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 : April 3, 2025 4:37pm
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Episodes
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How the mariner shortage could impact maritime securityConfirmed 1
The merchant marines are sometimes referred to as the "fourth arm of national defense." So what does a shortage mean for American security?
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Published Thursday
'I thought I was doing something good': The scam that took Judith Boivin's life savingsConfirmed 1
Rebroadcast: Judith Boivin thought she was helping the FBI go after drug traffickers. But in reality she had fallen victim to an elaborate plot to rob her of her retirement savings. She is not alone. How elaborate new scams are trapping well-meaning Americans.
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Published Wednesday
'The federal workforce feels tormented': Federal employees on the consequences of losing their jobsThey used to work in now-shuttered regional social security offices, or protecting our National Parks or nuclear security. Then President Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE terminated their positions -- and thousands more.
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Published Tuesday
What does China make of the chaos in the U.S.?Confirmed 1
Escalating trade wars, disputes with allies, group chats with top U.S. officials' attack plans. What does the second Trump administration look like from China?
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Published Monday
Banned from speaking in public, Afghan women tell us their stories 1Dozens 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.
Published Saturday
How to move from languishing to flourishing 1Rebroadcast: 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.
Published Friday
The Jackpod: April Fool 1On 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.
Published 03/27
America's gold fever 1Conspiracy 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.
Published 03/27
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 03/26
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 03/25
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