Don’s behavior grows increasingly troubling to Deanna.

LaDonna sets out to transform the way this place is run.

Alternet editors try to figure out what to make of Deanna’s odd behavior at an all-staff dinner. (3 minutes)

LaDonna Powell starts her new job out on the tarmac at the airport.

The government shuts down, and Flake tries to get the senate to ignore what the White House wants. Unsuccessfully.

Comedian Jillian Welsh tells Diane Wu about one of the most romantic—and stressful—nights of her life, a night that paralleled the plot of a rom-com in several ways. (16 minutes)A version of this story first appeared on the Risk! podcast.

Producer David Kestenbaum took issue with the entire premise of today’s show, and explains why.

The brawl on the mall of the University of Nebraska turns into a fiasco at the state capitol, as legislators try to step in and dictate what should happen at the university. (16 1/2 minutes)