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 : May 12, 2025 6:00pm

Last Scanned : 3.8 hours ago

Episodes

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How the Trump administration's defense policies are affecting women in service
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As the U.S. military faces a recruiting crisis, women have been consistent enlistees into America’s armed forces. So why is Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth canceling a program supporting them?
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Published Monday
How closely is Trump following the Project 2025 blueprint?
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The vast majority of Trump’s executive orders have come from The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, and the so-called "America First" plan. How the Trump administration is turning Project 2025 and the so-called 'America First' agenda into reality.
Published Friday
The Jackpod: The past is a foreign country
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On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on what President Trump does and doesn’t know about U.S. history and what that means for the country today.
Published Thursday
Feeding America's insatiable appetite for lumber
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The Trump administration wants to expand the American lumber industry by logging more trees in national forests and raising tariffs on lumber imports. The impact that could have on the domestic timber industry.
Published Thursday
Trump's push to shrink FEMA
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Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina last year. President Donald Trump promised North Carolinians he wouldn’t forget them. But recently, Trump's FEMA rejected the state's request for extended relief funding.
Published Wednesday
The real story of REAL ID
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Starting May 7, you will have to have a REAL ID to board a U.S. domestic flight. But so much has changed in the 20 years since Real ID was first proposed, is REAL ID 20 years out-of-date?
Published Tuesday
Did 'An Abundance of Caution' during COVID do more harm than good for America's students?
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Millions of healthy children didn't set foot in a classroom for more than a year during the COVID pandemic. Journalist David Zweig says those school closures may have done more harm than good.
Published 05/05
The Jackpod: All Americans
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On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the centrality of the rule of law in the U.S. And the findings of a Pew Research poll that 88% of Americans believe that President Trump should follow Supreme Court orders.
Published 05/01
The transformation of Austin, Texas
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Austin, Texas was known as a funky, liberal haven in a deep red state. Now, there’s big tech money pouring in and huge growth. How has life changed there?
Published 05/01
Will the FDA's proposed food dye ban make kids healthier?
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Flamin' Hot Cheetos, Skittles, Mountain Dew Baja Blast. These foods all contain petroleum-based synthetic food dyes the FDA wants to phase out by the end of next year. Will the ban change American eating habits?
Published 04/30
The 'money ladies' take stock of our current economy
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Tariffs, mortgage rates, clashes with the fed – all make for uncertainty in the economy. On Point’s “Money Ladies” Michelle Singletary and Rana Foroohar join us to talk about your money, the global economy and America’s future.
Published 04/28
'U.S. let go of my hand that it had extended to help': Afghan refugees on promises broken under Trump
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The immigration status of Afghans who helped the U.S. government is in jeopardy under the latest Trump crackdowns. How that impacts Afghan refugees and their families already in the U.S. and those stuck abroad.
Published 04/24