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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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1Everybody’s heard about Ancient Egypt. But just downriver, the kingdom of Kush was one of the most powerful states in the Nile valley. Sudanese-British journalist Zeinab Badawi gives us a lesser-known history of one of Africa’s great historical triumphs.
At the end of last year, Congress passed the largest overhaul of the nation’s child welfare system in more than 15 years.
The reform includes more support for kinship care, aging out youth and efforts to prevent the separation of families due to poverty.
How these reforms will make a difference for children and families in the U.S.
The Republican legislative agenda is set to tackle tax cuts, increase border security, and open up American energy production. But how does the GOP aim to accomplish these goals?
It seems like we're bombarded with customer surveys these days. Where are these surveys coming from -- and do they work?
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on federal charges against Donald Trump for election interference in 2020; what has changed since then and what has not.
The U.S. Surgeon General is ringing the alarm bell on parents' mental health. 48% of parents say most days their stress is completely overwhelming, nearly double what childless adults reported.
Of all the states in the country, Texas is the leader when it comes to wind and solar renewable energy. What lessons can we learn by looking to Texas?
The Pendleton Act of 1883 established a non-partisan civil service. President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll upend the law, firing non-partisan employees and replacing them with loyalists. We'll look at how the U.S. came to have a civil service in the first place.
Millions of people now own smartphones where, with just a tap, you can erase people from pictures -- and even add AI generated content that never existed. What does this mean for our shared reality?
Geoffrey Hinton is one of the world’s biggest minds in artificial intelligence. He won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics. Where does he think AI is headed?
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the causes and consequences of the U.S.’s decade-long war with ISIS and its impact on American democracy.
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.
A Louisiana resident has died from bird flu. Just as during the COVID outbreak, there's a lot of misinformation circulating about H5N1.
We'll get a clear assessment on bird flu, how it's changing, and efforts to control it.
More than 900 billion webpages are preserved on The Wayback Machine, a history of humanity online. Now, copyright lawsuits could wipe it out.
Brandon del Pozo says when it comes to the severely mentally ill, society has made a mistake prioritizing personal liberty over compassionate care.
The former New York City police officer, now researcher, argues that sometimes the most humane mental health care is forced treatment.
Smell can trigger memories and influence emotions. New research is giving us insight into how that happens, including why some people can "smell" music and why losing the sense of smell can alert us to what might make us sick.
On Point’s 'money ladies' Michelle Singletary and Rana Foroohar are back to start 2025 with frank talk about the macro and micro of the American economy in a new year, and under a new presidential administration.
Adam Nimoy's father, Leonard Nimoy, played Star Trek's Mr. Spock, the most famous alien in television history. In reality, he was a tough, uncompromising father.
In a conversation live from CitySpace, Nimoy discusses his book “The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy."
Americans are now more likely to use cannabis than alcohol on a daily basis. But as cannabis use continues to climb, are research and policies keeping up?
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty has been finding his own sense of spiritual fullness in poetry, inspired by philosopher Charles Taylor’s recent book, Cosmic Connections: Poetry in the Age of Disenchantment.
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consider doing a podcast on the world and local population. your show and other media nibble at the edges like your conversations on migration and declining birthrates. what is the goal? how many people? Shall we continue to displace forests and farmland with densely placed people? until they are gone? Population is a causal factor in housing, hunger, global warming and more. I believe we should talk about it.
Conservative Christian fundamentalism exhibits a disheartening lack of critical thinking.
It's infuriating when folks say we need to increase Social Security payments to "save" it. We could actually lower contributions by removing the cap for rich people. They need to pay their fair share instead of relying on the backs of working-class Americans. While we're at it, let's ditch this greed-driven healthcare system for a nationalized one. Our current setup treats basic needs like luxury items, prioritizing profits over care.
we don't have to work today. that is what makes us human. we can say fuck you. today or another we shall overcome.
what is up with the description and picture for this episode?
If you asked that question in any sport and one side refused to accept the outcome of the competition, it's disqualifying. Period.
So, Biden can't get the facts out about what he's accomplished because of his antler problem and you spend so much time talking about his antlers! I'm glad you finally got to how this is comparing apples to kumquats.
Such an interesting topic and discussion!
a hopeful deacon who wants to work with boyscouts? hide your sons.
The problem is overwhelming because of animal agriculture! 50% of water use in the US is for animal agriculture. It also uses 83% of US farmland, causes 60% of global warming yet only provides 18% of total calories.
Now listened to this program twice and still just as incensed. The author assumes a post feminist world when we still have a very long way to go. I personally am from a family where the males are catered to and females are on their own! I make half as much money as my partner when I have a masters degree, he has "some college." What is the distribution of male versus female top executives even now in 2023.? Maybe if we stop catering to men and boys and favoring then. Realize we're finally in a society where the bar isn't kept artificially low for men at the cost of women, we'll see change!? It's women who have always carried society, we're just now seeing the results of a society where women aren't financially shackled to a lifestyle of servitude!
outstanding
The guest states that 80% of water use is from agriculture, but how much of that is specifically animal agriculture. In the U.S., 50% of all water use is for animal agriculture only. The amount of water it takes to make just one lb of meat is equal to the average American showering for 4-5 months! Reducing meat consumption can help with the water scarcity issue in the west!
Disappointed! Talked only about black victimhood while not addressing "replacement theory" in it's modern context at all.
they really pummeled this guy when I feel he had some good points.
absolutely excellent worth a listen
Most insightful program I have heard in a very long time.
They missed a real opportunity here. Why do politicians and academics always want to throw money at a problem!? How's about they work on generational poverty by ensuring less disparity in education? Some common sense programming like I had in school, how to balance a checkbook, pay taxes...add in job skills etc. I personally grew up in desperate poverty, left home to join the military at 17 pursued college and a career now have a master's degree and 18 year career under my belt. These things are not learned through osmosis, had I not had these experiences in my education I would have had zero life skills too...wealthy and upper middle class people don't realize that not every one has a dad who takes them aside to learn how to pay bills or change a tire! The problem is the policy makers have no personal experience with these issues. The first caller was correct just listen to the half baked lifestyle of "Violet" she is on her FIFTH child!!!!! But insists on doing a "fun" job while her h
I really dislike these first person additions to the feed. I heard the person during the regular program, I don't want to sit through it again. I'd just go past it, but it always seems to happen while I'm driving. I wonder if there's a way to filter it out.
Strange timing to invite this discussion. Strange to listen to the shadenfreude of your Kenyan satirist while the country at such a serious moment.