Trumpet Hour is a new radio program on kpcg.fm. Writers for theTrumpet.com discuss the most important news and why it’s important to you. This episode’s discussion includes:

• As if Europe didn’t have enough problems and crises—Serbs in the Republic of Srpska are about to take a referendum to declare independence—this could plunge the Balkans into another war—and they have the backing of Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

• China has been working to position its currency as a global reserve currency. This monday, it announced it would begin direct convertability with the Swiss franc, striking yet another blow against the dominance of the dollar.

• A new United Nations report exposed the fact that North Korea has been making billions of dollars by forcing its citizens to work in slave-like conditions in other nations.

• And finally, a couple of tips on how to become a deeper thinker.

This episode aired on November 11. Tune in at kpcg.fm every Wednesday at 8 a.m. cst or Friday at 4 p.m. cst to listen to Trumpet Hour.