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4875 - Min Jin Lee's new novel asks: Is education worth sacrificing for?

Get ready for your aha moment: Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti pierces your news bubble to expose the whole story. Getting answers to the questions that need to be asked, examining our history and the human condition. No topic is too complicated or off the table. It’s all On Point.

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Mon, 05 Oct 2026
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4845 - The bored and the beautiful: How the smartphone killed boredom

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4843 - Is the meaning of family changing?

Wed, 23 Sep 2026
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Tue, 22 Sep 2026
4841 - The sound of the land before time

Mon, 21 Sep 2026
4840 - The Jackpod: What hath the godly wrought

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4839 - The secret lives of snow leopards

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4837 - Free range parenting vs. the zero-risk state

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4836 - Trump's war on mail-in ballots

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4835 - 'A climate of fear' at the Pentagon

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