Rep. Dan Goldman; Donating Blood; News Quiz!; Mo Rocca; 'Halloweekend'

On today's show:

• U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (D, NY-10), formerly lead counsel for the impeachment investigation of Pres. Trump in 2019 and former assistant U.S. attorney SDNY, talks about the new speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson, whom Democrats view as a far-right extremist, and how Congress will function with him at the helm.

• Bruce Sachais, MD, PhD and chief medical officer for The New York Blood Center, talks about the current need for blood donations, the recent changes that expand donor eligibility to more LGBTQ men, and the safety measures built into the blood donation process.

• Peter Sagal, host of NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!, quizzes listeners on the week's news.

• Mo Rocca, host of the podcast Mobituaries, a CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and a frequent panelist on NPR’s hit weekly quiz show Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, talks about the new season of Mobituaries, the "death" of the mid-Atlantic accent, and things he wishes would go away.

• Rose Marina Boubion, freelance audio journalist and WNYC receptionist, shares some of the great Halloween events to catch this season.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.