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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From Super Bowl Ad To YouTube Videos, ASMR Is Giving People Tingles
Lip smacking, turning pages and scratching — they're all part of a phenomenon called ASMR. We look at why millions are captivated by these "brain tingles."
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Meet Pete Buttigieg, The 37-Year-Old South Bend Mayor And Potential 2020 Candidate
Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, on why he’s building a presidential run on what he calls "intergenerational justice."
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Trump's Trip To El Paso: A Look At Immigration From The Border
President Trump rallies for his Wall in El Paso, Texas. We’ll hear the nuanced view a city inextricably linked to the southern border.
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Week In The News: Virginia Politics, State Of The Union, Trump Investigation
The State of the Union? Divided. Virginia politics? Upended. Trump inauguration records? Subpoenaed. Green New Deal? Unveiled.
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Purdue Pharma, Sackler Family Face Lawsuits For Fueling Opioid Crisis
Massachusetts is suing Purdue Pharma, the maker of the painkiller OxyContin, and the family who profited from it for fueling the opioid crisis.
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'Reject The Politics Of Revenge': Takeaways From President Trump's State Of The Union
"We must choose greatness or gridlock," President Trump said before the joint session of Congress Tuesday night. "Tonight, I ask you to choose greatness."
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In Conversation With Oscar-Nominated Regina King Of 'If Beale Street Could Talk'
Regina King, on bringing James Baldwin’s novel to the big screen in her Oscar-nominated performance in “If Beale Street Could Talk."
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'Girls Who Code' CEO Advocates For Female Leaders To Be 'Brave, Not Perfect'
The founder of the nonprofit Girls Who Code makes the case for women and girls to fear less, fail more and live bolder.
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In 'Women Rowing North,' A Guide To Growing Old With Joy, Gratitude, Wisdom
Mary Pipher, a 71-year-old psychologist, has a message for women of her generation: "Happiness is a choice and a set of skills." She lays out the road map.
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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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Howard Schultz, And Independents Vs. Centrists In America: They're Not The Same
Former Starbucks' CEO Howard Schultz prepares a 2020 run as an independent. Others have tried before him. Are any of them really independents, or just partisans in disguise?
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Political Upheaval, U.S. Sanctions In Venezuela As Juan Guaidó Asserts Authority
Understanding the crisis in Venezuela. A fight for power, new U.S. sanctions and a catastrophe for the nation’s poor.