, Texas resident
Tayhlor Coleman, Texas resident
Dr. Krutika Kuppalli, assistant professor of medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
Mallory Brooke, owner and chief meteorologist, Nor’easter Weather Consulting
Chloe Sackier, EDL systems engineer, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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 and Luke Vargas. With additional support from Peter Bonaventure and Ciara Long.
30 min