Episodios

  • Meghna's old house
    Sep 28 2025

    Meghna recently appeared on this episode of This Old House Radio Hour to talk about her childhood home in Corvallis, Oregon. She has a great time talking about the house, her family, and the American dream. We hope you enjoy it too.

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    52 m
  • Behind the scenes of On Point
    Sep 27 2025

    Host Meghna Chakrabarti and executive producer Jonathan Dyer offer a behind-the-scenes look into how On Point is produced. Recorded in front of a live audience at WBUR CitySpace.

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    37 m
  • The real story behind the slump in Las Vegas tourism
    Sep 26 2025

    Las Vegas is in a tourism slump. Hotel occupancy and air travel are down, and many local hospitality employees are experiencing layoffs or cuts in their hours. What's driving this downturn, and can Sin City bounce back?

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    45 m
  • The Jackpod: Plutonomy
    Sep 26 2025

    On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on a concept that explains an anomaly in today’s economic news: retail sales are up while other key economic indicators are down.

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    36 m
  • How private companies are influencing the new space race
    Sep 25 2025

    From leased property to defense contracts, private space companies have become fully intertwined with public infrastructure. But not everyone’s sold on how intertwined these systems have become.

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    46 m
  • Is Elon Musk’s supercomputer polluting Memphis?
    Sep 24 2025

    Elon Musk says xAI has one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. It’s located in Memphis, Tennessee and it’s called Colossus. But neighborhood residents say Colossus belches colossal pollution.

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    46 m
  • The legacy of the 5th Circuit: Past and present
    Sep 23 2025

    Today, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is known as a conservative juggernaut. But that hasn’t always been the case.

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    46 m
  • Why the flag burning debate is still not settled
    Sep 22 2025

    President Trump has issued an Executive Order requiring the Justice Department to prosecute people for burning the American flag. But the Supreme Court has ruled flag burning is free speech. What the debate reveals about the value of national symbols.

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    45 m