Podcast Episodes

Inside the breakdown of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks

Ali Vaez was involved with the 2015 negotiations that led to the Iran Nuclear Deal. He'll explain why, even as a new deal was tantalizingly close lat…

4 weeks, 2 days ago

Are we witnessing the death of expertise?

Analyst Tom Nichols says the Trump administration is fundamentally incompetent. And he says there’s been a systematic erosion of expert trust for yea…

1 month ago

The Jackpod: The ties that bind

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and Russia and how it might explain the administration's agenda.

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1 month ago

The 'universal language' of rhythm

Rhythm. It's so much more than the backbone of music – it’s essential to how our brains function. Whether you think you've got it or not, why rhythm …

1 month ago

Why Trump wants to ‘take’ Cuba

As the war with Iran becomes more entrenched, President Donald Trump now says he thinks he’ll “have the honor of taking Cuba.” What does that mean an…

1 month ago

The view of the Iran war from abroad

U.S. allies say they won't commit military aid to the war in Iran, and some foreign analysts say the U.S. lacks strategy. The view of the war from th…

1 month ago

Iran's new leader: 'His father on steroids'

Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei took control after his father's assassination. What we know about the elusive new leader and his vision fo…

1 month ago

Israel’s endgame in Iran

Israel and the U.S. are fighting the Iran war together — but they may not have the same goals. What’s Israel’s strategy?

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1 month, 1 week ago

How to find glory in the ordinary

Terry Tempest Williams writes about finding beauty in unexpected places, animals, plants, memories and moments. She shows us how to do that in today'…

1 month, 1 week ago

The Jackpod: The power of example and the example of power

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the moral character of American leaders from George Washington to Donald Trump and what that means for the moral…

1 month, 1 week ago