If Elon Musk has a sound, logical reason for buying Twitter, he's doing an awfully good job of disguising it. Plus, Bradley explains why the attack on the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi should change everything but probably won't change anything. If this isn't the breaking point for toxic, enrage-your-base politics, he says, then there is no breaking point.

Could a simple law help us eat healthier? Bradley talks to Keith Powers, majority leader of the New York City Council, about his bill to put warnings on high-sugar food. Plus, why perception of crime has gotten out of hand, ending the scaffolding plague, the potential upside of the migrant crisis and the dos and don'ts of text-walking (mostly don'ts).

How soon will psychedelic drugs be legal? When will meat disappear from our diets? Is baseball doomed? Bradley identifies the normal things in today’s society that will one day seem barbaric, crazy or just plain lame and unnecessary. Plus, can you guess the pair of classic movies from 1992 that helped him get over the trauma of childhood bullying?

Does Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, deserve the praise he's getting for donating his vast fortune to a charitable foundation? It's a mixed bag, says Daniel Hemel, professor at New York University School of Law. He and Bradley also talk about the Trump indictment chess game, the relative merits of the child tax credit and universal basic income and whether Robert Moses' posthumous status is going up or down.

How can the powers of philanthropy, advocacy and political funding be leveraged to do good in the world? Bradley talks to Howard Wolfson, senior advisor at Bloomberg Philanthropies, former Deputy Mayor of New York City and powerful voice on Bradley's political-strategist text chain. Plus, a preview of the major mid-term races and a couple of strong contenders for the next Gotham Book Prize.

Is the move away from expensive coastal cities a temporary feature of the pandemic or a lasting trend that is reshaping America? Bradley talks to Adam Ozimek, chief economist of the Economic Innovation Group, about what draws people to new places, the pros and cons of cities like St Louis, how supply will catch up with demand and bring down inflation, and what owning a high-class bowling alley has taught him about economics.

Our capacity to fear the worst is necessary, says Bradley, but the most valuable trait is a good disposition. "Eighty percent upbeat — that's the best you can be," he says. Plus, could the Supreme Court deal a death blow to Section 230 and why Biden's moves on marijuana are good policy but lousy election-year politics.

Bradley is joined by his 16-year-old daughter Abby for a discussion of identity, empathy, social media, the different bubbles we live in, her favorite books, applying to college and why she listened to 36,000 minutes of Taylor Swift last year.

With political extremism sweeping the globe, what can be done to restore sanity and moderation? Bradley makes his policy recommendations, starting with universal basic income. What are yours? Plus, he addresses the looming collapse of the Mets and the return of Andrew Cuomo.

Our collection of data is growing much faster than our capacity to use it, says Eric Daimler, the founder and CEO of Conexus. He explains to Bradley the opportunities and pitfalls of artificial intelligence and machine learning — and why companies with better math will be the ultimate winners.