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What's lost when churches close
An estimated 15,000 churches in the U.S. are likely to close in the next few years. Churches are more than places of worship – they are community cen…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Why giving can feel so good
The holidays are all about giving, whether it's presents, donations or volunteer work. What's causing the warm glow you feel when you give someone a …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Jackpod: It can happen here. It is happening.
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on Philip Roth’s 2004 novel "The Plot Against America," and its parallels with the U.S. today.
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10 months, 3 weeks ago
Why seeing red can give you the blues
Color can affect our mood, memory and relationship to people and places. How is color being used to design the world around us and shape our feelings…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
What's driving the rise in grandparent childcare
The number of grandparents helping with childcare is going up nationally. According to a 2023 Harris Poll, 42% of working parents rely on grandparent…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Siddhartha Mukherjee on understanding cancer now
In 2011, Siddhartha Mukherjee won the Pulitzer Prize for his biography of cancer, “The Emperor of All Maladies.” Now, he’s back with an update on how…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Can we even trust videos anymore?
OpenAI’s Sora 2 app lets anyone with a smartphone create AI-generated deepfake videos, from phony footage of a corgi rock climbing to fake videos of …
10 months, 4 weeks ago
The Atlantic and 'The unfinished revolution'
Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, joins Meghna at WBUR’s CitySpace to discuss The Atlantic's new project examining America at 250 an…
11 months ago
The once and future dictionary
The quest to define and canonize new words in American English is as old as the country itself. In the new book "Unabridged: the thrill of (and threa…
11 months ago
The Jackpod: Over there
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the Trump administration’s new national security strategy and what it could mean for U.S. relations with longsta…
11 months ago