• Have we taken therapy culture too far?
    Sep 12 2025

    A growing number of young people say their mental health diagnosis is an important part of their identity. But by medicalizing imperfection – could young people be losing what makes them uniquely human?

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    45 mins
  • The Jackpod: We want to hear from you
    Sep 12 2025

    The Jackpod is on hiatus this week. But in the meantime: Send us topics or ideas you want to hear on The Jackpod via the On Point VoxPop app.

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    1 min
  • The long-term effects of nuclear waste in St. Louis
    Sep 11 2025

    For decades, kids in St. Louis County caught crawdads in Coldwater Creek, made mudpies, went swimming -- and were exposed to nuclear waste. Hear the story of how St. Louis became a dumping ground for radioactive waste generated by the Manhattan Project.

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    45 mins
  • The great freight recession
    Sep 10 2025

    The trucking industry, and more broadly the freight industry, still hasn't fully recovered from the business impacts of COVID. What's behind that?

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    45 mins
  • The 'hotshot' life
    Sep 9 2025

    River Selby served as a hotshot – an elite wildland firefighter. Selby shares the reality of the life and work of firefighters trying to save America’s western forests. And how despite fire seasons getting longer and longer, fewer people want to join hotspot crews.

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    41 mins
  • What 25 years of CDC data on autism tells us
    Sep 8 2025

    One in 31 American children have autism spectrum disorder, according to the CDC. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to find the cause. But experts are skeptical.

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    44 mins
  • Why it's the end of the road for the Humvee
    Sep 5 2025

    The Humvee is an American military icon. Yet the Department of Defense has announced the vehicle’s retirement. What does this say about our shifting military priorities?

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    41 mins
  • The Jackpod: The autocrat of the cabinet table
    Sep 5 2025

    On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on President Trump’s marathon cabinet meeting, how his cabinet addresses him, and what that says about his presidency.

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    37 mins