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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Online Treatment, Virtual Check-Ins: Dealing With Addiction In A Pandemic
We look at addiction and substance abuse during the coronavirus pandemic and the resources available to those who are suffering.
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So What's School Going To Look Like In The Fall?
As the disrupted school year winds down, educators, parents and students look toward an uncertain fall.
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What We Learn From FDR's New Deal
Lessons in economic recovery.
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Inside Navajo Nation's Fight Against Coronavirus
How Native American communities are dealing with the coronavirus.
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Michael Schur On Ethics And Morality In A Crisis
Michael Schur, creator of NBC’s hit comedy "The Good Place," helps us understand what we owe to each other — especially during a crisis.
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Baseball Without Fans? What A Pandemic Summer Season Could Look Like
We look at what’s fair and foul in Major League Baseball’s proposal to return to the field this summer amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Lessons We Should Have Learned From The 2003 SARS Outbreak
17 years ago, the world was facing a different mysterious, viral respiratory disease. Dr. Ali Khan tells us what we should have learned from SARS.
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The Pandemic's Child Care Problem
Can an economy fully recover without robust child care?
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What We Learn From Wuhan's Coronavirus Testing Approach
We check in on China's massive testing campaign in Wuhan, Beijing's efforts to reopen its economy and the impact of another low point in U.S.-China relations.
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Class Of 2020: College Grads On Launching Careers, Lives Amid The Pandemic
The class of 2020 is stepping out into an utterly transformed world.
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How The Pandemic Is Changing The Way We Experience Art
What impact does physical distancing have on our consumption and appreciation of art, performance and visual?
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What The 1918 Flu Pandemic Teaches Us About The Coronavirus Outbreak
We take a deep look at the origins, responses and lessons of the flu pandemic of 1918.