Season
PBS News Hour: Season 44
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Details
- Series
- PBS News Hour
- Season
- Season 43
- Air date
- 2017-12-31
- Episodes
- 261 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: January 1, 2018
Monday on the NewsHour, anti-government protests continue across Iran, leaving at least a dozen dead. Also, what signals did North Korean leader Kim Jong Un send with his New Year’s speech? And in the U.S., states ring in the New Year with a batch of brand new laws.
Episode 2: January 2, 2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Iran’s supreme leader breaks his silence about the growing tensions within his country, blaming “enemies” for nationwide protests and a rising death toll. Also: how the U.S. is responding to Iran’s unrest, the budget issues facing Congress after the holidays, and how having a dog could make you live longer.
Episode 3: January 3, 2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Donald Trump takes aim at Steve Bannon on Twitter, saying the former White House chief strategist “lost his mind” after Bannon described a meeting between the Trump campaign and a group of Russians as “treasonous.” Also: how the president’s tweets on foreign policy resonate around the world and a new low-cost way to fight cavities.
Episode 4: January 4, 2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, a massive winter storm blasts the East Coast with blizzard conditions stretching from the Carolinas to Maine. Plus: Judy Woodruff sits down with former Vice President Joe Biden, the Trump administration proposes opening large swaths of ocean to offshore drilling, and business leaders get a lesson on teamwork through music.
Episode 5: January 5, 2018
Friday on the NewsHour, new details emerge in the Russia investigation, intensifying focus on possible obstruction of justice. Also: Judy Woodruff talks with former TV anchor Gretchen Carlson about the #metoo movement and her new role as chair of the Miss America Organization, Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week’s news, and a look at how music can help patients with dementia.
Episode 6: January 8, 2018
Monday on the NewsHour, Judy Woodruff sits down with Michael Wolff, author of the explosive book “Fire and Fury,” which explores the first year of the Trump presidency. Also: Lebanon sees an economic opportunity in Syrian rebuilding efforts, how loss of temporary protected status will affect the more than 260,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S., and the Politics Monday team looks at the week ahead.
Episode 7: January 9, 2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump negotiates immigration policies with congressional leaders. Also: New talks between the two Koreas, Sen. Feinstein releases a key testimony in the Russia probe, TV actor Tracee Ellis Ross on the #MeToo movement, teachers selling their lesson plans for profit, another national championship for Alabama and Errol Morris' Brief but Spectacular take.
Episode 8: January 10, 2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, rescuers search for survivors as deadly mudslides slam Southern California. Also: Two leading conservatives react to fallout from “Fire and Fury,” a look at bipartisan efforts to protect the next election, Boston tries to protect itself from more extreme flooding, voter rights come into question in Ohio and using cameras to see how urbanization affects animals.
Episode 9: January 11, 2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, a bipartisan group of senators say they have an immigration deal, but the White House is not on board. Also: The death toll rises from California’s mudslides, the House votes to maintain a key intelligence gathering tool, an update on recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, the impact of the drug war on Mexico’s top tourist beaches, the economic impact of #MeToo and more.
Episode 10: January 12, 2018
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump sparks global outrage with reportedly vulgar comments about the home countries of some U.S. immigrants. Haiti’s ambassador responds. Also: The Trump administration’s latest moves to destabilize the Iran deal, an unprecedented wave of murders in Acapulco, Mark Shields and David Brooks on this week’s politics, and an immigrant’s path to belonging.
Episode 11: January 15, 2018
Monday on the NewsHour, accusations of racism against President Trump threaten the Republican Party's immigration efforts. Also: Kentucky's governor discusses implementing work requirements for Medicaid, undocumented immigrants seek sanctuary in churches, the political battle over DACA, an Iraqi minority finds a new home in Nebraska and a conversation with a star of the sitcom “black-ish.”
