President Trump delivered his second State of the Union and covered a lot of ground.  He started by calling for unity in an effort to win for our country, listed some of his economic victories, made another plea for the border wall, and presented some new legislative agenda items.  There were moments of bipartisan applause, some groans, and the crowd even sang happy birthday.  Caitlin Emma, reporter at Politico joins us to break it all down.

Next, we continue our conversation with Caitlin to talk about the Democratic response delivered by Stacey Abrams.  Her star will continue to rise after delivering the response setting her up as a future leader of the Democratic Party.  And while she hit on many of the issues Democrats care about, will either speech move the needle of public opinion?

Finally, read with caution… most health cures you hear about in the news aren’t always ready for humans…just yet. Last week an article got a lot of traction touting a possible cure to cancer within the year.  While a possible breakthrough could be on the horizon, it’s not ready yet to test on humans. Claire Maldarelli, Associate editor at Popular Science, joins us to talk about the lengthy process of developing a drug to successfully treat a disease.

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