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.
Episodes
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The Rise Of The Free-Market Economists Who Reshaped Our World
How ideas about free markets and a doodle of an economic curve on a cocktail napkin reshaped the U.S. economy, for better and worse.
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Bestselling Crime Writer Walter Mosley Will Teach You How To Write A Story
A conversation with bestselling writer Walter Mosley about his hard-boiled character Easy Rawlins and a life in crime writing.
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'What Unites Us' As Americans? Dan Rather Has An Answer
Iconic journalist Dan Rather reflects on American character and patriotism in this time of polarization. He’s with us.
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Inside The Mysterious Lung Illness Linked To Vaping
We take a deep look at the mysterious lung disease associated with vaping.
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'A Journey Through Memory And Forgetting': Dementia And Those Who Live With It
Author Nicci Gerrard's father’s dementia diagnosis led her to investigate what the disease does to those fighting the disease and to their caregivers.
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'Inheritance': When DNA Genealogy Shakes Our Identity, Foundation To The Core
A big meditation on the meaning of ancestry and family. We'll talk to the author of the celebrated new book "Inheritance."
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Dollar-Store Dominance Comes With A Cost For Low-Income Americans
Dollar stores are popping up across the country and raking in the profits. Critics say it all comes with a cost to the nation's poor. We’re on it.
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Under New Trump Rule, Migrant Families, Children Face Indefinite Detention
The Trump administration moves to end the Flores agreement. They say it’s to keep families together in detention, but now they could be detained indefinitely.
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The History Of The Semicolon (And ... How To Use It)
Love or detest it, the semicolon is the most divisive punctuation mark of the modern era. Should we even care?
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Why Illicit Marijuana Sales Are Up — In States Where It's Legal
The illicit market for pot is hot in some states where weed is legal. We look at why.
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How To Care For Your Kids — By First Caring For Yourself
SOS for moms and dads. How to nurture your child by caring for yourself. Self-compassion for parents.
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Ferguson, 5 Years On: What's Changed Since Michael Brown's Death
Five years after Ferguson, the national conversation about race and policing is still ongoing – and residents of Ferguson, Missouri, are still searching for answers.