The Young Turks' John Iadarola and conservative commentator Michael Knowles join Matthew Cooke for a look at Bernie Sanders' plan to protect "real journalism" and curb Silicon Valley's power and influence.

Jason Bentley, KCRW’s music director, sits down with guest host Tom Green to discuss what he plans to do after leaving his post at the end of August.Plus, how KCRW supports newand emerging artists.

The bad omens for the global economy seem to be piling up to form a gloomy picture. Professor Richard Wolff is on hand to sift through what troubles may be on the horizon. Plus, the ruling against Johnson & Johnson may be a major breakthrough in the opioid crisis, and a disaster for the company, but their stock is doing fine. Danielle Shay of Simpler Trading joins us to break down the latest moves for opioid-exposed drug companies, and the rest of the pharma sector.

The Alex Salmond Show considers the consequences of this week’s dramatic maneuvering on Brexit, with the opposition parties coming together to prevent No Deal and the prime minister’s move to suspend parliament until shortly before the Brexit Halloween deadline. Two top commentators, Peter Oborne and Steve Richards, predict the parliamentary fireworks to come in a tumultuous political autumn.

The Sackler family is facing heavy consequences for the opioid crisis they fueled. Insurance companies may be fueling the rise in ransomware attacks. And we explore how Jeffrey Epstein was deeply embedded in the scientific and academic communities.

In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy discuss an empire declining like the Roman one before it, as Donald Trump goes as mad as Caligula, calling the Central Bank chairman an ‘enemy of the state.’ At the same time, his close ally, the United Kingdom, sends Mark Carney, its central banker, to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where he says the world needs to end its reliance on the increasingly unstable US dollar. In the second half, Max interviews Craig Hemke of TFMetalsReport.com about the return of the gold bull market and whether it is fundamental or technical analysis that confirms the continuing rise.

Mike Papantonio and Trial Lawyer magazine editor Farron Cousins discuss the fast-growing health concerns about JUUL and other vaping devices, which have exploded in popularity among teens. We then discuss CNN’s hiring of ex-FBI Director Andrew McCabe, which has been met with fierce pushback given his intelligence background. RT correspondent Brigida Santos walks us through the Trump administration’s push to amend the Flores Settlement as a way to keep migrants and their families detained for even longer than the 20 days initially mandated under the act. Legal journalist Mollye Barrows breaks down a Florida case of manslaughter, in which an unarmed black man was shot and killed in a grocery store parking lot.

A major breakthrough in the opioid crisis has been reached, and Johnson and Johnson has been found guilty in an Oklahoma courtroom. But what effect, if any, will this have on the epidemic plaguing the US? Mollye Barrows, contributor to America’s Lawyer, is on hand to break down the ruling and what this means for the future of profits in the drug manufacturing sector. Plus, as if the state of global trade wasn’t confusing enough, there is yet another wild card at play in the Pacific shipping spat. Sourabh Gupta of the ICAS is standing by to help us clarify the state of the trade war. Global instability has caused uncertainty in the markets, but one investment is booming. Todd Horwitz of Bubba Trading is in studio to give us the breakdown on gold prices and what this could mean for the future of the world economy.

As Brazil’s rainforest continues to burn, we take a look at how these fires impact the lives of the local indigenous people. The latest update on the case against Jeffrey Epstein. Newark, New Jersey is undergoing a water crisis similar to Flint, Michigan. And a new study shows alcohol does a lot of things, but you can’t blame it for being an a**hole.

A major new poll shows a virtual three-way tie for the Democratic nomination. Matthew Cooke and political experts examine what this means for the 2020 race. Then, did China just blink in the trade war with the US? Asia expert Gordon Chang sounds off.