Episode 12: January 16, 2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, an immigration deal moves farther out of reach as a government shutdown looms. Also: Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discuss threats to democracy at home and abroad, a look at whether the U.S. is prepared for a nuclear disaster, actor John Lithgow talks about his one-man show and children’s dependence on mobile screens.
Episode 13: January 17, 2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Republicans scramble to avoid a looming government shutdown, pushing a short-term bill that would leave out the so-called “Dreamers.” Also: Sen. Dick Durbin on President Trump’s disparaging remarks, Navy officers face homicide charges in deadly ship collisions, sexual abuse against people with disabilities and tracking sea turtle poachers using 3-D printed eggs.
Episode 14: January 18, 2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, the countdown begins on a potential government shutdown as Republicans struggle to pass a short-term funding fix. Also: A former CIA officer arrested on suspicion of helping China, USA gymnasts confront the man who abused them, President Trump's influence on the national economy, the science of perfect timing and seeing the world through the eyes of a child with autism.
Episode 15: January 19, 2018
Friday on the NewsHour, it's deadline day and President Trump and leading lawmakers are scrambling to reach a deal to avert a government shutdown. Also: The complicated Syrian war takes on a new dimension, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news and dramatizing the decision to publish the Pentagon Papers.
Episode 16: January 22, 2018
Monday on the NewsHour, the Senate reaches a compromise to end the government shutdown in exchange for immigration talks. Also: The status of President Trump’s proposed border wall, Vice President Pence's tense trip to the Middle East, the political stakes wrapped up in the shutdown, and the real story behind “The Post.”
Episode 17: January 23, 2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, new details bring the Russia investigation to President Trump's Cabinet for the first time. Also: Sen. Susan Collins on dealing with Democrats after the shutdown, voters on the first year of the Trump administration, a sheriff who supports immigrants in Trump country, the Pope under fire for comments about sexual abuse and remembering the father of South African jazz.
Episode 18: January 24, 2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, former U.S. Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar is sentenced to up to 175 years in prison after more than 150 women testified about his abuse. Also: Mayors push back against a Justice Department threat to sanctuary cities, eyes on Davos ahead of President Trump's debut, the first female spokesperson for Saudi Arabia, and finding a new home for dolphins.
Episode 19: January 25, 2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump brings his message of American success to Davos. Also: Gymnastics moves forward after sexual abuse, the classified document causing a stir on Capitol Hill, Puerto Rico still without power months after Hurricane Maria, kickstarting a sluggish New Mexico economy, insights into the Bush dynasty and a Brief but Spectacular take from a Holocaust survivor.
Episode 20: January 26, 2018
Friday on the NewsHour, President Donald Trump denies trying to fire special counsel Robert Mueller. Also: Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week’s news, a new book on Israel’s secret assassination program, how the United States became the hip-hop nation, and a humble opinion on planning for life’s end.
Episode 21: January 29, 2018
Monday on the NewsHour, FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe steps down amid mounting criticism from Republicans and President Trump. Also: Fitness apps are revealing sensitive information about U.S. military bases,Texans still displaced five months after Hurricane Harvey, what Michigan State officials knew about Larry Nassar, government jobs left unfilled by the Trump administration and more.
Episode 22: January 30, 2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump is set to deliver his first State of the Union address before a deeply divided nation. We preview what’s at stake, plus a historical look at presidential speeches. Also: The U.S. publicly names business people with ties to Vladimir Putin, an Ohio community responds to the opioid epidemic, teachers try to support "dreamers," and the science of perfect timing.
Episode 23: January 31, 2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, the FBI pushes back on the accuracy of a controversial memo created by Republicans. Also: Breaking down the key moments from President Trump’s first State of the Union address, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ reaction to the speech, renewed attention on harmful diesel emissions and reading “Sing Unburied Sing” as part of the NewsHour/New York Times book club.
Episode 24: February 1, 2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, the potential release of a controversial memo pits Republicans against national security. Also: Turkey clashes with U.S.-backed Kurds, the economics of fighting cancer, the #MeToo movement comes to the art world and a singer influenced by both Indian music and R&B.
