On Point
On Point was born in the immediate aftermath of the attacks of 9/11, when the country was looking for answers and impatient with old certitudes. We still carry that urgency today: to test, challenge and probe.
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Episodes
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Radio Diary: In Troubled Times, Finding Peace In A Simple Routine
Remembering David Pettee, a Unitarian Universalist minister from Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Faces Of The 'Shecession'
We hear from three women from around the country about what this 'shecession' means for their future.
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'Shecession': The Pandemic's Impact On Women In The Workforce
These are not easy times for women. Gains in the workplace are being lost. We look at this “shecession.”
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Voter Roundtable: Voices Of Americans Hit Hard By COVID-19
On this week's voter roundtable, we hear from people affected by COVID-19. How do they feel about President Trump’s response to the pandemic?
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Safeguarding The Electoral Vote
What we know about the integrity of the votes cast by America's 538 electors.
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Election 2020's Voter Suppression Reality
We take a look at voter suppression ahead of the presidential election.
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Week In The News: Barrett Confirmation Hearing, Early Voting
We make sense of the week’s news from Capitol Hill to the campaign trail.
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How Political Violence Threatens U.S. Elections
Racism, political violence and protecting the polls.
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Radio Diary: JFK, Nixon And The 1960 Presidential Election
With the help of two historians, we take a look back at the 1960 presidential race between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon.
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What The President Knew
From 2001 to 2020, we talk to people who were in the room when warnings were dismissed, or ignored, by the President of the United States.
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What Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Nomination Means For Women's Rights
Ahead of the start to her confirmation hearing today, we'll talk about Amy Coney Barrett's record on women's rights — and how her nomination has illuminated where the definition of feminism diverges for some women.
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Week In The News: The President's Coronavirus Diagnosis
We'll look at how the President's diagnosis — and his cavalier response — has tinged almost everything that happened this week.