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America’s climate havens of the future

Millions of climate refugees are expected to move north from the South and West in years to come. The mayor of Buffalo, New York says they’ll be welcome.

47:15Sep 27, 2022

Janell Rodriguez hands out humanitarian aide to migrants from Venezuela who are staying at a hotel provided by the El Paso Office of Emergency Management on September 21, 2022 in El Paso, Texas. The Venezuelans stay for a day or two at the hotel before being sent on to a city where their sponsors live. In recent weeks, Venezuelans have arrived in increasing numbers in El Paso. The city has had to scramble to find housing and other aid for the migrants. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

What's behind the recent increase of Venezuelan migrants in Texas

Every day, U.S. border patrol drops off hundreds of Venezuelan refugees in downtown El Paso. From then on, they’re the city’s responsibility. But why?

46:59Sep 26, 2022

In 1979, thousands s march down Pennsylvania Avenue to dramatize their plea for equal rights.

Rebroadcast: In 'Secret City,' author James Kirchick traces the unknown history of gay Washington

Post-World War II, there was something seen as even worse than being a communist in U.S. politics: being gay. We discuss how lives and careers were lost through decades of...

47:33Sep 23, 2022

A Russian soldier atop of a military truck guards the Voznesenka-Agro farm in Melitopol district of Zaporizhzhia region. Russia took control of part of the Zaporizhzhia region quickly after the launch of the military operation in Ukraine. (AP Photo)

Pushback in Russia on Putin's war

With Russia’s military setbacks in Ukraine, there’s been increasingly open criticism of President Putin and his war. We examine Putin's pressure points.

47:10Sep 22, 2022

In ‘Lady Justice,’ Dahlia Lithwick profiles women who used the rule of law to challenge Trumpism

Law journalist Dahlia Lithwick profiles female lawyers and judges who challenged the Trump administration in her new book, 'Lady Justice.'

47:24Sep 21, 2022

Technology workers stand in a group near signage for Google Inc at the Googleplex, the Silicon Valley headquarters of search engine and technology company Google Inc, Mountain View, California, April 7, 2017. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

Rebroadcast: In 'Work Pray Code,' author Carolyn Chen reflects on what happens when we worship work

Many Silicon Valley companies want their software engineers to live for their jobs. And they offer them everything from meals to dry cleaning to spiritual coaches. But is the office...

47:32Sep 20, 2022

Two men hold their interlaced hands in the air as they march with other members and allies of the LGBTQ community to the White House as part of the Pride and Black Lives Matter movements on June 13, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Essential trust: What trust is, why we need it and what happens when it's lost

In an On Point special series "Essential trust," we'll explore how trust is created, from the neural networks of an individual human brain, to institutions and societies at large.

Sep 19, 2022

Chimpanzees Bahati and her baby Baroza at Gombe National Park, Tanzania. (© The Jane Goodall Institute/Anna Mosser)

Essential trust: Trust in the animal kingdom

Jane Goodall formed incredible bonds with chimpanzees in the wild. But were those bonds similar to what we humans experience as trust?

47:20Sep 19, 2022

Remarkable science: How to prepare for the fall season of infectious diseases

Our series of podcast-only episodes called Remarkable Science features conversations with scientists about their work, recorded in front of a virtual audience at WBUR’s CitySpace venue in Boston.

61:51Sep 16, 2022

Madonna Manor maintenance supervisor Lamar Jackson left, stacks bottled water brought by Mac Epps of Mississippi Move, as part of the supply efforts by city councilman and State Rep. De'Keither Stamps to a senior residence in west Jackson, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo)

The Jackson, Mississippi water crisis and America's crumbling water system

Jackson, Mississippi hasn't had safe drinking water for weeks. The city's mayor says the problem's decades in the making. That makes Jackson a lesson for the entire country.

47:14Sep 16, 2022

U.S President Joe Biden gives remarks during an event celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act on the South Lawn of the White House on September 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was passed by the House and Senate and later signed by Biden in August. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

President Biden's anti-crime bill: Will it make America safer?

President Biden's $37 billion anti-crime plan includes funding to hire 100,000 more police. What's actually in the plan?

47:31Sep 15, 2022

Traffic passes the mostly-dimmed German federal Chancellery in the evening on September 10, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. (Adam Berry/Getty Images)

Inside Europe's energy crisis

Russia has cut off energy supplies to Europe. It's causing a crisis. How long can Europe hold on?

47:16Sep 14, 2022

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks with guests during a rally at the UFCW Local 1776 KS headquarters in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., on Saturday, April 16, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Can political ads influence the outcome of an election?

The midterms are coming, and your TV's already been flooded with campaign ads. But do the ads even work? Do they sway voters at all?

47:27Sep 13, 2022

United States Postal Service mail carrier Frank Colon delivers mail amid the coronavirus pandemic in El Paso, Texas. (Paul Ratje/AFP/Getty Images)

Solutions and next steps in saving the U.S. postal service

This year, Congress actually came up with a solution to help the U.S. Postal Service. A bipartisan bill passed that's the biggest financial reform of the Post office in 20...

