On Point | Podcast

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Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point is a unique, curiosity-driven combination of original reporting, newsmaker interviews, first-person stories, and in-depth analysis, making the world more intelligible and humane. When the world is more complicated than ever, we aim to make sense of it together. On Point is produced by WBUR.

1D AGO

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.

54 min
2D AGO

Hong Kong, 5 years after mass protests

Between 2019 and 2020, nearly 2 million people took to the streets of Hong Kong to fight legislation that could give Chinese authorities the power to criminalize dissent. It's been 5 years since China passed the so-called national security law. How has Hong Kong changed?

43 min
2D AGO

The Jackpod: Culture warrior

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on how political activist Christopher Rufo became one of the most influential voices in conservative politics today.

38 min
3D AGO

How the cybersecurity industry is trying to keep up with foreign threat actors

American companies are being targeted by foreign spies, ransomware groups and even fake job applicants from North Korea. One cybersecurity firm speaks out about the threats they're seeing and how they're combating them.

45 min
4D AGO

What the loss of international students could mean for the U.S.

The Trump administration is clamping down on foreign students who want to attend American universities – and the schools that admit them. What that could mean for innovation and enterprise in the U.S. and around the world.

44 min
5D AGO

Who are the new deportation police?

The White House is demanding that ICE make 3,000 arrests per day – and it's pulling in agents from the FBI and the DEA to help. How Trump's push for mass deportations is reshaping U.S. law enforcement.

46 min
6D AGO

The history and science behind why we're all vulnerable to brainwashing

We tend to associate “brainwashing” with cults and hostages, but author and science historian Rebecca Lemov says it can happen to anyone. Her new book “The Instability of Truth" explores the history and science of brainwashing and what it can teach us with misinformation on the rise.

46 min
JUN 6

President Trump’s proposed 'Golden Dome' vs. the laws of physics

Trump’s space-based missile defense system. Could it protect the country against a nuclear attack, or is it technically impossible?

46 min

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Love Magnha!

May 22

kimberly614

She asks the questions I want to ask. I especially like that she doesn’t shy away from telling the truth about difficult subjects.
Boys will be boys

Apr 19

Mscabrock

As a mother of two boys now getting ready to have their own children, I loved the depth, the angels, the sincerity of this examination of our raising of boys who become men. Thank you
Love Jack Beatty

Apr 15

awkward_silence039

But the main show is noticeably shifting to the right. Starting to skip episodes, and this series on boys in school is pretty disappointing. Such an important topic but not handled with the depth and nuance it deserves.
Fantastic interview with Geoffrey Hinton

Mar 10

moka_pot.tfrecord

Fascinating conversation and interview that overviews how LLMs fundamentally work and illustrates their capabilities through many fascinating thought experiments and first-principles reasoning about what it is we animals are doing when we think. Otherwise, overall great journalistic podcast that gives space and attention to very relevant issues and perspectives.

Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point is a unique, curiosity-driven combination of original reporting, newsmaker interviews, first-person stories, and in-depth analysis, making the world more intelligible and humane. When the world is more complicated than ever, we aim to make sense of it together. On Point is produced by WBUR.