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Banned from speaking in public, Afghan women tell us their stories
Dozens of Afghan women studying abroad are terrified of being sent back to Afghanistan if the State Department cancels their U.S.-funded scholarships…
1 year ago
How to move from languishing to flourishing
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…
1 year ago
The Jackpod: April Fool
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty looks ahead to April 2nd, what the Trump administration has dubbed Liberation Day, when an array of reciprocal tari…
1 year ago
America's gold fever
Conspiracy theorists believe more than $400 billion of gold is missing from Fort Knox. President Trump says he will visit Kentucky with Elon Musk to …
1 year ago
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. Bu…
1 year 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 o…
1 year 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 b…
1 year, 1 month 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 Wa…
1 year, 1 month ago
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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1 year, 1 month ago
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…
1 year, 1 month ago