In tonight's special hour-long “Conversations with Great Minds" Thom talks with religious scholar Reza Aslan, author of the new book “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth.”

DeAnn McEwen RN, National Nurses United & Robert Walker, Population Institute & Dr. Michael McDonald, Global Resilience Initiatives all join Thom Hartmann. The media has been covering Ebola non-stop - with things really reaching a fever pitch over the past week. Could this wall to wall coverage actually make it harder for the government to manage its response to what really is a very serious public health crisis?

DeAnn McEwen RN, National Nurses United & Robert Walker, Population Institute & Dr. Michael McDonald, Global Resilience Initiatives all join Thom Hartmann. The media has been covering Ebola non-stop - with things really reaching a fever pitch over the past week. Could this wall to wall coverage actually make it harder for the government to manage its response to what really is a very serious public health crisis?

Tonight’s “Big Picture Rumble” discusses how raising the minimum wage would allow many Americans to get off social safety net programs, how we could have sent everyone in America to college for free for almost a decade with the money we’ve spent on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and how the U.S. is the only developed country without paid maternity leave. Tonight’s “Bigger Picture” panel discusses the latest Ebola news and solutions to contain the deadly virus.

There was a great debate down in Florida last night - but thanks to our profit-driven corporate media - you probably won't hear anything meaningful about it.

Sharon Lerner, The Nation Magazine / Demos / The War on Moms, joins Thom Hartmann.

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Dr. Stephanie Kelton, University of Missouri - Kansas City / The Levy Economics Institute joins Thom Hartmann. A volatile couple of days on Wall Street is giving economists the jitters. Could another financial crisis be on its way sooner than anyone predicted?

Deborah Burger RN, National Nurses United joins Thom Hartmann. If we had a real healthcare system two nurses might not be infected with Ebola.

Thom discusses whether U.S. nurses are adequately trained and prepared for an Ebola outbreak with National Nurses United’s Deborah Burger and what’s to blame for a 550% increase in brain cancer in a Florida town with “The Nation’s” Sharon Lerner. Thom takes viewer video questions and comments in “Your Take, My Take Live” and in tonight’s “Daily Take” Thom discusses how Rick Scott derailed another gubernatorial debate.

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George Lakoff, University of California at Berkeley / Don't Think of An Elephant

Dick Gregory, Comedian / Civil Rights Activist

Sean Noble & Jennifer Kerns, Washington Times / The Blaze join Thom Hartmann.