Episodios

  • Trump v. big law
    Apr 4 2025

    President Trump has signed several Executive Orders targeting law firms who have challenged his agenda or hired his political enemies. Many in the legal community worry about the impact this could have on the overall legal system.

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    47 m
  • The Jackpod: Follow the frogs
    Apr 3 2025

    On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on Donald Trump’s musings about being president for a third term and what paths might exist for that to happen.

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    41 m
  • How the mariner shortage could impact maritime security
    Apr 3 2025

    The merchant marines are sometimes referred to as the "fourth arm of national defense." So what does a shortage mean for American security?

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    47 m
  • 'I thought I was doing something good': The scam that took Judith Boivin's life savings
    Apr 2 2025

    Rebroadcast: Judith Boivin thought she was helping the FBI go after drug traffickers. But in reality she had fallen victim to an elaborate plot to rob her of her retirement savings. She is not alone. How elaborate new scams are trapping well-meaning Americans.

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    42 m
  • 'The federal workforce feels tormented': Federal employees on the consequences of losing their jobs
    Apr 1 2025

    They used to work in now-shuttered regional social security offices, or protecting our National Parks or nuclear security. Then President Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE terminated their positions -- and thousands more.

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    41 m
  • What does China make of the chaos in the U.S.?
    Mar 31 2025

    Escalating trade wars, disputes with allies, group chats with top U.S. officials' attack plans. What does the second Trump administration look like from China?

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    43 m
  • Banned from speaking in public, Afghan women tell us their stories
    Mar 29 2025

    Dozens of Afghan women studying abroad are terrified of being sent back to Afghanistan if the State Department cancels their U.S.-funded scholarships.

    In this archive episode from September last year, Afghan women reveal what it's like to live under Taliban rule.

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    49 m
  • How to move from languishing to flourishing
    Mar 28 2025

    Rebroadcast: Languishing. That feeling of a lack of motivation or direction. Most people feel a sense of languishing at some point in their lives. So how do we move from languishing to flourishing? Sociologist Corey Keyes has spent his career trying to find the answer.

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    42 m