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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NATO At 70: Is It Time To Overhaul One Of America's Oldest Alliances?
NATO turns 70. A long time foreign policy and security analyst say President Trump might be right — and that it’s time to rethink one of America’s oldest international alliances.
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SCOTUS Biographer Takes On 'Turbulent Times Of Chief Justice John Roberts'
Supreme Court biographer Joan Biskupic discusses her book on Chief Justice John Roberts, and his agenda for the court.
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Week In The News: Mueller Report, Affordable Care Act, Jussie Smollett
The details of the Mueller inquiry remain hidden — and Democrats say their work is not over. The administration once more seeks to kill "Obamacare." And more.
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Cyclone Idai Leaves More Than 750 Dead, Thousands Stranded In Southern Africa
Cyclone Idai is one of the worst weather-related catastrophes in the history of Africa. We look at the forecast for a region under the threat of climate change.
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The Programmers Building Our World, And The Gender Imbalance In Tech
Algorithms influence everything we do now. Who’s creating them? Understanding coders and why how they think is changing how we live.
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FDA Approves First Postpartum Depression Drug, But Access Is An Issue
Postpartum depression can be life-threatening. We look at a new drug just approved by the FDA and other efforts to help new mothers in distress.
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Part 4: A Closer Look At Small-Town Living
Our special series "Where We Call Home" on small towns. All the focus is on booming urban centers, but some small towns are experiencing a "brain gain" too.
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The Mueller Report Is Here. No Conspiracy, But No Exoneration. What's Next?
Attorney General William Barr's summary of the Mueller report says there was no conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia to affect the outcome of the 2016 election.
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'The Inventor': Elizabeth Holmes' Theranos Scam That Rocked Silicon Valley
Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney on his HBO documentary "The Inventor" — a tale about Silicon Valley, Elizabeth Holmes and the collapse of her blood-testing company Theranos.
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On Country Music Airwaves, Female Artists Fight For Equal Play
Women of country music are raising their voices against the old boys’ network in Nashville they say discriminates against them.
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'Combat Obscura': The Raw Reality Of A War Zone, As Filmed By Marines
The public sees valor and heroism. But a new documentary from a military videographer captures the darker, complex, messy truth of American Marines at war.
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To Improve Breastfeeding, Babies Get Their Tongues Clipped. Is It Necessary?
Snipping an infant’s tongue can improve breastfeeding. But is the surgery overused or even medically necessary?