Today we'll look at Fentanyl - a product being smuggled out of China through Mexico around the world that is killing hundreds of thousands of people every year. And we'll hear from some DEA agents who are doing something about it.

People are freaking out as they watch military vehicles rolling into major cities. What are the National Guard troops here to do? We'll find out on today's Hot Zone.

I've had some personal issues to attend to last week, and so I'm sorry for missing Friday's podcast.  Here's what's going on.

We will all meet God one day - and my mother is right at the jumping-off place.  I'm trying to get back to Reno, NV to see her one last time, and not having much luck.  The COVID pandemic is throwing a wrench in the works for lots of people around the globe.  We'll talk about it on today's podcast.

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The markets are reeling because of Covid-19, which has now spread throughout the world. At this point is a travel ban a good idea? I just returned from Europe, where the hysteria is growing...

This podcast is about taking you along with me as I do my work as a reporter and war correspondent.  Today I'm in Folkestone, England, a town with amazing history and current events too.  Come take a walk with me around this quaint seaside village that is at the center of the Immigration crisis in Europe.

Coming to you from Dover, England, where migrants are still paddling across the English Channel in search of a better life. What the UK is doing about it.

CNN and MSNBC have exactly ZERO stories on their websites about the historic peace deal in Afghanistan. Here's a podcast devoted to helping you understand what you need to know about this historic event that may well signal the FINAL end to the war...or not.

A historic peace deal in Afghanistan sets the stage for the end to America's longest war. Finally! And Tensions escalate between Turkey, Syria and Russia, leading Turkey to open the floodgates to another massive wave of migrants clamoring to get into Europe.