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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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Week In The News: Woodward Book, West Coast Wildfires, Coronavirus Updates
The news roundtable is here.
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Survival Of The Kindest: Can Our Better Nature Help Us Build A Better World?
We discuss the lessons of the classic novel “Lord of the Flies.” Should humans be living by the notion of survival of the fittest — or survival of the kindest?
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How To Embrace The Uncertainty Of A Pandemic
We talk with entrepreneur and author Margaret Heffernan about how we can best survive -- and even embrace -- the chaos of a pandemic.
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The Threat To U.S. Elections
Russia is attempting to interfere with the presidential election yet again. What’s Moscow doing this time?
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James Baldwin's Lessons For America
We look back on the life and work of James Baldwin with Eddie Glaude Jr., author of "Begin Again."
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A Conversation With Jane Goodall
60 years ago, Jane Goodall first began her close observations of Tanzania’s chimpanzees. Equipped with binoculars, a notebook and patience, she transformed the way the world understands primates.
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What To Know About College Reopening In A Pandemic
The decisions that go into reopening (and closing) campus.
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Rethinking America's 'Deficit Myth' With Economist Stephanie Kelton
Fiscal policy in a pandemic. We discuss why COVID-19 is giving a bigger voice to economists with very different ways of looking at the deficit.
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What We Learned — And What We Didn't — From Hurricane Katrina
15 years after Hurricane Katrina, we'll look at the lessons learned — and those forgotten — as the Gulf coast deals with the impact of another massive storm.
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Could Rapid Coronavirus Testing Help Life Return To Normal?
Are rapid COVID tests the key to regaining normalcy in the pandemic? Dr. Michael Mina lays out the path to getting our lives back.
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What's The Connection Between Civilian Militias And The Police?
We talk to a former FBI agent who went undercover with right-wing militants in the 1990s about the groups' overlap with law enforcement.
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Week In The News: The RNC, Hurricane Laura, Protests In Wisconsin
We'll dive into the week's headlines with our news roundtable.