We check in on how the city is handling the second wave of the pandemic and its prospects for a return to economic growth.

We take calls on how our listeners' plans have turned out: What sacrifices will you be making this Thanksgiving? What traditions will you miss, and what will you be happy to skip this year?

U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling joins us to tell us more.

We take listener calls with Nancy Gertner, retired federal judge, senior lecturer at Harvard Law School, and WBUR's Legal Analyst. And with John Fabian Witt, a professor of law and history at Yale University, is author of the new book "American Contagions: Epidemics and the Law from Smallpox to COVID-19."

Plus, with an unsettled presidential election and the coronavirus, we dig into the legal strategies behind what's happening, and the Massachusetts history.

Lawmakers are considering the Commonwealth's $46 billion budget, after they postponed deliberations from the spring due to financial uncertainty in those early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

We're joined by Natasha Warikoo, professor of sociology at Tufts University and author of "The Diversity Bargain: And Other Dilemmas of Race, Admissions, and Meritocracy at Elite Universities."

After a big upset win last night, are the Patriots actually poised to save their season? We Check the Score with Radio Boston's Chris Citorik.

Plus: Despite the rise in cases, some families are planning to travel this holiday season. So, what's the safest way to do that? We ask Dr. Mark Siedner, a clinical epidemiologist at MGH, and hear from Anne Lischwe, with AAA Northeast.