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.

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Last Episode : August 7, 2025 6:00pm

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Episodes

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What the U.S.-EU trade deal means for you
Confirmed 2
After months of wrangling, the U.S. and the EU have reached a trade agreement. The EU made big compromises, like a 15% tariff on most EU exports. How will the deal affect Americans?
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Published Thursday
What are 'cool roofs,' and how do they work?
Confirmed 1
Summers are getting hotter every year. When it comes to adapting to a hotter planet, in the United States, it's cities that are taking the lead. In Atlanta, they've passed a nation-leading "cool roof ordinance."
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Published Wednesday
The state of America's judiciary with Judge J. Michael Luttig
1
The retired conservative federal judge says a war against the judiciary in America has been waged by "a tyrannical wannabe king."
Published Tuesday
The healing power of sunlight
1
Could sunlight help treat disease? A growing number of studies find potential benefits of UV light therapy for conditions like multiple sclerosis, Type 1 diabetes and Crohn’s disease.
Published Friday
A former CDC vaccine adviser has words for RFK Jr.
1
Last month, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired an influential committee of vaccine advisers to the CDC. What that decision could mean for vaccines and America’s public health.
Published 07/29
Are we thinking about AI the wrong way?
1
AI researcher Ethan Mollick says most public conversation focuses too much on potential AI catastrophes and not enough on making the technology work for people. Mollick says if we don’t change that, none of us will be prepared for the near future where “everything will change all at once.”
Published 07/25
The Jackpod: Action completed this day
1
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a model of government inefficiency and the prospects for FEMA reform.
Published 07/25
The new crisis in American kids' health
1
Mortality rates, mental health conditions, obesity and chronic disease rates are all up significantly in American children. Why are kids in the U.S. so unhealthy?
Published 07/24
What we know about the Epstein files
1
Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown knows more about the Jeffrey Epstein case than just about anyone. What does she think might be in the files the Trump administration hasn't released?
Published 07/23
How Trump cuts are causing a ‘brain drain’ in American science
1
The Trump administration is attacking American academic institutions on multiple fronts, including cutting grant funding and targeting foreign exchange programs. That gives other countries a chance to surpass the U.S. in scientific discovery.
Published 07/22
How did being a sports fan get so expensive?
1
It can cost a fan up to $5,000 a year to follow major sports, between merchandise and game tickets and TV streaming access. Is the pursuit of profit harming sports fans?
Published 07/21
Week of Wonder: Can we save the quietest places in the world?
1
Our planet’s rich nature sounds are disappearing, drowned out by human-made noise. Sound recordist Matt Mikkelsen travels the world, listening to and working to preserve our vanishing soundscapes.
Published 07/18