47:27Sep 12, 2022

Los Angeles-area newspapers headline the death of Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011. (Nick Ut/AP)

The Bin Laden papers, and the inside story of al-Qaida's fall

One decade and 6,000 pages of documents later, the Bin Laden papers have upended our understanding of al-Qaida.

47:25Sep 9, 2022

Banned books are visible at the Central Library, a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library system, in New York City on Thursday, July 7, 2022. The books are banned in several public schools and libraries in the U.S., but young people can read digital versions from anywhere through the library. The Brooklyn Public Library offers free membership to anyone in the U.S. aged 13 to 21 who wants to check out and read books digitally in response to the nationwide wave of book censorship and restrictions. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Censorship wars: Why have several communities voted to defund their public libraries?

Some school libraries have been forced to remove controversial books. The threat now is on public libraries, where some communities have recently taken another step -- they've voted to defund...

47:31Sep 8, 2022

Third Grade students participate in the US National Anthem at Highland Elementary School in Las Cruces, New Mexico on March 4, 2022. - In late January, amid staffing shortages due to COVID-19, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham called in National Guard soldiers to fill the rolls of substitute teachers in order to avoid shutting down schools and making children return to remote learning. (Photo by Paul Ratje / AFP) (Photo by PAUL RATJE/AFP via Getty Images)

Education reporter Anya Kamenetz on how the pandemic changed public education

The COVID-19 pandemic completely upended children’s lives as they knew it. What did they lose? We talk to a longtime education reporter about how the pandemic changed her view of...

47:34Sep 7, 2022

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gives an update on the next-generation Starship spacecraft at the company's Texas launch facility on September 28, 2019 in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas. The Starship spacecraft is a massive vehicle meant to take people to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. (Photo by Loren Elliott/Getty Images)

In 'Survival of the Richest,' author Douglas Rushkoff examines the escape plans of the tech elite

In Douglas Rushkoff’s latest book: “Survival of the Richest," we hear how the tech elite are planning to escape the destruction they had a hand in creating.

47:11Sep 6, 2022

Rebroadcast: Inside the lives of social media influencers

The life of a digital influencer. Primp. Place product. Post. And cha-ching! But… that’s not all. “There is such an incredible amount of labor, much of that remains concealed behind...

47:13Sep 5, 2022

At Cedarsong Nature School kids are not just allowed but encouraged to climb trees, even without shoes. (Greg Davis/KCTS)

Rebroadcast: Author Steven Rinella's tips for raising 'outdoor kids in an inside world'

Phones. TVs. Computers, everywhere inside. But outside, how can we help kids see the forest beyond the screens?

47:16Sep 2, 2022

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Pushback in Russia on Putin's war

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Rebroadcast: In 'Work Pray Code,' author Carolyn Chen reflects on what happens when we worship work

Essential trust: What trust is, why we need it and what happens when it's lost

Essential trust: Trust in the animal kingdom

Remarkable science: How to prepare for the fall season of infectious diseases

The Jackson, Mississippi water crisis and America's crumbling water system

President Biden's anti-crime bill: Will it make America safer?

Inside Europe's energy crisis

Can political ads influence the outcome of an election?

Solutions and next steps in saving the U.S. postal service

The Bin Laden papers, and the inside story of al-Qaida's fall

Censorship wars: Why have several communities voted to defund their public libraries?

Education reporter Anya Kamenetz on how the pandemic changed public education

In 'Survival of the Richest,' author Douglas Rushkoff examines the escape plans of the tech elite

Rebroadcast: Inside the lives of social media influencers

Rebroadcast: Author Steven Rinella's tips for raising 'outdoor kids in an inside world'

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America’s climate havens of the future

What's behind the recent increase of Venezuelan migrants in Texas

Rebroadcast: In 'Secret City,' author James Kirchick traces the unknown history of gay Washington

Pushback in Russia on Putin's war

In ‘Lady Justice,’ Dahlia Lithwick profiles women who used the rule of law to challenge Trumpism

Rebroadcast: In 'Work Pray Code,' author Carolyn Chen reflects on what happens when we worship work

Essential trust: What trust is, why we need it and what happens when it's lost

Essential trust: Trust in the animal kingdom

Remarkable science: How to prepare for the fall season of infectious diseases

The Jackson, Mississippi water crisis and America's crumbling water system

President Biden's anti-crime bill: Will it make America safer?

Inside Europe's energy crisis

Can political ads influence the outcome of an election?

Solutions and next steps in saving the U.S. postal service

The Bin Laden papers, and the inside story of al-Qaida's fall

Censorship wars: Why have several communities voted to defund their public libraries?

Education reporter Anya Kamenetz on how the pandemic changed public education

In 'Survival of the Richest,' author Douglas Rushkoff examines the escape plans of the tech elite

Rebroadcast: Inside the lives of social media influencers

Rebroadcast: Author Steven Rinella's tips for raising 'outdoor kids in an inside world'