Episodios

  • What the loss of international students could mean for the U.S.
    Jun 11 2025

    The Trump administration is clamping down on foreign students who want to attend American universities – and the schools that admit them. What that could mean for innovation and enterprise in the U.S. and around the world.

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    44 m
  • Who are the new deportation police?
    Jun 10 2025

    The White House is demanding that ICE make 3,000 arrests per day – and it's pulling in agents from the FBI and the DEA to help. How Trump's push for mass deportations is reshaping U.S. law enforcement.

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    46 m
  • The history and science behind why we're all vulnerable to brainwashing
    Jun 9 2025

    We 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 and science of brainwashing and what it can teach us with misinformation on the rise.

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    46 m
  • President Trump’s proposed 'Golden Dome' vs. the laws of physics
    Jun 6 2025

    Trump’s space-based missile defense system. Could it protect the country against a nuclear attack, or is it technically impossible?

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    46 m
  • The Jackpod: The basic disturbance of the 21st century
    Jun 6 2025

    On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on how the impact of AI in the 21st century could be more disruptive to the workforce than mass production was in the 20th century.

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    38 m
  • The Israeli government’s true goal in Gaza
    Jun 5 2025

    Israel's government recently voted to ramp up the war in Gaza. A food blockade starved Gazans for months. And critical voices internationally, and within Israel itself, are rising. What do Israel’s government and its people want now in Gaza?

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    47 m
  • Is animal testing even needed anymore?
    Jun 4 2025

    Running tests on lab rats, mice and other species is an integral part of biomedical research. Now, some say artificial intelligence and other technologies could soon make the practice obsolete.

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    46 m
  • The federal takeover of Rikers Island
    Jun 3 2025

    New York City has lost control of its jails. In May, a federal judge ruled that the city’s jails, including Rikers Island, will now be run by a manager who will report directly to the court. What’s next for one of the country’s largest and most notorious facilities?

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    43 m
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