Miscellaneous
You can be excused for feeling like you have debate whiplash. On the morning after the vice presidential candidates took to the stage, President Trump said he wouldn't take part in a virtual showdown against Joe Biden next week. Then they went back and forth about scheduling. And now...Biden may go it alone for a town hall. So basically, we still don't have a good idea of when or whether they'll meet again ..... .so we'll go In Depth. Six militia members in Michigan were charged today with a plot to kidnap the governor there. With right wing, white nationalist violence on the rise in general, just how capable are these militias of pulling off a sophisticated attack? And new research out of Japan is yet another reminder .... to keep washing your hands! We probably didn't need a poll for this, but we have one: parents really hate remote learning. And we'll talk with someone navigating two middle school students through what just about everyone agrees is a substandard educational experience. Then, at the end of the show, the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine doesn't do politics. They do medicine. But, now, the editor is out with an extraordinary call...to vote out the national leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices