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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Part II: How To Get Students Excited About Learning
Rapping Shakespeare? Origami in math class? Out-of-the box ideas to get students excited about learning. Part II of our special series on the achievement gap.
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The Role TV Played In The Election And Presidency Of Trump
Populism alone didn’t propel Donald Trump to the White House. The transformation of television played its part. A top TV critic makes the case.
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Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Innovation?
Innovation is the buzzword in our digital era. But our guests say we’d be better off if we slowed down and maintained and improved what we already have.
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If Capitalism Is Our Future, What Will It Look Like?
Capitalism works, says economist Branko Milanovic, but it comes with a price. We look at new models of capitalism that can break the cycles of greed and inequality.
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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.