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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An NPR Correspondent's Immigrant Experience: 'American Dreams, American Nightmares'
Who belongs in America? NPR correspondent Aarti Namdev Shahani asks the question in a new memoir about her immigrant experience.
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Following The Impeachment Inquiry As It Unfolds
The whistleblower, the president and the Democrats’ next moves on impeachment. We have all the latest twists and turns.
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Actor Brian Cox On The Success Of 'Succession'
Brian Cox plays a ruthless patriarch and media titan on HBO’s hit show "Succession." His next role is LBJ on Broadway. He joins us.
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Republicans Respond To The Impeachment Inquiry
The Republicans' reaction to the impeachment inquiry. How will they react to the Democrats and to Trump? We ask.
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The Trump Administration's Plan For Fixing U.S. Homelessness
America’s homeless crisis. The Trump administration’s controversial plan to fix it starts in California. We take it up.
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Looking At Earth's Future Through 'The Optimist's Telescope'
Planet Earth is in trouble: superbugs, a warming planet, communities in crisis. But there’s a way forward. We look at the world through "The Optimist’s Telescope."
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Part III: Behind 'The Knowledge Gap.' Is School Curriculum To Blame?
The latest in our series on the achievement gap. Could the problem be the nation’s focus on teaching skills rather than actual knowledge?
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Comedy After Death: 'The Good Place' Creator Michael Schur On Ethics, Afterlife
"The Good Place" is an Emmy-nominated comedy about the afterlife. We're joined by the hit show’s creator.
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Life After Surviving Cancer: The Relief, Challenges And New Fears
On the other side of cancer treatment, survivors can face new challenges and fears. We look at ways to help.
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Nostalgia TV's Takeover: Rewind The Clock, Rewatch The Classics
Nostalgia TV makes a comeback. We look at reboots, reunions, revivals and why, 25 years on, we want to hang with "Friends."
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What The Strain Of Paying For College Does To Families
We unpack the financial and psychological toll of paying for soaring college costs with the author of the new book "Indebted."
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MSNBC Anchor Katy Tur Slams 'Shameful' Lack Of Paid Family Leave
MSNBC’s Katy Tur blasts lack of federal paid family leave upon her return to work. She’s with us.