Krishna Cowin, a former peer educator at a mental health facility for college students, joins us on this week's episode to discuss how the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected people's mental health in regards to the economy, government response, lockdowns, and our new virtual landscape. Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themissingbridge/Our Website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1120508

Luke Negron is a former Pennsylvanian 18th Congressional District Nominee for the Republican Party here to speak with us about big tech, social media's cancel culture, as well as the future of the Grand Old Party as we know it. Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themissingbridge/Our Website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1120508Luke Negron Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reallukenegron/Luke Negron Website: https://www.lukenegron.com/

In this episode, we speak on President Joe Biden's recent executive actions and glimpses of his foreign affairs. Similarly, considering the situation going on with Reddit and Wall Street, we articulate what impacts this will have in the future of the stock market, as well as how the government will respond to such. Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themissingbridge/Our Website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1120508Security and Spirits Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6lz3m7HwnJubgNp3EU5C9a?si=ZdKVLCfcSJKlTYvSD2mhuQ&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A06FRD3g8vHpiupobFdCSs4&nd=1

The CEO of BridgeUSA joins us in this episode to discuss the treacherous riots that recently sparked in the U.S. Capitol, what led to it, and also what the young generation could be doing differently to prevent further division in our political climate.Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themissingbridge/Our Website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1120508BridgeUSA Website: https://www.bridgeusa.org/ 

With Joe Biden as the projected winner of this year's presidential elections as well as many congressional seats being filled, in this episode, we discuss the local and national impacts these results have had in the United States, as well as the transition to a new administration. 

With just four days until this year's U.S. Presidential elections, we invited two very intelligent college students to this episode in order to discuss the reliability of polls, possible foreign interference in the election, as well as the risks involved with voting by mail or in person.

The Four Horseman of the tech industry: Twitter, Apple, Alphabet (Google), and Facebook, continue to grow in the tech market, raising concerns on whether they have violated antitrust laws. Similarly, with censorship claims being brought up against these companies and the recent attempt to ban TikTok, it has been clear that the United States has taken more opposition towards these companies than usual. Of the many factors for why these firms have dominated the market, one would be the lack of net neutrality on the internet involving Comcast, and how it has prioritized faster internet service for these tech companies. In this episode, we discuss all these controversies, what factors to consider when classifying monopolies, and how these allegations against the tech companies will continue to envelop. 

Matthew Becerra is currently a college student attending Florida International University pursuing a certificate in Middle Eastern studies. Recently, he has begun to write opinion editorials on hot-button issues in the region such as the Libyan Civil War. In this episode, we had the privilege of discussing with him several regional issues that have been tied to the U.S. in recent months, starting with the Abraham Accords, assessing the significance it has to progress the Arab Israeli conflict. In addition, we speak more generally on U.S. relations with Middle Eastern countries, such as Iran and Libya. Most anticipated, however, we determine how U.S. involvement in the Middle East will change depending on the outcome of this 2020 U.S. presidential election!

Nicolas Foglia is a passionate college student currently attending Florida International University, dedicating most of his efforts to researching for the intelligence community. His area of focus has been American Public Diplomacy. In this episode, we discuss the onset of public diplomacy within the cold war era, how the United States Information Agency developed, what led to its downfall, and it impacts on today's U.S. foreign policy.

Seeing we are 60 days from Election Day, this episode primarily focuses on major updates regarding this potentially life-changing election. This includes the change in poll numbers, the impact of Joe Biden picking Kamala Harris as his running mate, public thoughts on each party's National Convention, and the controversy behind mail-in voting. Similarly, with Kanye West now running for President, we question his chances of winning and also his objectives for running.