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Jasmin and guests Matthew and Alyssa talk about reactions to increased NYPD presence on subways, a whistleblower revealing information about SCOTUS leaks related to anti-abortion & anti-contraception interests, and the debunked viral claim that Iran recently sentenced 15,000 protesters to death.

Jasmin, Alyssa and Anika discuss NYC ballot initiatives focused on racial justice and GOP gains in NYS, the Indian Child Welfare Act being challenged at the Supreme Court, accessibility and the inclusion of disability rights activists at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), Elon Musk tanking Tesla's stock and the pending end of Twitter.

Jasmin and special guest Matthew discuss showing up to support a Drag Queen Story Hour in Queens in the midst of protesters, baseless claims of fentanyl-laced Halloween candy, haunting images of the "Pillars of Creation" captured by the James Webb telescope, and some of their favorite Spooky Season stories.

Jasmin and special guest hosts Matthew and Anika discuss a city hall staffer in NYC being fired over leaked audio, "Don't Say Gay" legislation being proposed at the national level by the GOP, UN Security Council sanctions against high profile Haitian gang leaders, and a failed attempt to fund a movie about a Confederate superhero.

Jasmin and special guest Alyssa discuss how some Staten Island residents are reacting to newly arrived migrants, the leaked audio of LA City Council members making racist remarks, European countries looking to take advantage of natural gas in Africa, and new bicycle lanes in Brooklyn.

Reese, Emily and Jasmin discuss upcoming changes to the show, the firing of a chemistry professor at NYU following student complaints, the devastating impact of Hurricane Ian on Floridians, and the election of a woman on the Far Right as Italy's new Prime Minister.

Emily and Reese talk about Columbia University's fall in the US News Best Colleges ranking and questions about the ranking system, the looking US railroad workers' strike, the source of King Charles III's income, and a high school football team who helped rebuild a damaged bridge.

Jasmin and Emily discuss 27 antiquities being seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art by investigators, the ongoing water crisis in Jackson, MS, China's ongoing zero-COVID policy, and recently discovered evidence of a successful prehistoric amputation.

Jasmin and Reese talk about the image of a KKK member on a plaque at West Point, a young child bringing a gun to their school in Texas, devastating floods in Pakistan due to melting glaciers, and new technology to destroy forever chemicals.

Reese and Jasmin discuss a diplomat from South Sudan escaping sexual assault charges, Edward Buckle's new documentary "Katrina Babies", Mexican Attorney General Jesús Murillo arrested in connection with 43 disappeared students, and the Biden/Harris administration's decision on partial student debt relief.

Emily, Reese and Jasmin talk about Bronx residents being against proposed housing for medically complex formerly incarcerated individuals, racial bias in housing appraisals in Maryland, the Japanese government encourages young people to drink more alcohol, and a new single dose rabies vaccine.

Reese, Jasmin and Emily discuss options for controlling NYC's garbage, a man attacking an FBI office in Ohio, options for Brittney Griner's release from a Russian prison, and the state of Maine reaching a climate goal.

Jasmin, Emily and Reese discuss a deed theft scandal in NYC, child labor laws being violated in an Alabama Hyundai plant, and monkeypox being declared a global health emergency.

Jasmin, Reese and Emily talk about a rare case of polio in the NYC suburb of Rockland County, the US House of Representatives voting to protect interracial and same-sex marriage, a ban on gender-neutral language in Argentina, and Botswana greatly reducing HIV transmission to newborn babies.

Jasmin, Reese, and Emily discuss an NYC bodega clerk being charged with murder for stabbing a customer who threatened him, troubling reports of sexual abuse of minors with the JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps), a British resident being told the newborn she gave birth to in Jamaica could not return to the UK with her, and the renewal of key protections for endangered species in the US...

Reese, Jasmin and Emily discuss a prosed NYS bill that would increase penalties for companies that put construction workers' lives at risk, the mass shooting in Highland Park IL, and the threat of food shortages around the world due to the war in Ukraine.

Jasmin and Reese discuss the tragic murder of Azsia Johnson in NYC, the police killing of Jayland Walker in Akron, OH, migrants from sub-Saharan Africa dying at the land border between Morocco and Spain, and a Brazilian tree bark being a potential cancer treatment.

Emily, Jasmin and Reese discuss Mayor Adams' response to the NYC lifeguard shortage, bias in death examinations in the US, the recent earthquake in Afghanistan, and NYS moving to strengthen abortion protections.

Reese, Emily and Jasmin discuss several NYC developments' building designs being fraudulently "approved", floor sealant being mistaken for milk at an elementary school in Alaska, violent crackdowns on Maasai land defenders in Tanzania, and a large reduction in plastic pollution along Australia's coast.

Reese, Jasmin and Emily discuss New York legalizing the composting of human remains, the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, TX and the broader issue of gun violence in the US, updates on the aftermath of the 2014 Sewol Ferry Disaster in South Korea, and encouraging results from an experimental cancer drug trial.

Jasmin, Emily and Reese discuss the indictment of the suspected killer of a beloved Queens delivery worker, the growing anti-vaccine movement in the United States, mass arrests and arbitrary detentions in El Salvador, and a package of bills in NYC that would expand access to affordable childcare in the five boroughs.

Jasmin, Reese, and Emily discuss the affordable housing crisis in NYC, mental health care access among Asian-American & Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the US, concerns about the expansion of MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying) in Canada, and some background on AAPI heritage month.

Jasmin, Reese and Emily discuss NYC Mayor Adams' BolaWrap controversy, the racist mass shooting Black people in a Buffalo, NY supermarket, and updates of the COVID response by the governments of China and North Korea.

Reese, Emily and Jasmin discuss a New York woman's lawsuit against the NYPD for breaking her arm in late 2020, the baby formula shortage in the United States, the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu-Akleh in the line of duty, and gains in the use of wind and solar energy.

Jasmin, Reese, and Emily talk about the leaked draft SCOTUS opinion that threatens to overturn Roe v. Wade, a pro-choice rally in Foley Square, NY Attorney General Letitia James sharing her abortion story and showing support for abortion rights, the state of abortion rights around the world, and various state legislatures bolstering abortion protections in the US.