World News This Week

We discuss what the virtual Democratic National convention means for future conventions, and the vital role black women played in women's suffrage. We also analyze the generational gap between millennials and baby boomers, and meet a young teen who has a special connection with Joe Biden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US Surgeon General discusses the challenges and successes of the COVID-19 pandemic. A discussion about campaigns, conventions, and vice presidents, and the latest on mail-in voting and a 2020 election forecast. We also discuss college football cancellations and remember reporter Pete Hamill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2020 election, the blast in Beirut, and going to the gym during a pandemic. We'll also give some tips on keeping masks on children's faces during school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How the US surpassed 150,000 deaths related to COVID-19. We also examine coronavirus testing, technology CEOs appear before lawmakers, and how students are making their voices heard amid the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coronavirus cases top 4 million in the US, and we examine how officials are responding to a federal presence in American cities. We also discuss arm injuries and crowd noise as the 2020 MLB season begins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We examine the impact COVID-19 is having on the decisions to close businesses and send children back to school. Mourning mothers who share a bond they never wanted speak out. TikTok's content creators on a possible ban in the US. And we remember Grant Imahara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The top stories of the week and why they matter: schools are scrambling as cases of coronavirus surge across the US, and we examine the case of Vanessa Guillen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slowing the spread of coronavirus after a surge in positive cases across the country. We also re-examine the death of Elijah McClain, and racism in America's National Parks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coronavirus Is Back, But Never Left; COVID-19 and Latinos; Coronavirus in the Workplace; Coronavirus Ring; COVID and Sports; Pulled Over Cop vs. Black Man Perspective; First Transgender Council Woman; LGBTQ and Faith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Bolton Speaks Out; Juneteenth; Breonna Taylor's Death; Police Reform Executive Order; Coronavirus Developments; Supreme Court Rulings; Nathan's Hot Dog Contest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marches, Memorials, and Statues; Revealing Police Data; What Do Black Officers Think; Abolish The Police; Protests in Seattle; Coronavirus Upticks; Election Debacle; NFL's Moment To Act; George Floyd's Memorial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George Floyd Protests; Being Black In America; The Time to Speak Out; Kneeling; Trump and the Bible; Protests and Coronavirus; Economy and Restaurants Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George Floyd Death; Lake of the Ozarks; What’s Safe and What’s Not; Disney Reopening; Coronavirus in Latin America; Spending During the Pandemic; Regulating Social Media; Antibody Test Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices