On Point | Podcast

By: WBUR
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  • 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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Politics & Government
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Episodes
  • 'The federal workforce feels tormented': Federal employees on the consequences of losing their jobs

    '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 mins
  • What does China make of the chaos in the U.S.?

    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 mins
  • Banned from speaking in public, Afghan women tell us their stories

    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 mins

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