In our weekly news panel with Michelle McQuigge and Meagan Gillmore, we discuss campaign spending for the U.S. Presidential and Congressional elections. We chat about COVID-19 and the winter months. With winter looming, how will the COVID-19 pandemic further impact mental health? For our third news panel topic, we talk about how there is much ado about the comments sections on news sites. Are they a valuable place for discussion? Or a bastion for hostility? Entertainment critic Michael McNeely previews the upcoming Netflix drama film “Hillbilly Elegy,” starring Glenn Close and Amy Adams. Karen McKay from Centre for Equitable Library Access shares an update on this year’s book awards season, including the upcoming Scotiabank Giller Prize. This is the November 6, 2020 episode.