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Episodes
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The Jackpod: We coulda been Denmark
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the opportunity cost of interventionist foreign policy on social betterment programs in the U.S.
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Can we even trust videos anymore?
OpenAI’s Sora 2 app lets anyone with a smartphone create AI-generated deepfake videos, from phony footage of a corgi rock climbing to fake videos of kids carrying guns in school. Is it time to stop believing our eyes?
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When can the U.S. government actually revoke citizenship?
The U.S. Department of Justice says it’s prioritizing denaturalization, or stripping foreign-born Americans of their citizenship. How would that process work and what's at stake?
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The Jackpod: How health care can save Democrats and democracy
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty argues that Democrats are making a strategic mistake in their demand to extend ACA health care subsidies and its role in the government shutdown.
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The Jackpod: Homeland insecurity
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on Kristi Noem. How the former South Dakota governor rose to head the Department of Homeland Security and the impact she is having on the agency that’s been described as “too big to manage.”
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The Jackpod: Plutonomy
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on a concept that explains an anomaly in today’s economic news: retail sales are up while other key economic indicators are down.
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The Jackpod: A bold idea to help Gen Z. And maybe save the Dems
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on a wild idea from the '90s that could offer young Americans greater financial security, and how it would benefit Democrats to publicly embrace bold ideas like it.
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The Jackpod: Strong and wrong
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on how Donald Trump projects strength through his lack of inhibition and self-constraint.
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The Jackpod: Action Completed This Day
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a model of government inefficiency and the prospects for FEMA reform.
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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.
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The Jackpod: Making America safe for cancer
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the Environmental Protection Agency’s new mission under the leadership of its new administrator, Lee Zeldin.
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The Jackpod: Stephen Miller and the wages of ostracism
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the life and experiences of the White House Deputy Chief of Staff and their connection with Trumpism.