On Point | Podcast
Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point is a unique, curiosity-driven combination of original reporting, newsmaker interviews, first-person stories, and in-depth analysis, making the world more intelligible and humane. When the world is more complicated than ever, we aim to make sense of it together. On Point is produced by WBUR.
Website : https://www.wbur.org/radio/programs/onpoint
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Last Episode : March 29, 2025 10:00am
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Episodes
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Banned from speaking in public, Afghan women tell us their storiesConfirmed 1
Dozens of Afghan women studying abroad are terrified of being sent back to Afghanistan if the State Department cancels their U.S.-funded scholarships.
In this archive episode from September last year, Afghan women reveal what it's like to live under Taliban rule.
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Published Saturday
How to move from languishing to flourishingConfirmed 1
Rebroadcast: Languishing. That feeling of a lack of motivation or direction. Most people feel a sense of languishing at some point in their lives. So how do we move from languishing to flourishing? Sociologist Corey Keyes has spent his career trying to find the answer.
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Published Friday
The Jackpod: April FoolConfirmed 1
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty looks ahead to April 2nd, what the Trump administration has dubbed Liberation Day, when an array of reciprocal tariffs go into effect.
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Published Thursday
America's gold feverConfirmed 1
Conspiracy theorists believe more than $400 billion of gold is missing from Fort Knox. President Trump says he will visit Kentucky with Elon Musk to see if the gold is there.
Some economists and historians say this tells us more about the economy in general than security of gold resources.
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Published Thursday
How Trump plans to get government out of the mortgage business 1Mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been under government conservatorship since 2008. President Trump wants to privatize them. But what could that mean for America's mortgage market?
Published Wednesday
The dirty truth about the global waste trade 1Americans throw away more than 15 billion pounds of electronic waste every year.
In his new book 'Waste Wars,' Alexander Clapp reveals how millions of pounds of our trash get shipped around the world, making a few people rich and many people sick.
Published Tuesday
The most powerful tech mogul you’ve never heard of 1Masayoshi Son is pouring billions of dollars into U.S. artificial intelligence and flexing his ties to President Donald Trump. Who is this Japanese billionaire and what does he want?
Published 03/24
The Jackpod: Outside the beltway 1On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on emerging angst and growing protests over the Trump administration, far from the centers of political power in Washington D.C.
Published 03/20
Rethinking how dyslexia is diagnosed 1Rebroadcast: Dyslexia affects one in every 5 Americans. But only 2 million are diagnosed and receive the help they need. Why?
Published 03/20
What a polarized U.S. might learn from other countries in 'Another World is Possible' 1Journalist Natasha Hakimi Zapata's book “Another World is Possible” explores what the U.S. could learn about ways to tackle issues such as inequality, health care and homelessness from innovative solutions deployed abroad.
Published 03/20
What big changes inside the Pentagon could mean for U.S. national security 1Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to reshape the Pentagon. How the Trump administration is making sweeping changes to the U.S. armed services, just two months into its term.
Published 03/19
A daughter, a father and a family's struggle with 'American Bulk' 1In the U.S., shopping is almost a religion. For Emily Mester’s family, Costco was their Sunday ritual. In her new book, 'American Bulk,' Mester tells the story of how her family struggled with the desire to own everything they possibly could.
Published 03/18