Episode 25: February 2, 2018
Friday on the NewsHour, the stock market plunges to one of the worst weeks the U.S. has seen in years. Also: Republicans release their controversial and highly disputed memo, changes to U.S. nuclear weapons, outgoing Fed chair Janet Yellen on the nation's economy and Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news.
Episode 26: February 5, 2018
Monday on the NewsHour, a volatile day leaves the stock market down more than 1,100 points, the largest one-day drop ever. Also: How computational propaganda is central to Russia's information warfare, Houston prepares for the next big flood, a look at an effort to showcase more female playwrights and the Philadelphia Eagles finally celebrate a Super Bowl victory.
Episode 27: February 6, 2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the stock market gained back more than 500 points in another dizzying day on Wall Street. Also: How Houston could prepare for the next big flood after Hurricane Harvey, the plights of Puerto Rican students after Hurricane Maria, the gang that's become the focus of political debate and the most powerful rocket to launch in 45 years.
Episode 28: February 7, 2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Senate leaders reach a two-year budget deal, which will face political headwinds in the House. Also: The president's plan for a military parade, the fall of casino mogul Steve Wynn, a spike in crime is blamed on migrants in Germany and a new book on love and marriage in India.
Episode 29: February 8, 2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, Congress rushes to make a deal to keep the government open before funding runs out at midnight. Also: A White House aide resigns amid abuse allegations, why the U.S. coalition struck Syrian government forces, the stock market’s wild ride, what to watch in the Olympics, a spy thriller in Nazi Germany, and a Brief but Spectacular take from one of the “2 Dope Queens.”
Episode 30: February 9, 2018
Friday on the NewsHour, President Donald Trump defends a former White House insider accused of domestic abuse. Also: What the new budget deal means for the federal deficit, tense diplomacy in the background of the Olympic Games, a look at the worst flu season in nearly a decade, a rural artist center maintaining its mission through tough times and Shields and Brooks discuss this week in politics.
Episode 31: February 12, 2018
Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump unveils his latest spending proposal that adds new plans to fix roads, bridges and airports, while discarding the goal of balancing the budget. Also: The Russian TV personality who is challenging Vladimir Putin for president, the Trump administration scales back the consumer protection bureau and a former border patrol agent's new book.
Episode 32: February 13, 2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, top intelligence officials say the White House clearance system is broken, as questions swirl around disgraced aide Rob Porter. Also: The Senate kicks off immigration debate, Baltimore’s deteriorating school buildings, police officers convicted in a corruption scandal, the upcoming Medicaid work requirements in Indiana and snowboarder Chloe Kim dazzles at the Olympics.
Episode 33: February 14, 2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, a shooting at a Florida high school results in numerous fatalities. Also: Trump administration officials use taxpayer money for lavish travel, the science of counting North Korea's nuclear weapons, Sen. David Perdue on the immigration debate and an Olympic snowboarder brings home the gold but faces past sexual harassment allegations.
Episode 34: February 15, 2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, 17 die at a Florida high school and authorities investigate the shooter's violent past. What has made the U.S. from making meaningful change after so many murders? Also: People of color systematically refused home loans and a quirky art collective in Santa Fe.
Episode 35: February 16, 2018
Friday on the NewsHour, the Justice Department indicts more than a dozen Russian operatives for trying to influence the 2016 election. Also: The FBI apologizes for failing to follow a tip about the Florida school shooter, talking to kids about mass shootings, reports of an affair an coverup involving President Trump, Corn and Ponnuru on the week's news and the blockbuster movie “Black Panther.”
Episode 36: February 19, 2018
Monday on the NewsHour, survivors of the Florida shooting call for increased action on guns. Also: President Trump criticizes President Obama following the indictment of 13 Russian officials for meddling in the 2016 US Presidential election, how the home loan process affects gentrification in Philadelphia, Tamara Keith and Shawna Thomas discuss the week’s political news and a preview of the new documentary ‘Tell Them We Are Rising.’
