On Point | Podcast

By: WBUR
  • Summary

  • 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.
    Copyright Trustees of Boston University
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Episodes
  • America's new Gilded Age
    Mar 14 2025

    President Donald Trump declared America is entering a “Golden Age” on Inauguration Day. But as inequality grows, some historians say that the country is in a new Gilded Age.

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    47 mins
  • 8088 The Jackpod: Strategic empathy
    39 mins
  • What happened when AI went after welfare fraud
    Mar 13 2025

    Artificial Intelligence algorithms are being used to decide who gets welfare benefits, and how much. Some experts say it’s leading to “devastating” cuts in benefits for those most in need.

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    47 mins

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