Podcast Episodes

How Trump plans to get government out of the mortgage business

Mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been under government conservatorship since 2008. President Trump wants to privatize them. But what could that mean for America's mortgage mark…

Published on 9 months ago

The dirty truth about the global waste trade

Americans throw away more than 15 billion pounds of electronic waste every year.

In his new book 'Waste Wars,' Alexander Clapp reveals how millions of pounds of our trash get shipped around the world…

Published on 9 months ago

The most powerful tech mogul you’ve never heard of

Masayoshi Son is pouring billions of dollars into U.S. artificial intelligence and flexing his ties to President Donald Trump. Who is this Japanese billionaire and what does he want?

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Published on 9 months ago

The Jackpod: Outside the beltway

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on emerging angst and growing protests over the Trump administration, far from the centers of political power in Washington D.C.

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Rethinking how dyslexia is diagnosed

Rebroadcast: Dyslexia affects one in every 5 Americans. But only 2 million are diagnosed and receive the help they need. Why?

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What a polarized U.S. might learn from other countries in 'Another World is Possible'

Journalist Natasha Hakimi Zapata's book “Another World is Possible” explores what the U.S. could learn about ways to tackle issues such as inequality, health care and homelessness from innovative sol…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

What big changes inside the Pentagon could mean for U.S. national security

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to reshape the Pentagon. How the Trump administration is making sweeping changes to the U.S. armed services, just two months into its term.

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Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

A daughter, a father and a family's struggle with 'American Bulk'

In the U.S., shopping is almost a religion. For Emily Mester’s family, Costco was their Sunday ritual. In her new book, 'American Bulk,' Mester tells the story of how her family struggled with the de…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

What the detention of Mahmoud Khalil reveals about free speech in the Trump era

The Trump White House is using Department of Homeland Security intelligence to identify pro-Palestinian college protesters. Courts have ruled that campus protests are protected by the First Amendment…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

America's new Gilded Age

President Donald Trump declared America is entering a “Golden Age” on Inauguration Day. But as inequality grows, some historians say that the country is in a new Gilded Age.

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Published on 9 months, 1 week ago