Episode 37: February 20, 2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, as Robert Mueller’s probe wins another guilty plea, a look at how Russian bots are still influencing U.S. politics. Also: President Trump announces new directives on guns, a trip to India by the president’s son under scrutiny, states debate teaching climate change, Morocco harnesses the sun, U.S. Olympic wins and disappointments and a novel about a marriage torn apart.
Episode 38: February 21, 2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, survivors of the Parkland shooting demand change to the nation’s gun laws as President Trump meets with stakeholders about school safety. Also: How Scotland tackled gun violence after a school shooting in 1990, analyzing the real power of North Korea’s weapons, and the life and legacy of Billy Graham, likely the most influential preacher of the 20th century.
Episode 39: February 22, 2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, the NRA backs President Trump's calls for arming teachers as the debate over gun control heats up. Also: Trump wants to change a migration system that benefitted his in-laws, an Oscar nominee about the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges from the 2008 financial crisis, what to expect from the final days of the Olympics and including women in the quest for peace.
Episode 40: February 23, 2018
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump doubles down on arming teachers, as Florida’s Republican governor breaks with the NRA to call for raising the age to purchase a gun. Also: A former Trump campaign aide pleads guilty and plans to cooperate in the Russia probe, Brooks and Marcus on the national gun debate, a drama depicting the hunt for Osama bin Laden before 9/11 and more.
Episode 41: February 26, 2018
Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump puts pressure on Congress for gun reform in the wake of the Florida school shooting. Also: How the NRA shaped Florida's gun laws, China moves to eliminate presidential term limits, American forces aid Somalia's fight against al-Shabab, what the Democratic memo means for the Russia probe and the female director behind "Homeland."
Episode 42: February 27, 2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, students of the Parkland Florida High School take to Capitol Hill as lawmakers struggle to move forward on gun control. Also: Jared Kushner loses his top security clearance, a Supreme Court case on privacy and overseas data, the debate over arming teachers, Salvadorans caught in the middle of a changing immigration policy, and author David Grann takes readers’ questions.
Episode 43: February 28, 2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, students return to the Florida high school after a deadly shooting, as President Trump meets with senators to talk new gun measures. Also: Whether states can secure their voting systems in time for midterm elections, spying on North Korea, a mysterious disease affecting sugarcane workers in El Salvador, and a new look at race in the U.S. 50 years after a seminal report.
Episode 44: March 1, 2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, tensions brew among White House staff as one of the president's closest aides leaves. Also: President Trump's controversial new tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum, Russia's boasts about new weapons, Jared Kushner's business dealings, women claim pattern of discrimination at the U.S. Forest Service, corporate responses to the gun debate and why music is key to learning.
Episode 45: March 2, 2018
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump declares "trade wars are good," rattling Republicans and global markets and prompting talk of retaliation. Also: The unimaginable destruction of a Damascus suburb, women face retaliation in the U.S. Forest Service, developing a coffee plant that is climate-change resistant, Shields and Brooks on the week's news and Jennifer Lawrence plays a Russian spy.
Episode 46: March 5, 2018
Monday on the NewsHour, court rulings delay the deadline for DACA. Also: A victory for populism and the far-right in Italy, political stakes of President Trump's steel tariffs, a Salvadoran garment factory that's offering jobs and hope, West Virginia teachers on strike, getting Afghan women into public service and a call for inclusion at the Oscars.
Episode 47: March 6, 2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump's top economic advisor resigns after disputes over trade. Also: How Congress might roll back banking regulations, North Korea puts denuclearization on the negotiating table, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the U.S., stemming preschool teachers' anxiety about teaching math and science and a spike in opioid overdoses.
Episode 48: March 7, 2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Justice Department sues California over its immigration policy. Also: An industry stakeholder weighs in on proposed tariffs, why famine is becoming more frequent in East Africa, a documentary series on the nation's opioid crisis and more.
Episode 49: March 8, 2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump raises the stakes in a potential trade war amid warnings from his own party and threats of global retaliation. Also: America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist sketches the faces of homelessness, a small women's college basketball team plays for more than wins and more.
Episode 50: March 9, 2018
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump's decision to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un changes the U.S. approach to nuclear negotiations. Also: Changes at the U.S. Forest Service after claims of sexual misconduct, Mark Shields and Kathleen Parker analyze the week's news, director Ava DuVernay brings us "A Wrinkle in Time," and Swedish skaters test thin ice.
Episode 51: March 12, 2018
Episode 52: March 13, 2018
Episode 53: March 14, 2018
Episode 54: March 15, 2018
Episode 55: March 16, 2018
Episode 56: March 19, 2018
Episode 57: March 20, 2018
Episode 58: March 21, 2018
Episode 59: March 22, 2018
Episode 60: March 23, 2018
Episode 61: March 26, 2018
Episode 62: March 27, 2018
Episode 63: March 28, 2018
Episode 64: March 29, 2018
Episode 65: March 30, 2018
Episode 66: April 2, 2018
Episode 67: April 3, 2018
Episode 68: April 4, 2018
Episode 69: April 5, 2018
Episode 70: April 6, 2018
Episode 71: April 9, 2018
Episode 72: April 10, 2018
Episode 73: April 11, 2018
Episode 74: April 12, 2018
Episode 75: April 13, 2018
Episode 76: April 16, 2018
Episode 77: April 17, 2018
Episode 78: April 18, 2018
Episode 79: April 19, 2018
Episode 80: April 20, 2018
Episode 81: April 23, 2018
Episode 82: April 24, 2018
Episode 83: April 25, 2018
Episode 84: April 26, 2018
Episode 85: April 27, 2018
Episode 86: April 30, 2018
Episode 87: May 1, 2018
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Episode 89: May 3, 2018
Episode 90: May 4, 2018
Episode 91: May 7, 2018
Episode 92: May 8, 2018
Episode 93: May 9, 2018
Episode 94: May 10, 2018
Episode 95: May 11, 2018
Episode 96: May 14, 2018
Episode 97: May 15, 2018
Episode 98: May 16, 2018
Episode 99: May 17, 2018
Episode 100: May 18, 2018
Episode 101: May 21, 2018
Episode 102: May 22, 2018
Episode 103: May 23, 2018
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Episode 105: May 25, 2018
Episode 106: May 28, 2018
Episode 107: May 29, 2018
Episode 108: May 30, 2018
Episode 109: May 31, 2018
Episode 110: June 1, 2018
Episode 111: June 4, 2018
Episode 112: June 5, 2018
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Episode 114: June 7, 2018
Episode 115: June 8, 2018
Episode 116: June 11, 2018
Episode 117: June 12, 2018
Episode 118: June 13, 2018
Episode 119: June 14, 2018
Episode 120: June 15, 2018
Episode 121: June 18, 2018
Episode 122: June 19, 2018
Episode 123: June 20, 2018
Episode 124: June 21, 2018
Episode 125: June 22, 2018
Episode 126: June 25, 2018
Episode 127: June 26, 2018
Episode 128: June 27, 2018
Episode 129: June 28, 2018
Episode 130: June 29, 2018
Episode 131: July 2, 2018
Episode 132: July 3, 2018
Episode 133: July 4, 2018
Episode 134: July 5, 2018
Episode 135: July 6, 2018
Episode 136: July 9, 2018
Episode 137: July 10, 2018
Episode 138: July 11, 2018
Episode 139: July 12, 2018
Episode 140: July 13, 2018
Episode 141: July 16, 2018
Episode 142: July 17, 2018
Episode 143: July 18, 2018
Episode 144: July 19, 2018
Episode 145: July 20, 2018
Episode 146: July 23, 2018
Episode 147: July 24, 2018
