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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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Week in the News

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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

The Onion's Front Pages

Thu, Nov 12 Listen
Before Jon Stewart there was The Onion. We talk with writers for the satirical news site about their brand of fake-news humor.

President Obama Goes to Asia

Thu, Nov 12 Listen
President Obama makes his first trip to Asia. We look at his agenda, and the rising power of the East.

Why We Need Architecture

Wed, Nov 11 Listen
From a Cape Cod cottage to the Guggenheim Bilbao, the New Yorker's Paul Goldberger on why architecture matters.

A Framed Man's Search for Justice

Wed, Nov 11 Listen
Terry Harrington was framed by prosecutors and served 25 years for murder before his conviction was overturned. Now that framing is before the Supreme Court, and Harrington tells us his story

Animals, People, and Disease

Tue, Nov 10 Listen
As swine flu spreads, we'll look at diseases that jump from animals to humans. How does it happen, what makes them dangerous, and what's next?

Insider trading busts

Tue, Nov 10 Listen
Insider trading on Wall Street. We'll draw back the curtain on the Galleon case, the role of hedge funds, and what it means for the rest of us.

California's Clean Energy Future

Mon, Nov 9 Listen
Can California's new energy economy — green economy — save the Golden State? The nation? We go to California to ask the questions.

The Tragedy at Fort Hood

Mon, Nov 9 Listen
Horror at Fort Hood, Texas - a mass killing by one of the Army's own. We look at the tragedy, its meaning, and its impact on the US military.

The Swell Season

Sat, Nov 7 Listen
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, Oscar-winning duo behind the hit film "Once," on their creative partnership and new album, "Strict Joy."

Week in the News

Sat, Nov 7 Listen
Horror at Fort Hood. Election signals. And an imminent vote on health care. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

The Future of Aging

Thu, Nov 5 Listen
A surge of new strategies to "manage" aging — from diets to testosterone. We get the story.

Climate, Congress and Copenhagen

Thu, Nov 5 Listen
The Copenhagen climate conference is one month away. US climate action is making little headway in Congress. We look at the global implications of America's domestic climate politics.

Claude Levi-Strauss

Wed, Nov 4 Listen
Anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss, who profoundly challenged the understanding of human cultures, has died at the age of 100. We look back at his work and its meaning.

'09 Elections, the GOP, and Obama

Wed, Nov 4 Listen
A shot-across-the-bow election day for Republicans and Democrats. We'll look at the results as both parties look ahead to 2010.

A New Map of the World

Tue, Nov 3 Listen
The story of the 1507 map that gave America its name, and its role in changing our understanding of the universe.

Til Death Do They Pay?

Tue, Nov 3 Listen
Rethinking alimony. With the old model of breadwinning father and stay-at-home mother mostly gone, does a lifelong obligation to an ex still make sense?

Maya Lin's "What Is Missing?"

Tue, Nov 3 Listen
Maya Lin's Vietnam memorial changed how we remember war. We talk with her about her latest and, she says, last public memorial — a monument to vanishing species.

Fixing "Too Big To Fail"

Tue, Nov 3 Listen
Tim Geithner and Barney Frank say they'll rein in banks that are "Too Big To Fail." Critics say their plan won't fix Wall Street. We'll hear the debate.

Week in the News

Fri, Oct 30 Listen
The U.S. economy grows. Bombs from Baghdad to Pakistan. And a vaccine shortage all over. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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