In this week’s episode, tackling the nation’s supply chain problems, workers go on strike, a Navy engineer faces espionage-related charges, a long-serving British lawmaker is stabbed to death, and an update on some Aspirin recommendations.

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Full Episode: Friday, October 15, 2021

In this week’s episode: one step closer to vaccinating kids, sounding the alarm about a tech giant, a ruling on the Texas abortion law, and, he’s boldly going where he hasn’t gone before.

Full Episode: Friday, October 8, 2021

In this week’s episode, Democrats on Capitol Hill wrangle over infrastructure spending, a new drug could help those sick with Covid, Britney Spears takes another step toward ending her conservatorship, R. Kelly is found guilty at his sex trafficking trial and the U.S. Post Office warns holiday mail could be slower and more expensive.

Full Episode: Friday, October 1, 2021

In this week’s episode: a boost for some, in the fight against covid. Rebuke from the President, as thousands camp out in Texas. Congressional showdowns, and a farewell to a beloved sidekick.

Full Episode: Friday, September 24, 2021

In this week’s episode: vaccine pleas, and booster debates. Emotional testimony from abuse survivors, and calls for law enforcement to do better. A search intensifies, as authorities zero in on a person of interest, and a liftoff, that could get us all one step closer to space travel.

Full Episode: Friday, September 17, 2021

In this week’s episode: President Biden, not mincing words. 9-11, 20 years later. Fresh concerns about threats today, as Afghanistan falls to the Taliban. And reflections on the lessons we can all learn about that tragic day.

Full Episode: Friday, September 10, 2021

In this week's episode, Ida wreaks havoc, the US pulls out of Afghanistan, the fight over Texas' abortion law. Plus, a new warning from the CDC about traveling during the pandemic.

Full Episode: Friday, September 3, 2021

In this week’s episode: an attack on soldiers and civilians, desperately trying to leave Afghanistan, before time runs out. Dozens of Afghans dead, and more than a dozen US servicemembers dead. And now, Afghans face an uncertain future.

Full Episode: Friday, August 27, 2021

In this week’s episode, thousands clamor to escape Afghanistan, Haiti is hammered by a deadly earthquake and then torrential rainstorms, wildfires continue to rage in Northern California -- destroying an entire town, federal health officials now recommend coronavirus booster shots and a bomb threat at Capitol Hill.  

Full Episode: Friday, August 20, 2021

In this week’s episode, the Taliban re-takes much of Afghanistan, a third round of covid shots gets the ok for people with weakened immune systems, New York’s governor resigns amid sexual harassment allegations, the Senate passes a $1.1 trillion infrastructure plan and the field of dreams hosts its first MLB game.

Full Episode: Friday, August 13, 2021

in this week's episode, healthcare workers are overwhelmed as the Delta variant of the coronavirus spreads across the country, the Tokyo Olympics are drawing to a close, calls for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign amidst sexual harassments allegations, and wildfires tear through several western states.

Full Episode: Friday, August 6, 2021

In this week’s episode, Covid-19 cases surge, pushing federal workers to get vaccinated, competing for gold at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, lawmakers strike an infrastructure deal and investigating gun violence in America.

Full Episode: Friday, July 30, 2021

In this week’s episode, Covid 19 cases rise among the unvaccinated, the Tokyo Olympics get underway, a political fight over the January 6th investigative committee, tracking rising gun violence and space tourism takes flight.

Full Episode: Friday, July 23, 2021

This week, COVID-19 cases and deaths back on the rise, the dangers of misinformation on vaccines, millions of dollars for millions of parents, the fight over voting laws, and wildfires race across the West.

Full Episode: Friday, July 16, 2021

In this week’s episode, the global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 4 million, leaving Afghanistan earlier than expected, feeling the brunt of Tropical Storm Elsa, rationing power and water in California and celebrating a new spelling bee champion.

Full Episode: Friday, July 9, 2021

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