The Kavanaugh confirmation circus continues… for one more week at least. In a stunning turnaround on Friday. Sen Jeff Flake announced that he would vote for Judge Kavanaugh, but wanted an FBI investigation into the credible allegations against him. So that is where we are now, The FBI is going to issue a report on its findings, but make no determination about the allegations. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters joins us to make sense of the ongoing Supreme Court drama. Next, a new report has said that the “gig” economy may not be the workforce of the future, but that isn’t stopping rideshare companies from trying to attract new drivers. Lyft has said that you can get a guaranteed $2500/month, even though drivers earn about half as much as they did 5 years ago. Jefferson Graham, host of the talking tech podcast joins us to talk about how much you can make and why you always have to pay attention to the fine print. Finally, we have all been there. You’re in a funk and you can’t get out of it. How about using fear to lift you out. Pushing yourself to complete scary but exhilarating activities can give you a lasting sense of strength and accomplishment and might just be the cure you need. Elizabeth Bernstein, columnist for the WSJ, joins us to talk about using fear to break out of a funk.

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