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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The Polanski Affair
Roman Polanski, in jail in Zurich for sex with a 13-year-old 32 years ago. We'll hear from America and Europe on what should happen now.
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High Flying Olympic Bids
President Obama flies to Copenhagen to support Chicago's bid for 2016. We hear the case for Chicago, and its top rival, Rio de Janeiro.
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Peter Galbraith on Afghanistan
American diplomat Peter Galbraith — just fired from his post as the UN's no. 2 official in Afghanistan — on Afghan election fraud and U.S. strategy now.
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Green China and the Clean-Tech Race
On Capitol Hill today, the Senate introduces a bill meant to slow global warming. Meanwhile, back on the windfarm, American entrepreneurs are taking the problem seriously —as an environmental threat but also as the next great economic prize. In China, the government says it's determined to be …
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Cities in Challenging Times
Many U.S. cities were on the brink even before the recession. We talk with Newark Mayor Cory Booker and D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty about urban revitalization against the odds.
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Multitasking Minds
A new study suggests multitaskers don't have some special skill. In fact, they may be damaging their ability to do anything well — even multitask.
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Washington and Wall Street Pay
Wall Street bonuses helped create the global financial crisis. Now new rules are on the table. We ask if Washington is ready to take on Wall Street pay.
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Vali Nasr's 'Forces of Fortune'
Mideast scholar and Obama advisor Vali Nasr says a new middle class is finally changing the Muslim world — and the US needs to catch up.
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Matt Weiner, creator of Mad Men
"Mad Men" wins Best Drama - again - at the Emmys. We'll talk to the show's executive producer and creator, Matt Weiner.
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Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk
America's super-hot electric car from Tesla Motors. We'll talk with Tesla CEO, Elon Musk.
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Global Trade Realities
Is the global economic crisis derailing globalization? Should it? As the G-20 sits down in Pittsburgh, we'll talk tires, chickens, and trade.
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Barbara Ehrenreich on Poverty Now
We talk with writer Barbara Ehrenreich about how the working poor are getting by — and not — in these extra-hard times.
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Iran and the World
President Obama addresses the United Nations and Iran looms large. We'll hear perspectives on the nuclear threat and Ahmadinejad from top Iran watchers around the world.
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The ACORN Scandal
ACORN under fire. Conservatives have attacked the liberal organizing group for years — now, ACORN's in real trouble. We take stock of the ACORN scandal.
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A Dog's Eye View
The mind of a dog. How your pooch sees the world — and you — may not be quite what you think. We get the dog's eye view.
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Carl Jung's Secret Book
De-coding Carl Jung. The secret diary of Jung's own psychic travels goes public. We'll open the Swiss vault that held the master's journey.
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Candor and Afghanistan
Vietnam War critic Daniel Ellsberg and Iraq War critic and Colin Powell's right-hand man, Lawrence Wilkerson, say we need to take a long, hard look at Afghanistan.
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Isabella Rossellini
Actress, filmmaker, director, and model Isabella Rossellini on her new sex-in-nature project, "Green Porno," and a life in front of the camera.
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Poet Ted Kooser
Former U.S. poet laureate Ted Kooser talks about his new love letter to a passing heartland America.
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Imagining $20 Per Gallon
Would Disney World shut down at ten-dollar-a-gallon gas? Chris Steiner says so. And a lot more changes, too, on the way to twenty-dollars-a-gallon.
On Point with Tom Ashbrook Podcast
