Let’s check in on the world of presidential politics.  As we await the first round of debates for the Democratic field to begin this week, the gloves have come off in the battle for the nomination. Former Vice President Joe Biden still leads the field in all the poll and he continues to take hits all around.  On the other side, President Trump has said he may not reach out to swing voters instead focusing on turning out his base to win him re-election.  Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us to break it all down.

Next, we’re going to tell you the story of a little robot named Jibo.  People welcomed this social robot into their families, and now they are mourning its death.  Jibo launched on Indiegogo but its history traces back to labs at MIT.  It was part smart assistant like Alexa, but had a cute little body that could twist and turn and because of facial recognition it would always welcome you when you walked into the room. But now, the servers will be turned off soon and the robot just won’t be the same anymore. Ashley Carman, host of the “Why'd You Push That Button?” Podcast, joins us for how Jibo made emotional connections with its users.

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