Home

On Point | Podcast

Let's make sense of the world – together. From the economy and health care to politics and the envir

Episodes

Total: 440

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the potential influence of low information voters on this year’

A recent report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office reveals poor living conditions inside m

Your brain on menopause

2024/2/28

Hot flashes. Brain fog. Sleep problems. Millions of women go through menopause each year. But what’s

In his new book "The End of Race Politics," Coleman Hughes argues that closing racial divides in Ame

Donald Trump has openly admired authoritarians around the world. Now he’s pledging to rule like one.

Many of us struggle to get help taking care of our kids or aging loved ones. How might we rethink th

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty compares and contrasts what a second term for Donald Trump or Joe

If Joe Biden and Donald Trump are on the ballot in November, they’ll be the oldest presidential cand

The number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. is at a record high. Now, more people with addictions

This week marks the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For Wall Street Journal c

Liberal academic Richard Kahlenberg thinks the only way to truly solve America’s deep inequities is

Secret spells. Magic potions. The world of witchcraft has a powerful cultural hold and a dark histor

The Jackpod: Saving Rafah

2024/2/16

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty looks back to 1982 and the presidency of Ronald Reagan as he consi

Ed Pierson is an aviation manager who used to work on Boeing's 737 Max production line. When a door

Fast fashion retailers like Shein sell t-shirts for less than $5 apiece. This business model, along

Although hospitals are required by law to post their prices online, many do not. Congress and now ev

Google Chrome plans to phase out cookies that track your online activity in the name of protecting p

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty discusses Republican pollster Whit Ayres' observation that Joe Bid

Snowpack is getting less reliable in American winters. And in many places, that's not just an enviro

The Chinese government is urging women to have more babies -- after decades of a one-child policy.