The Bank of England has broken the global central bank consensus as it moves to raise interest rates, in a bid to combat inflation, moving away from its pandemic policies. And the debate over lawmakers and stock trading is heating up as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has come out in favor of congressional members owning shares. Plus, the supply chain woes are showing no signs of slowing down as the backup is taking a toll on auto sales and the industry at large.

As 2021 draws to a close, futurists, political scientists, and economists are all competing in wild guesses about what the next year has in store for us. We talked to Steen Jakobsen, chief investment officer at Saxo Bank.

Chef Michael Symon sits down with Dennis Miller to discuss his new cooking competition series 'Throwdown with Michael Symon' and how he challenges local chefs on their own turf. Plus, why he decided to create a simple and accessible cookbook just in time for the holidays.

As Boris Johnson’s political problems pile up, Alex asks two political soothsayers with contrasting views to look forward into 2022. Top Tory commentator Peter Oborne believes that the prime minister is finished, but Johnson’s fellow Brexiteer, independent peer Baroness Claire Fox, says that there is still time for the PM to turn things round.

Hundreds of migrants are smuggled across the southern US border and forced into modern-day slave labor. Who will be held accountable for US airstrikes that killed innocent Syrians? Amazon is forced to hold a new union vote.

In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy look at the explosion in propaganda about inflation. In the second half, Max chats to John Rubino of DollarCollapse.com about those surging inflation numbers.

The US Federal Reserve has announced that it will ramp up the tapering of bond purchases as it winds down its pandemic measures. And Presidents Xi and Putin have held their first virtual meeting in several months as tensions over trade and the Olympics continue to strain the globe. The talks come as tensions continue between the US and China amid reports that Washington plans to blacklist several more Chinese firms, including the world’s largest commercial drone maker, DJI Technology. We take a look at the talks and what it means on the geopolitical stage.

Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef put down the scalpel as a surgeon to take a risk and try his hand at stand-up comedy. After a successful career in Egypt, Bassem explains how he has adapted his jokes for an American audience.

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Professor Mahmood Mamdani, author of ‘Neither Settler nor Native: The Making and Unmaking of Permanent Minorities’. He discusses the failures of Nuremberg and its legacy in the modern world, how deliberate actions by the British and other European empires has created continuous racial strife across the formerly colonised world, the inspiration Adolf Hitler found for the Holocaust from the US’ genocide of Native Americans, the Israel-Palestine conflict, and much more.

Albert Hammond Jr., best known as the lead guitarist for 'The Strokes,' is testing out his entrepreneurial skills with a brand new wine seltzer called 'Jetway.' He also discusses how the birth of his daughter has given him new musical inspiration.