Podcast Episodes

How closely is Trump following the Project 2025 blueprint?

The vast majority of Trump’s executive orders have come from The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, and the so-called "America First" plan. How the Trump administration is turning Project 2025 and t…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Jackpod: The past is a foreign country

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on what President Trump does and doesn’t know about U.S. history and what that means for the country today.

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Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Feeding America's insatiable appetite for lumber

The Trump administration wants to expand the American lumber industry by logging more trees in national forests and raising tariffs on lumber imports. The impact that could have on the domestic timbe…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump's push to shrink FEMA

Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina last year. President Donald Trump promised North Carolinians he wouldn’t forget them. But recently, Trump's FEMA rejected the state's request for ex…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

The real story of REAL ID

Starting May 7, you will have to have a REAL ID to board a U.S. domestic flight. But so much has changed in the 20 years since Real ID was first proposed, is REAL ID 20 years out-of-date?

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Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Did 'An Abundance of Caution' during COVID do more harm than good for America's students?

Millions of healthy children didn't set foot in a classroom for more than a year during the COVID pandemic. Journalist David Zweig says those school closures may have done more harm than good.

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Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

The real story of birthright citizenship

President Trump believes that if you're born in the United States, you should not automatically be a citizen.

Historian Heather Cox Richardson says Trump is willfully misinterpreting American history…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Jackpod: All Americans

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the centrality of the rule of law in the U.S.

And the findings of a Pew Research poll that 88% of Americans believe that President Trump should follow Supreme Cou…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

The transformation of Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas was known as a funky, liberal haven in a deep red state. Now, there’s big tech money pouring in and huge growth. How has life changed there?

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Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Will the FDA's proposed food dye ban make kids healthier?

Flamin' Hot Cheetos, Skittles, Mountain Dew Baja Blast. These foods all contain petroleum-based synthetic food dyes the FDA wants to phase out by the end of next year. Will the ban change American ea…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago