1492 Episodes

  1. Americans are avoiding the news. What can journalists do?

    Published: 7/26/2022
  2. James Webb Space Telescope: Humanity's deepest glimpse into the universe yet

    Published: 7/25/2022
  3. What the Jan. 6 committee learned about the Capitol attack, 18 months later

    Published: 7/22/2022
  4. A 'transition candidate': Where is America headed next?

    Published: 7/21/2022
  5. The political marriage between the GOP and militias

    Published: 7/20/2022
  6. The un-separation of church and state

    Published: 7/19/2022
  7. How to navigate the current stage of the COVID pandemic

    Published: 7/18/2022
  8. The Eichmann tapes and the comforting myth of the 'banality of evil'

    Published: 7/15/2022
  9. How 'normal' Republican staffers paved the road to Trump

    Published: 7/14/2022
  10. The history of far-right populism, from the John Birch Society to Trumpism

    Published: 7/13/2022
  11. How a Supreme Court case on federal elections could imperil democracy

    Published: 7/12/2022
  12. Online extremism and the digital footprint of mass shooters

    Published: 7/11/2022
  13. The crypto market meltdown: Could it pave the way to new regulations?

    Published: 7/8/2022
  14. Lessons from America's brief experiment with universal free school meals

    Published: 7/7/2022
  15. Pod Extra: Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Ed Markey on actions the government can take to improve the airline industry

    Published: 7/6/2022
  16. Unfriendly skies: Will airline service ever improve?

    Published: 7/6/2022
  17. How the Supreme Court's EPA ruling will shape government power

    Published: 7/5/2022
  18. Rebroadcast: Historian Jon Grinspan on the last time Americans fought for democracy

    Published: 7/4/2022
  19. Rebroadcast: Who's to blame for America's polarized politics? Tom Nichols says 'All of us'

    Published: 7/1/2022
  20. What Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony reveals about the truth behind Jan. 6th

    Published: 6/30/2022

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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.