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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What Democrats could learn from the GOP
The Republican Party has a highly sophisticated online and social media operation. Meanwhile Democrats focus on their traditional political talking points. Could the Dems take a page out of the...
The 'how' behind the sub-two hour marathon
History was made in this year’s London marathon when two runners broke the iconic two-hour barrier. Was it the shoes? The nutrition? The training? These specific elite athletes?
Why California wants folic acid in its corn tortillas
In 1998, the FDA required folic acid be added to breads and pastas but not corn masa, a staple in Latino communities. Folic acid is known to prevent neural tube...
Why is the U.S. reluctant to adopt the Scandinavian prison model?
A handful of states from California, Pennsylvania to Maine have tried to adopt a more rehabilitative Scandinavian prison model. But such models have failed to be replicated at large scale....
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...
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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...
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.