On Point with Tom Ashbrook Podcast
From NPR and WBUR, On Point is public radio's live morning news program - covering each day's important news developments and conducting conversations with newsmakers and thinkers from all around the world.
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Poker: America's Game
Poker and American history. How the game of presidents, cowboys, gangsters, and online gamblers helped shape America.
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Google vs. Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch wants to block the search giant from scooping free content from his newspapers. We'll look at the staredown.
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Nabokov's Unfinished Work
Vladimir Nabokov's last, unfinished work — just published, against his dying wishes. We ask how it alters our view of Lolita's creator.
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Mammograms and Medicine
Controversial new guidelines call for fewer mammograms for women. Is this good medicine? Is it the future of healthcare?
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Sarah Palin's Political Future
Sarah Palin back in the spotlight. We'll look at the Palin odyssey, the Palin memoir, and Sarah Palin's political future.
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PTSD: A Marine's Story
Marine Sergeant Jeremiah Workman fought in Fallujah. Won the Navy Cross - and a brutal case of PTSD. He'll tell his story.
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Trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will face trial in a federal courtroom in New York City. We'll look at the case — and the choice to bring the trial to New York.
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Tinkering and American Innovation
Americans are turning back to old-fashioned tinkering and hands-on innovation. We'll ask what a new burst of grassroots engineering might mean for the US economy.
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Morality and 'Eating Animals'
We talk with author Jonathan Safran Foer about meat, vegetables and his tough new book, "Eating Animals."
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The Onion's Front Pages
Before Jon Stewart there was The Onion. We talk with writers for the satirical news site about their brand of fake-news humor.
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President Obama Goes to Asia
President Obama makes his first trip to Asia. We look at his agenda, and the rising power of the East.
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Why We Need Architecture
From a Cape Cod cottage to the Guggenheim Bilbao, the New Yorker's Paul Goldberger on why architecture matters.
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A Framed Man's Search for Justice
Terry Harrington was framed by prosecutors and served 25 years for murder before his conviction was overturned. Now that framing is before the Supreme Court, and Harrington tells us his story
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Animals, People, and Disease
As swine flu spreads, we'll look at diseases that jump from animals to humans. How does it happen, what makes them dangerous, and what's next?
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Insider trading busts
Insider trading on Wall Street. We'll draw back the curtain on the Galleon case, the role of hedge funds, and what it means for the rest of us.
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California's Clean Energy Future
Can California's new energy economy — green economy — save the Golden State? The nation? We go to California to ask the questions.
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The Tragedy at Fort Hood
Horror at Fort Hood, Texas - a mass killing by one of the Army's own. We look at the tragedy, its meaning, and its impact on the US military.
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The Swell Season
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, Oscar-winning duo behind the hit film "Once," on their creative partnership and new album, "Strict Joy."
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The Future of Aging
A surge of new strategies to "manage" aging — from diets to testosterone. We get the story.
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Climate, Congress and Copenhagen
The Copenhagen climate conference is one month away. US climate action is making little headway in Congress. We look at the global implications of America's domestic climate politics.
On Point with Tom Ashbrook Podcast
