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How can we protect election integrity in 2024?Fake news websites with names like D.C. Weekly and The Boston Times. AI-generated social media posts. Russia’s attempts to steer American voters’ perceptions and beliefs are getting more sophisticated. Are...Sep 23, 2024
What does one owe their country? A family's 'reckoning on China'In a new memoir, New York Times correspondent Edward Wong retraces the complicated story of his father’s life as a zealous young Communist in China to an immigrant in America....Resume47:28Sep 20, 2024
The Jackpod: That’s entertainment?On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the entertainment value of conspiracy theories as a source of their appeal.Resume42:06Sep 20, 2024
A family's 'reckoning with China'In a new memoir, New York Times correspondent Edward Wong retraces the complicated story of his father’s life as a zealous young Communist in China to an immigrant in America....Sep 20, 2024
Why young men are attracted to Donald Trump's MAGA movementThe gender divide among Gen Z voters is deeper than any other generation. Young women are drawn to progressive politics. Young men are drawn to Trump. But why?Resume47:11Sep 19, 2024
The gender divide among Gen Z votersMale Gen Z voters are increasingly voicing support for Donald Trump. But why?Sep 19, 2024
Should the government give first-time homebuyers $25,000?Vice President Harris proposes giving a $25,000 grant to first-time homebuyers to help solve America’s housing crisis. Many are skeptical. But Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has championed a similar...Resume47:00Sep 18, 2024
Kamala Harris’ plans to fix the housing crisisVice President Kamala Harris says she has a raft of ideas to fix America’s housing crisis, including a proposed $25,000 grant for first-time homebuyers. Are her housing proposals feasible?Sep 18, 2024
Part II: Why is America's birthrate declining?Becoming a parent was once a social norm. But today, more Americans than ever are ambivalent about having children. What could create a renewed sense of meaning in parenting?Resume47:24Sep 17, 2024
Why young adults are anxious about having childrenBecoming a parent was once a social norm. But today, more Americans than ever are ambivalent about having children. A philosopher's approach on how to move beyond the anxiety behind...Sep 17, 2024
Part I: Why is America's birthrate declining?Hear On Point's mini-series on the declining birth rate in the United States. We're not looking at economics, or education, but another aspect of parenthood highlighted and debated in two...Resume47:19Sep 16, 2024
Birth rates are down, but maybe not why you thinkAmerican families are having fewer children these days. But for families where that’s not the case, a sense of meaning is behind their decision to have children.Sep 16, 2024
A scientist's search for the origins of COVIDIn 2020, Alina Chan called for the scientific community to not abandon a potential lab leak origin of SARS-CoV-2. She was called a conspiracy theorist and a race traitor. Her...Resume47:07Sep 13, 2024
The Jackpod: Unanswered questionsOn Point news analyst Jack Beatty imagines a presidential debate in which Vice President Kamala Harris candidly answers the questions of undecided voters.Resume36:38Sep 13, 2024
The COVID lab leak theoryAlina Chan is a biologist at one of Harvard and MIT's most celebrated institutes. She's also a leading voice who says the COVID lab leak theory cannot be ignored.Sep 13, 2024
Rebroadcast: Can 'colorblindness' lead to equality in America?In his new book "The End of Race Politics," Coleman Hughes argues that closing racial divides in America means building a color-blind society.Resume47:24Sep 12, 2024
Rebroadcast: 'Colorblindness' in AmericaColeman Hughes is a young Black author and podcaster who argues that closing racial divides in America … means building a color-blind society. A conversation with Coleman Hughes.Sep 12, 2024
Is Mexico's judicial reform a good or bad idea?Mexico could soon become the world's first country to elect every single one of its judges, even on the Mexican supreme court. Will it combat corruption or is it a...Resume47:08Sep 11, 2024
A look inside Mexico's judicial overhaulMexico will, in all likelihood, soon become the world's first country to elect every single one of its judges, including the Mexican supreme court. Many legal experts in Mexico agree...Sep 11, 2024
Can we save the quietest places in the world?Our planet’s rich nature sounds are disappearing, drowned out by human-made noise. Sound recordist Matt Mikkelsen travels the world, listening to and working to preserve our vanishing soundscapes.Resume47:18Sep 10, 2024