On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

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Get ready for your aha moment: Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti pierces your news bubble to expose the whole story. Getting answers to the questions that need to be asked, examining our history and the human condition. No topic is too complicated or off the table. It’s all On Point.

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On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

Episodes

Can an 'everyday bro' fix your dating life? Comedian Jared Freid thinks so

The not-so-underground world of Black punk

The Jackpod: Grocery stores and the dignity of essential labor

Brainwaves: How does a brain stay healthy?

Brainwaves: What happens between life and death?

Brainwaves: Is AI actually thinking?

Brainwaves: Are you in there?

Brainwaves: Why is the brain such a mystery?

The Jackpod: Fixing the past to save the future

It wasn't just Lewis and Clark

Are we thinking about the Israel-Hamas conflict all wrong?

Should states decide what kids read in school?

How socialism shaped Wisconsin

Why ABC says the FCC is attempting censorship

The Jackpod: The politics of us against them

Can Congress stop Wall Street from buying up your neighborhood?

Ty Cobb once advised President Trump. Now he calls him 'evil'

Why women's clothing sizes are so confusing

Could 'predistribution' solve America's wealth gap?

Trump’s latest bid to rewrite the rules of federal funding

Your fitness resolution is 200 years old

When heartland rock ruled the airwaves

Does the U.S. need a $1.5 trillion defense budget?

Can AI really do our jobs?

Sen. Chris Murphy’s vision for America

What immigrants say it means to assimilate in the U.S.

'The Yahoo Boys' behind online romance scams

Is Trump undermining faith in American elections?

Are 'middle power' countries having a moment?

Why expiration dates in America are going bad

Can math equations solve inequality?

How El Paso shaped modern America

The real differences between communism and socialism

A master magician on how to avoid your blind spots

Why do we love an underdog?

Jackpod on hiatus

How AI is helping fight wildfires

Is the economy working for everyday Americans?

The pill bringing new hope to patients with pancreatic cancer

Why beef is more expensive than ever

The science behind GLP-1s

The 'why' behind how we talk

How AI tools are transforming the lives of people with disabilities

From birthright citizenship to trans rights: The SCOTUS rulings shaping American life

Writing Indigenous people back into America’s story

Get in, we're going on a road trip

The Jackpod: Apostle of the common good

The revolutionary history of Black comedy

Is the Freedom of Information Act delivering on its promise?

The big influence of big sugar