
Paige Sutherland is a producer for On Point.
She previously made podcasts for CNN Audio and was a radio reporter at New Hampshire Public Radio. Before returning to her hometown of Boston, she lived in Santiago, Chile where she freelanced for the BBC, NPR and The World.
When off the clock, you can find her hiking tall mountains, running and more recently playing pickleball.
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The 'why' behind how we talk
An accent doesn’t just tell someone where you are from – but who you are – your cultural background, race, age and class. How the way we talk tells people...

What are Israel's goals in Lebanon?
So far, more than a million people have been forcibly displaced by Israel’s invasion of southern Lebanon. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says eradicating Hezbollah is critical for Israeli security. But...

Martin Pistorius on what it was like to be a 'mind hidden in plain sight'
Pistorius relayed his experience with locked-in syndrome as part of On Point’s special series “Brainwaves: The mysteries of the human brain.” His story provides enticing clues to a question science...

How to make AI work for us
AI has become unavoidable. It prompts us when we write emails, handles our customer service issues, answers our internet queries. How AI is changing our lives and what we can...

Everything you need to know about the Strait of Hormuz
About 20% of the world’s oil supply travels through the Strait of Hormuz. The Iran War threatens to cut it off. The history of the Strait of Hormuz, who controls...
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Iran's new leader: 'His father on steroids'
Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei took control after his father's assassination. What we know about the elusive new leader and his vision for Iran.

Is the U.S. fighting a war without rules?
Military rules of engagement exist to specify 'who' and 'what' can be attacked. But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. is fighting Iran without "stupid" rules of engagement. So,...

Why regime change in Iran isn't so simple
U.S. and Israeli strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader along with other top Iranian security officials. But Iran experts say that the Islamic Republic will not fall so quickly. What to...

The Epstein class: What the files reveal about the global elite
Politicians, top business leaders, high-ranking professors, royalty. A select network of global ultra-elites, and how they paved the way for Epstein himself.

Why you can't get that jingle out of your head
We all know jingles – those catchy tunes that have advertised products for decades from candy to car insurance. But how do they work, and more importantly, are they having...