Today we've got Paul Ripke in the studio to help us discuss the 21 states averaging at peak COVID cases this week, the dropping number of new students in college, the record jobless claims since August, which companies are still hiring, social media's censorship of the Hunter Biden story, Ice Cube's assistance in Trump's plan for Black America, the UTA agent hired by the D'Amelio family, Morning Brew's attempt to sell itself to Business Insider, Adam Neumann's return to real estate, the Calm app's $2.2 billion valuation, Zoom's marketplace and integration of third-party apps, a LIVE Winners, Losers, and Content Recommendation segment, and more.

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• All signs mater. [8:13]
• The Group Chat office is stuck in 2008. [10:30]
• Staggering numbers from Travis Scott's 10-min Fortnite concert. [13:11]
• The age of distraction for young people. [15:54]
• Corona Chat. [25:21]
• The future of colleges. [31:44]
• How the country has been held hostage because of an election. [41:45]
• The jobs that are currently booming. [46:50]
• Jack Dorsey has some explaining to do. [51:30]
• There is nothing safer than an airplane. [56:55]
• Ice Cube is playing a dangerous line. [59:42]
• Pete Reads the Ads. [1:05:40]
• The D’Amerlio family knows how to play the game. [1:09:43]
• Morning Brew is cashing out! [1:17:15]
• Adam Neumann is BACK! [1:20:57]
• Meditation app Calm is doing well. [1:23:39]
• Zoom is making BIG moves. [1:27:07]
• Weekly Winners & Losers. [1:31:07]
• Hottest Content for the Weekend. [1:39:19]
• Group Chat Announcements. [1:44:50]

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• 21 states have hit their peak 7-day average of new COVID-19 cases this week
• New Students at U.S. Colleges Drop, Worsening Campus Crisis
• U.S. Jobless Claims Hit Highest Since August in Unexpected Jump
• Millions of Jobs Have Been Lost, but Hiring Is Booming at These Companies
• GOP Calls Social Media Censorship Of Hunter Biden Story ‘Attempt To Rig An Election’
• Senate to Subpoena Twitter CEO Over Blocking of Disputed Biden Articles
• How United Airlines is trying to plan around a pandemic
• Ice Cube defends advising Trump on plan for Black America
• D’Amelio family eyes Hollywood empire, hires top UTA agent to build it
• Morning Brew, the business newsletter publisher for millennials, is in talks to sell itself to Business Insider
• WeWork’s Adam Neumann Returns to Real Estate With Startup Investment
• Meditation App Calm Said to Seek Funds at $2.2 Billion Valuation
• Zoom launches marketplace for paid events and new third-party app integrations
• Peloton Shares Rise on Analyst’s Bullish Price Target
• Rupert Murdoch expects Biden to beat Trump badly: report

Content Recommendations

• Anand - “Barack Obama on 2020.”
• Dee - Emily in Paris | Netflix
• Paul - The Cabin with Bert Kreischer | Netflix

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