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The Jackpod is delayed

2024/3/22

Due to technical difficulties, the Jackpod will be posted later than usual. Check back later for thi

The House passed a bill that could force the sale of TikTok, or ban the app altogether. But is targe

Former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade says disinformation is seeping into every aspect of our politic

Exonerees are turning to the private sector to provide them with urgently needed cash. But with inte

Alaska and Maine use ranked choice voting in elections. Four other states could soon join them. We l

Duke University recently announced plans to close and re-home its century-old herbarium. But with cl

Listen: The first chapter of Endless Thread’s podcast Beyond All Repair. Host Amory Sivertson first

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on how presidents lose touch with reality.

Given the environmental, political, and human costs of accelerating mineral mining, can the United S

To electrify our economy, the world needs more nickel. And Indonesia has it. Can nickel pave the roa

Most of the world’s cobalt is extracted in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But to get it, hundreds

Copper is key to our green energy future, but copper extraction is deeply harmful to the environment

The U.S. sits on some of the largest lithium reserves in the world. It’s a key element for clean ene

The Jackpod: Still

2024/3/9

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on President Biden’s State of the Union address and the politics o

Rebroadcast: Millions of Americans sell their blood plasma every year. It’s part of a global, multib

For almost a decade, Poland's democracy was in retreat. But last fall, Poland successfully elected a

The GOP prides itself on being the anti-tax party. But it wasn't always that way. In Michael Graetz’

While in power, former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte ordered the murder of thousands of peop

Foreign diplomats are nervous that the United States’ once solid global leadership is on shaky groun

Rebroadcast: The newest food diets. The magic weight loss pill. Changing beauty standards. We hear c