Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the news.

On this episode: the politics of 'Megxit'; Impeachment and Trump's optimistic 'State of the Union'; hope vs. cynicism in the Democratic primaries; Mark and Carrie's casserole cultural exchange; Coronavirus and globalization; Mark and Carrie's holiday trips to...Australia and Russia.

You can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/11J1_sFdEzE89g1D31EuTQKRJL4KxmHBa/view?usp=sharing]