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On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

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.

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Latest Episodes:

Brainwaves: Is AI actually thinking? Feb 11, 2026

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The rate at which artificial intelligence is able to replicate human behavior has increased in recent years. Does that mean it's thinking like us?

In the third episode of "Brainwaves," what artificial intelligence teaches us about our own capacity for thought.

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Brainwaves: Are you in there? Feb 10, 2026

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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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Brainwaves: Why is the brain such a mystery? Feb 09, 2026

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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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What if the polio vaccine becomes optional? Feb 06, 2026

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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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The Jackpod: America’s golden age Feb 06, 2026

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On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on Americans whose recent violent encounters with immigration agents have changed them and their families. Several of them spoke at a recent forum organized by congressional Democrats.

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Lessons for the U.S. in 'China’s quest to engineer the future' Feb 05, 2026

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How can a lawyerly society and an engineering society learn from each other? And what’s at stake if they fail? Author Dan Wang set out to answer those questions about the U.S. and China.

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Does America's new national security strategy actually put 'America First'? Feb 04, 2026

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The Trump Administration has now published its National Security Strategy and its National Defense Strategy. They present an ideological shift in U.S. foreign policy that deprioritizes defending Europe and dilutes focus on China.

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Inside the AI surveillance state Feb 03, 2026

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From your online browsing habits to traffic cameras on your commute, data about you is everywhere. And with AI, companies can gather, store and share detailed information about you faster than ever.

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What happened to shame in politics? Feb 02, 2026

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Shame is a powerful feeling that can keep behavior in check. So what happens when political leaders feel no shame at all?

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The Jackpod: Gimme shelter! Jan 31, 2026

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On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the role that restrictive zoning laws have played in the shortage of affordable housing in the U.S.

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