This week we discuss the on-going Portland protests, Ben breaks down Pfizer's new vaccine, and Nick takes Trump's cognitive stroke test.

This week we discuss protests in Portland, police reform in Seattle, and ideas about restorative justice with artist Karen and national security analyst Nicholas Rodman.

Will the government extend unemployment benefits? If so, where do those  dollars come from? This week we discuss the how and why of printing money, the overblown threat of inflation, and the basic proposals of Modern Monetary Theory.

This week we discuss exactly where the U.S. is in the curve of the virus, Kanye’s run for president, and the dreary outlook for the NBA return.

This week Dan gives a preview of the revamped DNC. We also discuss Russian bounties on American soldiers and consider the precarious NBA bubble's opening. 

This week we consider Trump's response to protests, his rally misfire, and increasingly brazen acts of racism throughout America.

This week we discuss efforts to end qualified immunity, the push to defund the police, and what community-focused policing might look like.

This week we discuss racist policing and the militarization of police departments.

This week we discuss nationwide protests over police brutality and systemic racism sparked by the murder of George Floyd. Dan returns with news and perspective on the legal and political barriers to police reform.

This week we discuss all things China with guests Bill Cheng and Nick Rodman.