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On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

By: WBUR
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 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.Copyright Trustees of Boston University Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Brainwaves: How does the brain love and hate?

    Brainwaves: How does the brain love and hate?
    Feb 10 2026

    Consciousness is how we are able to feel, dream and imagine. And yet -- scientists haven't figured out how consciousness definitively works. What we know, what we don’t and what that tells us about our brains.

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    34 mins
  • Brainwaves: Why is the brain such a mystery?

    Brainwaves: Why is the brain such a mystery?
    Feb 9 2026

    The brain is the organ that makes us who we are. It’s our conduit between reality and thought. But somehow, we’ve only scratched the surface in understanding how the brain actually works.

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    34 mins
  • What if the polio vaccine becomes optional?

    What if the polio vaccine becomes optional?
    Feb 6 2026

    The head of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel recently said he thinks vaccines for polio and measles should be optional. A fact-check of the Trump administration’s latest moves against mass vaccination.

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    39 mins
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