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  • Host: Tom Ashbrook
  • On Point is public radio's live morning news program - covering each day's important news developments and conducting conversations with newsmakers and thinkers from all around the world.
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Best Books of 2009

Tue, Dec 8 Listen
It's the gift season. And the gift of a book is not just of a satisfying heft in a nice wrapping. It's the hope and encouragement to slow down, get lost, step back and see another way. So, what to give? Or hope for? We're looking at the best books of 2009 today, and the range is wide. From lost cities to an illustrated Old Testament. From "Love in Infant Monkeys," to "Wolf Hall" and "Little Bee." Michael Sandel makes my guests cut. So do Lorrie Moore, Jonathan Lethem, A.S. Byatt, Tania...

Greg Mortenson on War and Peace

Tue, Dec 8 Listen
"Three Cups of Tea" told how Greg Mortenson came to build schools in the remote mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Now Mortenson is talking about building peace there, from the ground up.

'Climategate' and Public Opinion

Mon, Dec 7 Listen
As the Copenhagen climate summit opens, we look at the battle over public opinion and stolen e-mails in the climate debate.

Week in the News

Fri, Dec 4 Listen
An Afghanistan surge — and pushback. Comcast buys NBC. Nuclear Iran gets defiant. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Protecting the President

Fri, Dec 4 Listen
The Secret Service takes heat for a state dinner security breach at the White House. We'll look at who's protecting the president.

David Gelernter

Thu, Dec 3 Listen
Computer visionary David Gelernter turns his sights to the spiritual, and a stirring sense of what it means to be a Jew.

Food Stamps and American Hunger

Thu, Dec 3 Listen
One in eight Americans now gets food stamps. One in eight. Among American children, one of every four. Food stamp use surged under President George W. Bush. In the economic crisis of the past year, it has exploded. All over the country. In communities where people thought they would never be on food stamps - but now are. The longterm poor and the newly jobless, city and suburb - 36 million people. What does it mean for our country? What does it say about our economy? This hour, On Point:...

Skateboard Legend Tony Hawk

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
A conversation with Tony Hawk on his new video game, and navigating life's toughest turns.

Obama's Speech on Afghanistan

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
President Obama lays out his war strategy. We'll look at the road ahead.

The Bet That Made Billions

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
How one hedge fund manager bet huge against American housing and made billions. We'll get the inside story.

The President and His War Council

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
President Obama, poised to announce his Afghanistan strategy in a speech at West Point. We'll look at the long deliberation, and its echoes of history.

College Football: 'Bowled Over'

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
We look at big-time, big-money college football, and where the game goes from here, with former player and author of "Bowled Over."

The Jobs Challenge

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
The President calls a jobs summit. Millions of Americans out of work. We'll look at the options now for taking on unemployment.

Giving Thanks

Wed, Nov 25 Listen
From the Bible to Proust to everyday life, we look at the cultural history of thankfulness, of gratitude.

How Much Is Too Much Parenting?

Wed, Nov 25 Listen
The backlash against over-parenting. Some call it "slow" parenting, "free-range" parenting, "simplicity" parenting. We look at the movement, and ask if less could be more.

Peter Brooke: Private Equity Now

Tue, Nov 24 Listen
Investment pioneer Peter Brooke on a half century in venture capital, and this critical moment in American finance.

Cuba,Travel, and Human Rights

Tue, Nov 24 Listen
A new push to lift the US-Cuba travel ban — and a new, bad, human rights report there. Should the US open the floodgates for travel to Cuba?

The Health Care Endgame

Mon, Nov 23 Listen
A crucial test on health care in the Senate. The end-game is here. We look at the fate of health care reform.

A Taste of Thanksgiving

Mon, Nov 23 Listen
Spiced pecans with rum glaze and skillet apple pie. We'll whip up the perfect Thanksgiving dinner with America's Test Kitchen.

Week in the News

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
Obama in China. Healthcare crunch time in the Senate. And the mammogram controversy rages on. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Poker: America's Game

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Poker and American history. How the game of presidents, cowboys, gangsters, and online gamblers helped shape America.

Google vs. Murdoch

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Rupert Murdoch wants to block the search giant from scooping free content from his newspapers. We'll look at the staredown.

Nabokov's Unfinished Work

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
Vladimir Nabokov's last, unfinished work — just published, against his dying wishes. We ask how it alters our view of Lolita's creator.

Mammograms and Medicine

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
Controversial new guidelines call for fewer mammograms for women. Is this good medicine? Is it the future of healthcare?

Sarah Palin's Political Future

Tue, Nov 17 Listen
Sarah Palin back in the spotlight. We'll look at the Palin odyssey, the Palin memoir, and Sarah Palin's political future.

PTSD: A Marine's Story

Tue, Nov 17 Listen
Marine Sergeant Jeremiah Workman fought in Fallujah. Won the Navy Cross - and a brutal case of PTSD. He'll tell his story.

Trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Mon, Nov 16 Listen
Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will face trial in a federal courtroom in New York City. We'll look at the case — and the choice to bring the trial to New York.

Tinkering and American Innovation

Mon, Nov 16 Listen
Americans are turning back to old-fashioned tinkering and hands-on innovation. We'll ask what a new burst of grassroots engineering might mean for the US economy.

Morality and 'Eating Animals'

Fri, Nov 13 Listen
We talk with author Jonathan Safran Foer about meat, vegetables and his tough new book, "Eating Animals."

Week in the News

Fri, Nov 13 Listen
Fort Hood questions. Afghanistan options and healthcare reform meets abortion politics. Our news roundtable goes behind the headlines

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