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Hannah Halaska, a stroke survivor and aphasia advocate; Orlando Swain, a London neurologist and author; and Michelle Johansson, a Johns Hopkins stroke specialist, explore why strokes are rising among younger adults. They discuss warning signs, COVID-19 and lifestyle risks, emergency treatment, migraine and neck injuries, aphasia recovery, depression, prevention, and the brain’s capacity to heal.

Dimitri Sevastopolos, Financial Times correspondent covering U.S.-China affairs, and John Rewitt, NPR technology correspondent, unpack Nvidia’s explosive espionage controversy. They explore Jensen Huang’s relationship with an alleged Chinese intelligence asset, Nvidia’s pivotal role in the AI race, chip smuggling concerns, export controls, and the company’s leadership risks. The discussion examines what the scandal could mean for national security, U.S.-China tensions, and the global economy.

Liz Wilkie, LinkedIn’s chief economist, tracks labor-market trends. Arun Sundararajan, an NYU professor, studies technology and the future of work. Erica McIntyre, a former BLS commissioner, focuses on employment data. They explore AI’s limited impact so far, shrinking entry-level pathways, software development as an early warning, the race between workers and companies to adopt AI, and the risks of burnout, bubbles, and lost expertise.

Brad Schneider, an Illinois congressman leading the centrist New Democrat Coalition; Basil Smikle, a political analyst and Columbia professor; and Greg Casar, a Texas congressman and progressive caucus chair, discuss Democrats’ path after sweeping election wins. They debate affordability, healthcare, tariffs, immigration, safety-net programs, oversight, impeachment, foreign policy, and tensions between moderates and progressives.

Megan Scully, Bloomberg’s Congress editor; Amanda Becker, a national reporter at The 19th; Steve Clemons, a foreign-policy commentator; and journalists Jack Detsch, Nancy Youssef, and Nick Schifrin unpack Democrats’ sweeping midterm victories. They explore historic firsts, abortion access, health insurance costs, and congressional oversight. The discussion also spans the Iran war, Israel aid, Ukraine’s winter crisis, and global reactions to America’s political shift.

Ezekiel Emanuel, a University of Pennsylvania oncologist and health policy scholar; Julie Rovner, KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent; and Reed Abelson, a New York Times health care reporter, examine America’s affordability crisis. They discuss rising premiums, hospital consolidation, drug prices, employer costs, Medicare retreats, ACA enrollment hurdles, Medicaid requirements and the policy battles awaiting Congress.

Arthur Delaney, HuffPost’s congressional and politics reporter, and Jeff Mason, Bloomberg’s White House correspondent, unpack Democrats’ sweeping 2026 victories. They examine flipped Senate seats, historic gubernatorial wins, Trump’s response, and the party’s governing challenge. The discussion spans affordability, tariffs, AI regulation, election security, court reform, Texas’s breakthrough, and the road to 2028.

Margaret Talev, Axios senior politics reporter and Syracuse democracy director, tracks when control of Congress may emerge, federal election monitoring, ranked-choice delays, and record dark money. Georgia reporter Greg Bluestein examines pivotal Senate and governor’s races, historic turnout, and early voting. The Economist’s Greg Karlstrom explores Middle Eastern reactions to the vote and Congress’s power over the Iran war.

Anna Johnson, Associated Press Washington Bureau Chief, explains how election calls and early voting shape results. Stephen Henderson, a Detroit journalist focused on Michigan politics, explores Haley Stevens’ Republican endorsement and a possible Democratic realignment. The Atlantic’s Tolu Olorunipa examines Trump’s base-focused rallies, executive power and both parties’ post-election challenges. They also discuss election security and misinformation.

Robbie Gramer, Josh Keating and Joyce Karam bring international security and foreign-policy expertise, while Taylor Poplar, Raquel Martin and Wendy Benjaminson cover U.S. politics and national security. They explore surprising midterm battlegrounds, Trump’s campaign strategy, election administration fights and inflation. Around the world: Lula’s historic win, Israel’s hung election, Iran diplomacy, Gaza, energy disruptions and youth-led protests in Europe.