The Current Affairs panel welcomes a guest - Ryan Kekeris (@punished_ryan), director of communications of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. In this episode, Ryan explains the ins and outs of the PRO Act, Sparky gives us a potted history of trade routes, and the team explore what it means to turn powerlessness into power.

The panel this week was Ryan Kekeris, finance editor Sparky Abraham, senior editor Brianna Rennix, and host Nick Slater.

Sign up for PRO Act phonebanking: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/proactphonebank

William F. Buckley/Ronald Reagan Canal Debate: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/01/24/the-canal-debate/43b772f5-beab-48ba-bb43-25aa5782302a/

Otters helping each other over a wall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXRsjYIuP6Y

This episode was edited by Dan Thorn of Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA.