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On Point | Podcast

Let's make sense of the world – together. From the economy and health care to politics and the envir

Episodes

Total: 616

"3 Body Problem," a Netflix adaptation of the Chinese sci-fi novel by the same name, is causing cont

As humans, we have conversations all the time. But research shows we actually aren’t very good at co

Last month Boeing whistleblower John Barnett was found dead - an apparent suicide. He’d spent the la

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty tells Meghna what he expects to see outside and inside polling sta

64 million Latinos live in the U.S. It’s a population bigger than any Spanish-speaking country in th

The pig-butchering scam. It's a criminal industry that targets the vulnerable, engages in human traf

Sportsbooks are everywhere. Sports betting has changed how fans engage with games and generated $5 b

Jennifer and James Crumbley were found guilty of manslaughter for a mass school shooting carried out

Nobel prize-winning economist and psychologist Daniel Kahneman has died at the age of 90. In June 2

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty looks at what’s counted in official U.S. inflation numbers and fin

Author Philip K. Howard says Americans are in a crisis of human disempowerment. But he says re-empow

The National Association of Realtors agreed to pay a $418 million settlement and change the way memb

Rebroadcast: The future is closer than it appears. Sensors that can read your brain waves – and sell

Trump's allies are hoping another Trump victory will limit access to abortions, contraceptives, IVF,

Should kids be allowed on social media? A growing number of families are saying "no" to social media

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty watches a Donald Trump campaign rally with a famous Franz Kafka qu

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The House passed a bill that could force the sale of TikTok, or ban the app altogether. But is targe

Former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade says disinformation is seeping into every aspect of our politic

Exonerees are turning to the private sector to provide them with urgently needed cash. But with inte