25 episodes

A monthly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did everything change so fast? Where are we headed? The conversations are informal, edgy and always informative. If Warren's asking, you want to know the answer.

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    • 4.6 • 573 Ratings

A monthly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did everything change so fast? Where are we headed? The conversations are informal, edgy and always informative. If Warren's asking, you want to know the answer.

    Nicholas Kristof on good news in a bad world; Steve Lopez on aging

    Nicholas Kristof on good news in a bad world; Steve Lopez on aging

    Despite war and pandemic, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof finds good news in a “stunning” decline of worldwide poverty and “extraordinary” improvements in child mortality. Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez examines retirement options for an aging population as he finds himself getting older.

    • 1 hr 3 min
    For the first time in Iran’s history, women are leading a counter-revolution

    For the first time in Iran’s history, women are leading a counter-revolution

    Writer and author of The Great Revolution: Turmoil and Transformation in Iran , Robin Wright says that after weeks of protest on the streets of Iran, “for the first time in human history, you're beginning to see a counter revolution ignited by women. ” Later, despite the failure of the UN’s leadership conference on climate change, New York Times science reporter David Wallace-Wells says, “we're moving much faster than most analysts projected a few years ago,” and says the climate crisis is not as bad as he thought when he wrote,” The Uninhabitable Earth ” five years ago.

    • 46 min
    Can the news media help save democracy?

    Can the news media help save democracy?

    Former New York Times and Washington Post Media Critic Margaret Sullivan says America faces a threat to democracy. In her new book, “Newsroom Confidential: Lessons (and Worries) from an Ink-Stained Life,” she says it’s time to move on from “objectivity” and make reporting a form of activism. And, Scott Galloway says America is not yet lost, but it has gone adrift, and that’s the title of his latest book. In “Adrift,” he talks about income inequality, polarization, and failing young men. But he says, “I think they can be undone … the ills that plague us are fixable.”

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Will Trump run for White House again, can PG&E keep lights on?

    Will Trump run for White House again, can PG&E keep lights on?

    Will Trump run for the presidency again? And in the aftermath of California’s deadly wildfires, can the state’s largest utility, PG&E, mend its ways?

    • 55 min
    Diablo Canyon: Can the nuclear plant work safely for 10 more years?

    Diablo Canyon: Can the nuclear plant work safely for 10 more years?

    What are the risks of keeping the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant open? And an atheist and Muslim agree on what happens when people find religion through politics.

    • 58 min
    Is catastrophic news coverage fit for human consumption?

    Is catastrophic news coverage fit for human consumption?

    Does the news really have to be all that bad, or does our addiction to catastrophe drive outlets to deliver what sells? How might today’s media be fixed?

    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
573 Ratings

573 Ratings

Mc Funk ,

Best & Brightest

I look forward to this podcast as Warren always has the best and brightest experts on subjects being discussed. I appreciate that as host, Warren will often provide definitions and relevant history for the layperson who may need that.
Hoping that the program will continue to provide such well needed objective, relevant reporting. Thanks Warren.

Mr stogie ,

Warren is a true scholar

While I do miss the more frequent shows on the airwaves, I also very much enjoy the newer platform as warren gets to take more researched ‘deep dive’ looks at current events. Warren is always well educated on the subject matter of debate, he is a very fair moderator and a relentless interviewer. He doesn’t let guests get away with dodging questions but his style is such that guests feel respected even under tough cross examination. Truly an impressive show from a man with an impeccable reputation and devotion to advancing the public discourse.

pinknoisepod ,

The best host

I miss Warren Olney on the airwaves. To The Point is still excellent and I enjoy when the podcast goes a bit longer than the radio hour did.

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