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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.

  • 47 minutes 25 seconds
    How to get Americans excited about voting again

    Millions of voters who turned out in 2020 didn't show up this year. Why they stayed home or left the top of the ticket blank -- and how we might reinvigorate Americans' belief in voting.

    15 November 2024, 5:06 pm
  • 40 minutes 11 seconds
    The Jackpod: Intellectual disgrace stares from every [Biden] face

    On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on why he thinks the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is an intellectual disgrace for the Biden administration.

    14 November 2024, 9:30 pm
  • 47 minutes 13 seconds
    Starr County and the new politics of Texas border communities

    Starr County, Texas is 97% Latino. For more than 130 years the County voted for Democrats. Until last week.

    In fact, Starr County has been swinging right for the past 8 years, with a 75-point shift to Republicans since 2016. What's motivating Latino voters in Starr County to back Republicans over Democrats?

    14 November 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 47 minutes 18 seconds
    The Second Battle of Fallujah, 20 years later

    This month marks 20 years since the start of the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War.

    Marines who were on the ground share their stories and the two-decade long struggle to heal.

    13 November 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 47 minutes 8 seconds
    What a second Trump term means for the world

    The war in Ukraine. A trade battle with China. 'Mass deportations' to Mexico. How are Europe, Mexico and China preparing for Donald Trump’s return to the White House?

    12 November 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 47 minutes 6 seconds
    The policies that matter to voters in Missouri -- and beyond

    Voters across the country went for Donald Trump and other Republicans in big numbers -- and endorsed progressive measures like abortion access and an increased minimum wage in ballot initiatives. What this tells us about what voters really want.

    11 November 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 47 minutes 12 seconds
    What motivates American voters?

    Trump won the presidency, but down ballot votes didn't always follow party. How can we understand the conflicting and diverging values expressed in the 2024 election?

    8 November 2024, 4:30 pm
  • 43 minutes 27 seconds
    The Jackpod: We're going back

    On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the historic eras the U.S. could return to if Donald Trump’s various campaign policies are enacted.

    8 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 47 minutes 2 seconds
    The path ahead for President-elect Trump and Congressional Republicans

    Republicans dominated the election -- with Donald Trump taking back the White House, flipping the Senate and likely keeping control of the House. How the Republican Party did it, and the policies and priorities it will have in Congress and the White House.

    7 November 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 46 minutes 19 seconds
    On the ground in swing states as the votes are tallied

    Just seven swing states decided the fate of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. A roundtable conversation with journalists on the ground, right after Election Day.

    6 November 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 47 minutes 34 seconds
    Immigrants came to this small Wisconsin city. So did the political rhetoric.

    A Wisconsin city became a political flashpoint in the national immigration debate. In On Point's latest collaboration with ProPublica: How Whitewater, Wisconsin has responded to a new wave of immigration.

    5 November 2024, 7:00 pm
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