0:00 Excitement on our frontier in Texas over the weekend (hint: it has to do with snakes!) and a tie to this week's news! 

6:16 A few stories we're watching and why, from weather on the East Coast to the bankruptcy of U.S. trucking company, Yellow. 

10:32 On this day 241 years ago, George Washington established what we now know as the Purple Heart award. These are the sort of historic stories that remind us about why everything we're talking about matters, why America matters. 

14:45 A brief overview of the third indictment of former President Donald Trump ~ At the core of this particular indictment is a question about a fundamental piller of American society.

27:11 What questions do you have about any news story? We love hearing from you! You can send us a voice-note by recording on your phone, and emailing it to [email protected].

 

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