Episode 148: July 25, 2018
Episode 149: July 26, 2018
Episode 150: July 27, 2018
Episode 151: July 30, 2018
Episode 152: July 31, 2018
Episode 153: August 1, 2018
Episode 154: August 2, 2018
Episode 155: August 3, 2018
Episode 156: August 6, 2018
Episode 157: August 7, 2018
Episode 158: August 8, 2018
Episode 159: August 9, 2018
Episode 160: August 10, 2018
Episode 161: August 13, 2018
Episode 162: August 14, 2018
Episode 163: August 15, 2018
Episode 164: August 16, 2018
Episode 165: August 17, 2018
Episode 166: August 20, 2018
Episode 167: August 21, 2018
Episode 168: August 22, 2018
Episode 169: August 23, 2018
Episode 170: August 24, 2018
Episode 171: August 27, 2018
Episode 172: August 28, 2018
Episode 173: August 29, 2018
Episode 174: August 30, 2018
Episode 175: August 31, 2018
Episode 176: September 3, 2018
Episode 177: September 4, 2018
Episode 178: September 5, 2018
Episode 179: September 6, 2018
Episode 180: September 7, 2018
Episode 181: September 10, 2018
Episode 182: September 11, 2018
Episode 183: September 12, 2018
Episode 184: September 13, 2018
Episode 185: September 14, 2018
Episode 186: September 17, 2018
Episode 187: September 18, 2018
Episode 188: September 19, 2018
Episode 189: September 20, 2018
Episode 190: September 21, 2018
Episode 191: September 24, 2018
Episode 192: September 25, 2018
Episode 193: September 26, 2018
Episode 194: September 27, 2018
Episode 195: September 28, 2018
Episode 196: October 1, 2018
Episode 197: October 2, 2018
Episode 198: October 3, 2018
Episode 199: October 4, 2018
Episode 200: October 5, 2018
Episode 201: October 8, 2018
Episode 202: October 9, 2018
Episode 203: October 10, 2018
Episode 204: October 11, 2018
Episode 205: October 12, 2018
Episode 206: October 15, 2018
Episode 207: October 16, 2018
Episode 208: October 17, 2018
Episode 209: October 18, 2018
Episode 210: October 19, 2018
Episode 211: October 22, 2018
Episode 212: October 23, 2018
Episode 213: October 24, 2018
Episode 214: October 25, 2018
Episode 215: October 26, 2018
Episode 216: October 29, 2018
Episode 217: October 30, 2018
Episode 218: October 31, 2018
Episode 219: November 1, 2018
Episode 220: November 2, 2018
Episode 221: November 5, 2018
Episode 222: November 6, 2018
Episode 223: November 7, 2018
Episode 224: November 8, 2018
Episode 225: November 9, 2018
Episode 226: November 12, 2018
Episode 227: November 13, 2018
Episode 228: November 14, 2018
Episode 229: November 15, 2018
Episode 230: November 16, 2018
Episode 231: November 19, 2018
Episode 232: November 20, 2018
Episode 233: November 21, 2018
Episode 234: November 22, 2018
Episode 235: November 23, 2018
Episode 236: November 26, 2018
Episode 237: November 27, 2018
Episode 238: November 28, 2018
Episode 239: November 29, 2018
Episode 240: November 30, 2018
Episode 241: December 3, 2018
Episode 242: December 4, 2018
Episode 243: December 5, 2018
Episode 244: December 6, 2018
Episode 245: December 7, 2018
Episode 246: December 10, 2018
Episode 247: December 11, 2018
Episode 248: December 12, 2018
Episode 249: December 13, 2018
Episode 250: December 14, 2018
Episode 251: December 17, 2018
Episode 252: December 18, 2018
Episode 253: December 19, 2018
Episode 254: December 20, 2018
Episode 255: December 21, 2018
Episode 256: December 24, 2018
Episode 257: December 25, 2018
Episode 258: December 26, 2018
Episode 259: December 27, 2018
Episode 260: December 28, 2018
Episode 261: December 31, 2018