Russia, China and Iran are conducting joint military drills in the Gulf of Oman. China races the US to recover a downed fighter jet in the contested South China Sea. Human trafficking sees a worrisome uptick over the course of the pandemic.

Inflation continues to grip not only the United States, but also the world. We’ll discuss the impact it’s having on markets and how some investors are looking to hedge a volatile week in trading. And could the dominance of the dollar be on the line? We talk about China’s move to develop its own digital payment system.

Supreme Court Justice Steven Brayer is set to retire at the end of this term, and the media celebrates the opportunity it presents for Joe Biden, who has promised to appoint the court's first black woman. Is it affirmative action? Legal and media analyst Lionel of Lionel Media will be here to weigh in. Christians are under attack in many countries around the world and here at home, we'll discuss it all, with Hedieh Mirahmadi, who converted from Islam to Christianity. Plus, Little Steven Van Zandt makes some INSANE remarks, we'll have them for you in the Dessert segment.

Comedian Al Madrigal, who first came to prominence as a correspondent on 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' talks to Dennis about his podcast network 'All Things Comedy', created alongside Bill Burr. Plus, if he's planning on returning to the stand up stage anytime soon.

Lee Camp has a very important guest this week. John Pilger is a brilliant journalist with a long history of award-winning reporting. They discuss the show trial faced by Julian Assange and the current situation on the border of Russia and Ukraine. Assange recently received some good news after a decade of torturous detainment when a British court decided that he could appeal his extradition into the hands of a government who had tried to assassinate him. Lee and John then dive into the current reality of a collapsing US empire and how it’s leading into a dangerous period of nuclear brinkmanship between the falling kingdom and the world’s other nuclear powers.

Naomi Karavani takes on the current chaos in the electric vehicle industry with a couple of companies that are facing fraud charges. Nikola has been marketing electric freight trucks, with a devious secret – it hasn’t actually made one. The company has pulled some hilarious stunts to trick investors, though. Lordstown, on the other hand, has built its trucks and pre-sold a lot of them, but its vehicle has failed its safety tests in fantastic fashion. Jaffer Khan reports on the hidden exploitation of remote customer service representatives who are confronted with ridiculous obstacles, abusive customers, and a payment scheme that often leaves them below minimum wage.

Exaggerated rhetoric, massive arms shipments, and endless threats – this is how NATO presents its vision of pan-European security. Meanwhile, Moscow waits for the US and its allies to respond to its demands and vision for the same. This is untenable.

CrossTalking with Philip Giraldi, Ray McGovern, and Pierre-Emmanuel Thomann.

The US saw its highest annual growth rate in nearly 40 years, as the economy roared back in 2021. And as major central banks are moving to raise interest rates, the IMF is warning of economic instability. We’ll break down the details. Plus, days after the Bank of Russia proposed a complete ban on crypto mining, we’re hearing a different tone from the nation’s leader. We take a look at what the future of crypto mining could be in Russia.

This is the second half of our in-depth conversation with a brilliant mind, the genius and Nobel Prize winner Professor Gerard ‘t Hooft. We talk about whether quantum mechanics and quantum physics is just about probability and more of an esoteric notion rather than a precise science.

At the height of the annual celebrations of the life and work of Scotland’s national bard, Robert Burns, Alex speaks to Scots language campaigner Billy Kay and the former MP for Burns Country in South Ayrshire, Jim Sillars, about the impact of Burns on political radicalism in Scotland and across the world.

The Federal Reserve is set to raise rates in the coming months, as it aims to dial back its pandemic-era measures. We’ll discuss with former Congressman and Fed critic Dr. Ron Paul. And as the Fed seeks to shift course and global volatility continues to rise, markets reacted on Wednesday. We’ll bring you a full forecast of what to expect. Plus, with tensions rising on the Ukrainian border, the US is threatening to level sanctions against Russia in the event of an invasion. We’ll discuss what impact the proposed sanctions would have.