America was first introduced to him in December 2001.  He became known as the “American Taliban” and he is set to be released from prison today.  John Walker Lindh is being released after serving 17 years of a 20 year sentence for providing support to the Taliban. John Woolfolk, reporter for the San Jose Mercury News, joins us for who the “American Taliban” is and the big questions how does a former jihadist get integrated back into society.

Next, Washington has become the first state in the country to legalize human composting.  Before the only acceptable means of disposition of a human body was burial or cremation, now we have “natural organic reduction.”  The process involves wood chips, takes about four weeks, and yields about two wheelbarrows worth of soil. Brendan Kiley, reporter for the Seattle Times, joins us for a new alternative to burial or cremation.

Finally, President Trump and Democrats continue their fight with each other and nothing is getting done.  What started off as a meeting on infrastructure ended with a press conference in the Rose Garden where the president said he would not work with Democrats until they stop investigating him.  Daniel Lippman, reporter for Politico, joins us for the big walk out by the president.

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