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How groceries are priced

From pandemic inflation to the impact of tariffs the price of groceries is getting a lot of attention. But who decides what we pay -- and why?

Resume45:57Apr 8, 2025
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The new war on words

Many on the political right accuse the left of policing what people can and can't say. Now, the Trump administration is cracking down on words related to diversity and inclusion. Has a so-called 'woke right' replaced the so-called 'woke left?'

Upcoming series from On Point

Falling behind: The miseducation of America's boys

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American boys are falling behind in academics as early as eight years old. It’s a gap that only grows as those boys become men. This special On Point series explores why America’s boys are falling behind in school and what can be done about it.

Apr 7, 2025

From the archive and in the news

J.D. Vance, R-Ohio points toward Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at an Ohio campaign rally in March. (Jeff Dean/AP)

JD Vance and the rise of the 'New Right'

In this week’s Jackpod Meghna and Jack spoke about this episode of On Point from August last year about ‘radical monarchist’ Curtis Yarvin and the so-called New Right movement. To make it easy to find we’re dropping it here again.

Resume45:41Apr 5, 2025
President Donald Trump signs a document in the Oval Office at the White House, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The Jackpod: April Fool

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty looks ahead to April 2nd, what the Trump administration has dubbed Liberation Day, when an array of reciprocal tariffs go into effect.

ResumeFriday, March 28th at 6 AM
President Trump arrives to address a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Jackpod: Outside the beltway

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on emerging angst and growing protests over the Trump administration, far from the centers of political power in Washington D.C.

ResumeFriday, March 21st at 6 AM

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Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point is a unique, curiosity-driven combination of original reporting, newsmaker interviews, first-person stories, and in-depth analysis, making the world more intelligible and humane. When the world is more complicated than ever, we aim to make sense of it together. On Point is produced by WBUR.

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