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DOGE didn't save taxpayers $1 trillion, after all
Jan 20, 2026According to recent reporting, DOGE fell short of its goals to save taxpayers $1 trillion and streamline government processes. So what did we get from the agency? *** Thank you for listening. Help p...
America is polarized. Could this writer's new approach fix it?
Jan 19, 2026Polarization pushes people apart. Writer Chloé Valdary says we can heal deepening divisions by treating each other like human beings, not political abstractions. *** Thank you for listening. Help po...
Minnesota’s mining fight has global consequences
Jan 16, 2026One of America’s largest deposits of copper, nickel and cobalt is deep underground near the Boundary Waters in northeastern Minnesota. It’s never been mined. Now, the Trump administration is pushing t...
The Jackpod: Gouged
Jan 16, 2026On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the scourge of price gouging for captive customers at places like airports, concerts and sporting events. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by mak...
The history and science behind why we're all vulnerable to brainwashing
Jan 15, 2026We tend to associate “brainwashing” with cults and hostages, but author and science historian Rebecca Lemov says it can happen to anyone. Her new book “The Instability of Truth" explores the history a...
How the U.S. could 'lose the 21st century' over Greenland
Jan 14, 2026President Trump says he wants to "take" Greenland. If he does, he will be effectively attacking Denmark, a NATO ally. How Trump's imperialism could destroy one of America's oldest and most important a...
Following the money on the Biden-era infrastructure bill
Jan 13, 2026The Biden Administration's infrastructure act promised more than $1.2 trillion dollars to build up the country. More than five years later, what was built and what never got started? *** Thank you f...
If Trump broke international law, so what?
Jan 12, 2026Many legal experts say the Trump administration's attack on Venezuela broke international law. But Trump doesn’t seem to care. What does that say about the strength of international law? *** Thank y...
A strange turn in the AI chip race with China
Jan 09, 2026Last month, President Donald Trump approved the sale of one of Nvidia’s most powerful AI chips to China. Why the president may have done that -- and what it could mean for national security. *** Tha...
The Jackpod: We coulda been Denmark
Jan 09, 2026On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the opportunity cost of interventionist foreign policy on social betterment programs in the U.S. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a don...