This episode: global brands play local, NPR & PBS stations face an existential funding crisis, AI threatens to rewire Hollywood, Democrats weigh a shutdown strategy around health subsidies, and workplace firings over Charlie Kirk reactions spark a new cancel-culture debate.

On today’s show: Brazil’s Supreme Court hands Jair Bolsonaro a 27-year sentence for his role in a 2022 coup plot, a landmark ruling in a country with a long history of coups.

Then, Nepal’s attempt to ban Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and X collapses into violence and politics moves to Discord, where a 145,000+ member server has been polling and nominating interim leaders.

In business news, David Ellison is reportedly preparing a mostly-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal that would unite major studios and news brands.

Ben Horowitz’s public defense of Adam Neumann gets a close look, especially at how investors were burned while Neumann personally profited.

Finally, we examine President Trump’s incendiary response to the still-unsolved Charlie Kirk killing and read the direct lines that escalated tensions.

A political assassination at a U.S. university reverberates across a polarized country. We break down the facts, the political fallout, and the deeper takeaway. Then we report on Russia’s slow escalation into NATO airspace, South Korea warning it might pause major U.S. investments after a Georgia raid, scammers extorting small businesses via fake Google reviews, and veteran recruiter Wendell Tull’s top tips for experienced jobseekers.