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.
Episodes
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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.
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Radio Diary: A Beloved Grandmother's Gift Of A Better Life
Cozy Etta Bryant weathered breast cancer and decades of racism before passing away from COVID-19 this year. Her granddaughter remembers her life and legacy.
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Radio Diary: Inside Artist Lloyd Williams' River Bank Art Gallery
Artist Lloyd Williams has set up a small outdoor gallery next to the Charles River in Boston.
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Radio Diary: Teaching Students Remotely, Checking Up In Person
Some of Steven Gupton's students weren’t showing up for remote classes. So, last week, Steven visited his students at home to make sure they're OK.
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'People Rolled Their Eyes': A Look Inside The White House Pandemic Response
"It’s like we lived in the White House bubble where somehow we thought that this virus wouldn't penetrate. But that's just not how the virus works."