On Point | Podcast
WBUR
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.
- 45 minutes 41 secondsJD Vance and the rise of the 'New Right'
In this week’s Jackpod Meghna and Jack spoke about this episode of On Point from August last year about ‘radical monarchist’ Curtis Yarvin and the so-called New Right movement. To make it easy to find we’re dropping it here again.
4 April 2025, 5:55 pm - 46 minutes 39 secondsTrump v. big law
President Trump has signed several Executive Orders targeting law firms who have challenged his agenda or hired his political enemies. Many in the legal community worry about the impact this could have on the overall legal system.
4 April 2025, 4:31 pm - 41 minutes 28 secondsThe Jackpod: Follow the frogs
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on Donald Trump’s musings about being president for a third term and what paths might exist for that to happen.
3 April 2025, 9:17 pm - 46 minutes 52 secondsHow the mariner shortage could impact maritime security
The merchant marines are sometimes referred to as the "fourth arm of national defense." So what does a shortage mean for American security?
3 April 2025, 6:00 pm - 42 minutes 18 seconds'I thought I was doing something good': The scam that took Judith Boivin's life savings
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.
2 April 2025, 6:00 pm - 40 minutes 42 seconds'The federal workforce feels tormented': Federal employees on the consequences of losing their jobs
They 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.
1 April 2025, 6:00 pm - 42 minutes 30 secondsWhat does China make of the chaos in the U.S.?
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?
31 March 2025, 6:00 pm - 49 minutes 18 secondsBanned from speaking in public, Afghan women tell us their stories
Dozens 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.
29 March 2025, 10:00 am - 41 minutes 41 secondsHow to move from languishing to flourishing
Rebroadcast: 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.
28 March 2025, 6:00 pm - 37 minutes 30 secondsThe Jackpod: April Fool
On 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.
27 March 2025, 7:59 pm - 46 minutes 15 secondsAmerica's gold fever
Conspiracy 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.
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