On Point
Weekdays 9 -10:30 a.m.
Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti leads provocative conversations that help make sense of the world. Each show is a deeply researched, beautifully produced hour. Listeners will learn, be challenged — and have some fun, too. Produced by WBUR in Boston, distributed by American Public Media.
The show is broadcast live on air from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. CST Monday through Friday, and airs again throughout the day and evening on more than 275 stations coast to coast. The show is also available digitally through WBUR’s website, apps and its online archive, in addition to its regular podcast.
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Section 230 protects internet companies from liability for publishing offensive material. Now, there's a move to do something to change section 230. How would it change the internet?
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There's energy and pushback over a big Democratic policy proposal: forgiving student loan debt. We discuss the debate over student loan forgiveness.
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President-Elect Joe Biden has named his new economic team. What do they need to do to truly help Americans, and are they the team to accomplish it?
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Loretta Ross is a Black feminist, activist and scholar. One of her biggest concerns now? The pervasiveness of callout culture.
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At the start of the pandemic, Dr. Ala Stanford heard from her Black friends that they were not able to get coronavirus tests. She decided to change that.
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David Satcher grew up in the segregated south. He went on to serve as the 16th U.S. surgeon general. We talk to him about race, health and the pandemic.
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A nursing assistant and a nurse practitioner share how they're experiencing the coronavirus surge.
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Nine months. 13 million cases. More than 260,000 deaths. How are health care workers doing?
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The dawn of 2020 saw a record number of American children experiencing homelessness. For many of those million-plus children, school was the most reliable place in their life.
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A conversation with journalist Chris Whipple about restoring the CIA and the challenging road ahead for President-elect Joe Biden.