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21 FEB

Repost: Should I Stay Or Go?

This episode was originally released on September 9, 2016. In this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars bring you another "Rapid Fire" episode, where they give brief answers to a handful of letters that are all centered around a theme. The theme for this episode is "stay or go" -- people who have a voice in their head telling them to leave their relationship, but who aren't sure it's the right move.

21 Feb

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34 min
20 FEB

Fresh, stale, or politics? The Melania doc's Rotten Tomatoes score, explained

Melania, a documentary about the first lady, has a 10 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes from critics, but a 90 percent score from audience members, an unusual discrepancy that raises the question, how did Rotten Tomatoes get those scores anyway? Show notes: The 'Melania' movie audience: Older white women (NPR) Melania’s Movie Shows Signs of Bulk Buying to Boost Box Office: Guru (The Daily Beast) You Can Thank 'Rush Hour' for Rotten Tomatoes (Vice) Rotten Tomatoes Owner Says ‘Melania’ 99% Audience Score Is Not ‘Bot Manipulation’: ‘Reviews Are Verified… Users Bought a Ticket to the Film’ (Variety) Credits: This episode was produced by Kalyani Saxena and Grace Tatter. It was co-hosted by Ben Brock Johnson and Kalyani Saxena, and edited by Meg Cramer. Mix and sound design by Paul Vaitkus.

20 Feb

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25 min
17 JAN

Rewind: Pet Dilemmas with Julia Barton

This episode was originally published on August 26th, 2017. In this episode, adventures in animal ownership! The Sugars, along with Julie Barton — author of the memoir Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved Me From Myself — answer letters about pet dilemmas and the ways these creatures affect human relationships.

17 Jan

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46 min
10/12/2025

This little-used ingredient could be the star of your holiday cooking

Food Network personality and Boston restaurateur Tiffani Faison joins WBUR's Morning Edition to share some winter cooking tips.

10/12/2025

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3 min
06/11/2025

Epstein survivor Annie Farmer tells her story

Annie Farmer was 16 years old when Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell sexually abused her. What does she want from the Trump administration now? *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

06/11/2025

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35 min
1 DAY AGO

Marking 20 years of a landmark health care law in Massachusetts

WBUR's Morning Edition looks back on two decades of a bill that created comprehensive health care reform in Massachusetts and paved the way for the federal Affordable Care Act.

1 day ago

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9 min
30 MAR

The Jackpod: Naked to our enemy

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on how the Trump administration has eroded the ability of the U.S. to counter the threat of terrorism, even as that threat appears to be growing. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

30 Mar

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35 min
01/02/2025

Redux: Rapid Fire Letters

This episode was originally released July 29th, 2017. ____ In a heated moment, a mother reveals a dark chapter from her childhood to her daughter, then immediately regrets it. What now? In this week’s episode, the Sugars tackle this and several other questions, including how to handle a brother-in-law who treats your vacation as his own free childcare; what to do when your best friend’s husband asks you to lie; and why we sometimes recoil at very public displays of grief.

01/02/2025

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32 min
30/08/2025

Falling Behind: How to talk with boys

A bonus episode in our series "Falling Behind: The Miseducation of America's Boys." Dr. Kevin Simon, attending pediatric psychiatrist at Boston Children’s Hospital, shares his experience and expertise in a conversation recorded on stage at WBUR CitySpace. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

30/08/2025

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54 min
SEASON 8, EPISODE 35

Diamonds in the Sky

Kyriana Kratter (Star Wars: Skeleton Crew) and Mila Harris (Mary, World-Breaker) headline an out-of-this-world Filipino tale about how the sun and moon came to be. Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", here.

S8, E35

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20 min

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