Welcome to The Breakdown, where each week, Neha Joy brings the chyron to the water cooler with quick dives into the essential corners of the 24-hour news cycle. Featuring conversations with writers and editors from TIME, Fortune, Money and Sports Illustrated, here is everything you need to know to stay on top of the national conversation.
This week on “The Breakdown” episode 30: Sports Illustrated shares the storylines to watch for the college football bowls, MONEY takes a closer look at coding bootcamps, Fortune examines General Motors latest restructuring announcement, and TIME Editor-at-Large Jeffrey Kluger discusses NASA’s latest feat in Mars exploration.