On Point
On Point was born in the immediate aftermath of the attacks of 9/11, when the country was looking for answers and impatient with old certitudes. We still carry that urgency today: to test, challenge and probe.
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Episodes
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To Stop Coronavirus, Scientists Look To Lessons From SARS Outbreak
Coronavirus. We’ll have the latest and we’ll look back at the lessons learned during the 2003 SARS outbreak and explore how to stop a global pandemic today.
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How Modern Medicine Has Changed Premature Birth Care
Journalist and mother Sarah DiGregorio joins us to discuss her new book, “Early,” a deeply personal study of premature birth in the United States.
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Impeachment Latest: Examining White House Opening Arguments And Bolton's Ukraine Claims
The White House continues to make its case in the Senate impeachment trial. The president’s lawyers say he did nothing wrong. We’ll have the latest.
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On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Paying Tribute To Victims and Survivors
Marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. And why three generations later, we must still never forget.
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Exploring The 'Uncanny Valley' Of Tech Startup Culture
A new memoir reveals an unsavory depiction of tech startup culture. We’ll examine how the public’s view of Big Tech is changing.
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CRISPR Has The Potential To Improve Lives. But At What Cost?
CRISPR, the breakthrough method for editing genes, has the potential to improve our lives. But one of its inventors warns us scientists may be tempted to change life itself.
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Taking Stock Of The Supreme Court's Citizens United Decision, 10 Years Later
It’s been 10 years since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on Citizens United. We’ll look back at the last decade and take stock of the fallout.
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Domain Wars: Nonprofit .Org Addresses Could Soon Belong To A For-Profit Company
The commercialization of the Internet continues – those .org addresses nonprofits use may soon be owned by a for-profit company. We’ll talk about how it all works and what it means for the future of the internet.
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Presidential Historians On What They're Watching For During President Trump's Impeachment Trial
On the first day of President Trump’s impeachment trial, we reflect on the moment with two historians. They’ll share with us what they’ll be watching for and how past events might shed light on the present.
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How To Talk To Your Kids About Race And Justice
Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of a dream where his children would not be judged by the color of their skin. How should parents talk about race and justice with their kids?
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'Trashgate' And Sign-Stealing: MLB's Latest Scandal
Baseball’s sign-stealing scandal. We look at what’s fair and what’s foul in the state of baseball and sport.
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Week In The News: Impeachment Trial, Democrats In Iowa, U.S.-China Trade
Impeachment heads to the Senate. Democrats debate electability and gender. The U.S. and China strike a deal. The roundtable is here.