We look at what Disney brings to the streaming war. Plus, we talk with the the showrunner of “The Chi” and look at the companies disrupting the $7.2 billion bra business.

It’s the deadliest drug epidemic our country has ever faced. We go to ground zero, where “nothing changes except for the drug.” Subscribe to The Uncertain Hour wherever you get your podcasts.

In several cities, foreclosures are higher than pre-recession levels. But property values are rising, loan defaults are down and the job market is strong, so what’s going on? Plus, the Midwest’s devastating floods and more.

“Game of Thrones” has spared no expense on costumes, sets and even whole languages. Today we talk with the linguist whose job it is to make them. Plus: Why rail travel is so expensive to build in the United States.

We look at how fear, history and marketing have kept Americans from going DIY. Plus: the IMF cut its global economic growth outlook, and would requiring prices in pharma ads make drugs cheaper?

We take a look beyond China’s Great Firewall. But first: This is shaping up to be the biggest year for IPOs since the dot-com boom. We look at how investing has changed since then. Plus: Paying taxes in bitcoin?

Get out your parachute pants, because MC Hammer begins his first major concert tour since 1991 on Saturday. Plus: Turning chaos into core strength with “Brexercise” and the economics of 3-pointers.

Why have bullet trains have been an elusive American goal for more than 50 years? Plus, the latest on the Ethiopian Airlines crash, and the story of an undercover cop whose career was shaped by his county’s drug problems. 

Why does every NFL alternative seems to fail? But first, what you need to know about the recent spike in mortgage and refinancing applications. Plus, China’s professional shoppers who report mislabeled products for a share of the fine.