On Point
WBUR's On Point covers each day's important news developments and conducts conversations with newsmakers and thinkers from all around the world. Hosted by Tom Ashbrook and news analyst Jack Beatty, senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly.
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On Point - Rebroadcast: Islam and the Making of Europe
Historian David Levering Lewis talks about Islam, medieval Europe, and the first great meeting and clash of the two cultures.
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On Point - Progressive Revival?
Our live coverage from Denver continues with a look at progressives versus “Blue Dog” conservatives inside the Democratic Party. Arianna Huffington, Rep. Allen Boyd, E.J. Dionne Jr., and Jack Beatty join us.
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On Point - Rick Bragg
Author Rick Bragg on his Deep South memoir of a difficult father "The Prince of Frogtown."
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On Point - America's Real Estate Picture
Housing prices nationwide continue to plummet in the latest numbers. We'll check in around the country from Boston to LA, and in between, to ask if housing is finally bottoming out.
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On Point - Raising a Well-Rounded Kid
A new book on parenting says you can shrug off the culture of “cool” and nurture well-rounded kids in a grow-up-too-fast world.
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On Point - Nancy Pelosi
We talk with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi about her rise to power, battles with Bush, an unpopular Congress, and the '08 elections.
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On Point - Business Lingo
Are you a multi-slacker? A matador? A frazz master? We'll look at the weird new vocabulary of today's business world.
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On Point - The Postville Raid
A huge immigration raid on an Iowa meatpacking plant in May sent shockwaves all the way to Washington. Now, stark revelations on conditions in that plant. We investigate.
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On Point - Man on Wire
Philippe Petit walked a high wire between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Now they're gone. He looks back.
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