CrossTalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: Believe the polls?

With little more than a week to go until the election, many are asking the question, “Do you believe the polls?” So, should we trust the polls? Do we have a good reason to do so? And, if we don’t, will we trust the outcome of the election? CrossTalking with Melik Abdul & Sarah Evangeline Norman.

SophieCo. Visionaries: People in a coma still have thoughts and feelings – leading neurologist

Until recently, the concept of consciousness lay at the confluence of philosophy and religion, but Dr. Steven Laureys is one of the world’s leading researchers in the neurology of consciousness and offers a fascinating clinical view.

Boom Bust: Barring Huawei in Brazil? & PayPal goes big on bitcoin

The United States is continuing its tech war against Chinese telecom giant Huawei, this time looking to bar the 5G behemoth from a new frontier. On the program, we bring you up to speed on the fight as the US looks to ax Huawei's development in Latin America's largest market. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to drag on, the fight for stimulus in the United States rages on. Aside from getting relief to millions of Americans in need, what effect could the turbulent talks have on stock performance? And bitcoin has surged past $13,000 as PayPal announced it will allow purchases on its site with the cryptocurrency, but does the move come with some drawbacks?

Watching the Hawks: Nigerian youths spark #EndSARS movement & Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation

Many US troops are now watching their children deploy to the same war in Afghanistan 19 years later. Nigerian youths have sparked an international movement against police violence. And legal experts say Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation raises concerns for a number of reasons.

Dennis Miller+1: Margaret Cho learns about lucrative Christian Movie business in new film

Comedian and actress Margaret Cho is in the new movie "Faith Based" which centers around a group of film makers trying to make money by tapping into the lucrative Christian film industry.

The Alex Salmond Show: Scotland’s forgotten football hero

In the first of two special programs for Black History Month, the Alex Salmond Show tells the extraordinary story of Andrew Watson, the world’s first black international footballer. As captain of Scotland in March 1881, he led his side to London for a 6-1 drubbing of England, which remains the heaviest home defeat in the history of the Three Lions. Alex talks to founder of the Scottish Football Museum, Ged O’Brien, and England great John Barnes about the life of a footballer as influential in the development of the game in the 19th century as Pele was to the 20th.

Watching the Hawks: Thousands died in US jails without accountability

Despite massive unemployment and business closures in the pandemic, billionaires saw their net worth rise by over $930 billion. Lawyers say they cannot locate the parents of hundreds of migrant children due to Trump’s border policies. And thousands of incarcerated people are dying in jails with no accountability.

Keiser Report: A new Bretton Woods with China as #1 power

Max and Stacy note that global perception in advanced economies has shifted such that China is seen as the world’s number one economic power. At the same time, Goldman Sachs is suggesting clients short the dollar and buy silver as Joe Biden seems likely to win the White House and pursue policies that will continue this shift toward China and away from US wealth-creation. Max chats to Simon Dixon of BnkToTheFuture.com about his thoughts on the recent IMF call for a new Bretton Woods.

America's Lawyer: Pelosi vendetta scuttling stimulus talks?

While Americans continue struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic, are negotiations for another Covid stimulus bill being hampered by Nancy Pelosi’s personal grudge against President Trump? And while Democrats are being grilled over the possibility of packing the Supreme Court, Republicans have been quietly packing federal courts across the country for years. Plus, heightened PFAS levels in the Arctic signal that cancer-causing agents continue to seep into aquifers around the world, contaminating our drinking water. More than two years after the horrific mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which left 17 students and staff dead, Broward County officials are requiring parents of the deceased to submit documentation proving their mental anguish. The thwarted kidnapping attempt against Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer leaves us to question: Are armed militia groups protected under the Constitution?

Boom Bust: State of US stimulus & Brazil’s AstraZeneca stock slips following trial death

A Federal Reserve official has called for more government stimulus as the US faces what is being called a “highly uneven” recovery. We break down the state of stimulus in the United States and what the fate of the bounce-back could be. Plus, following a death during a Covid-19 vaccine trial in Brazil, AstraZeneca has seen its stock tumble. We analyze the latest development in the case study and what it means for the vaccine race.