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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 Hourly Politics & Government
Episodes
  • The bored and the beautiful: How the smartphone killed boredom

    The bored and the beautiful: How the smartphone killed boredom
    Sep 25 2026

    Social media. Streaming. Swiping. Today, it's normal to reach for our phones when we're bored. But researchers say passive boredom like scrolling is not the kind of boredom that sparks creativity. How can we reclaim boredom in the digital age?

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    38 mins
  • What we can actually do to save the planet

    What we can actually do to save the planet
    Sep 24 2026

    An ever-warming world, rising sea levels, shrinking glaciers — it’s easy to despair over the climate crisis. But scientist Tim Lenton says not every tipping point leads to doom.

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    39 mins
  • The Jackpod: Ten seconds to midnight

    The Jackpod: Ten seconds to midnight
    Sep 28 2026

    On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on why the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has set its Doomsday Clock at 85 seconds to midnight, its highest estimate of the likelihood of global catastrophe.

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    42 mins
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