The first big trial in the opioid crisis has kicked off in Oklahoma and it will have wide ranging implications for hundreds of other lawsuits. The state will argue that Johnson and Johnson’s deceptive marketing campaign created a “public nuisance” that will cost the state $17 billion to take care of. Sara Randazzo, legal reporter for the WSJ, joins us for what it is all about, can a company be held responsible for the opioid crisis.

Next, a small preview of what we can expect as 2020 starts coming our way… fake videos and what big tech companies do to respond to them.  Last week a video was circulated of Nancy Pelosi slurring her words and sounding drunk.  Fact checkers soon deemed the video fake, but it took Facebook 32 hours to address the issue and didn’t even remove the video.  Sara Fischer, media reporter at Axios, joins us to break down Facebook’s response to fake videos.

Finally, it’s time to start ditching those chore charts and start embracing allowance tracking apps. Kids still want money from the bank of mom and dad, and parents still want to impart a basic work ethic, but lists of chores on the fridge and saving in a piggy bank doesn’t cut it with the smartphone generation. Julie Jargon, family and tech correspondent with the WSJ, joins us for how kids’ allowance works in the smartphone age.

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