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Jan 12, 2026 - Many legal experts say the Trump administration's attack on Venezuela broke international law. But Trump doesn’t seem to care. What does that say about...

Nov 14, 2025 - Last month, federal prosecutors indicted an NBA coach and current and former professional basketball players in an illegal sports betting scheme. How the...

May 6, 2021 - From 2001 to 2020, we talk to people who were in the room when warnings were dismissed, or ignored, by the President of the United States.

Oct 28, 2025 - Young adult suicide rates are rising in the U.S. For Americans aged 18 to 27, the rate increased by nearly 20% in the past decade. What’s behind the rise,...

Get ready for your aha moment: Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti pierces your news bubble to expose the whole story. Getting answers to the questions that...

Sep 9, 2025 - River Selby served as a hotshot – an elite wildland firefighter. Selby shares the reality of the life and work of firefighters trying to save America’s...

Oct 30, 2025 - For 20 years, journalist Katie Herzog tried to stop drinking. But nothing seemed to work. Until she stumbled upon a lesser-known path to sobriety.

Jan 1, 2026 - A recent study shows that people using AI to write for them experience some negative cognitive effects. Why? Because there's something special about what...

Dec 25, 2025 - Acclaimed vocal ensemble Blue Heron performs a celebration of Christmas in 16th century Spain, from mystical motets to vivacious villancicos. The group’s...

Dec 8, 2025 - A recent analysis finds the majority of presentations at a big annual education research conference were about things like “resistance,” “safe spaces,”...

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Nov 24, 2025 - Some Obamacare subsidies are set to expire at the end of this year. This could double premiums for many enrollees. How a government subsidy that was intended...

Jun 25, 2025 - Sam Altman has been called the face of Artificial Intelligence. To many, he remains an enigma. Wall Street Journal reporter Keach Hagey has the inside story on...

Jul 18, 2025 - Our planet’s rich nature sounds are disappearing, drowned out by human-made noise. Sound recordist Matt Mikkelsen travels the world, listening to and working...

Dec 26, 2025 - YouTube turns 20 this year. The platform now hosts 20 billion videos, and lets basically anyone, anywhere on Earth, create, share and watch. How has YouTube...

Nov 21, 2025 - On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the role that concepts of power, liberty and conspiracy played in the American Revolution. (Inspired by Ken Burns’ PBS...

Dec 29, 2025 - Geoffrey Hinton is one of the world’s biggest minds in artificial intelligence. He won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics. Where does he think AI is headed?

Jan 6, 2026 - Humans have been obsessed with fitness for centuries. But how did this fascination start? In the new book “When Fitness Went Global” historian Conor...

Jan 13, 2026 - The Biden Administration's infrastructure act promised more than $1.2 trillion dollars to build up the country. More than five years later, what was built...

Nov 21, 2025 - Intelligence sharing between the U.S. and its allies has long been a powerful national security tool. But recently, some allies have stopped sharing key...

Dec 13, 2025 - Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, joins Meghna at WBUR’s CitySpace to discuss The Atlantic's new project examining America at 250 and...

Nov 20, 2025 - Mathematician Eugenia Cheng wants us to rethink our relationship to math -- and equality. We hear how different paths lead to identical outcomes in math, and...

Nov 26, 2025 - Studies show that feeling grateful can make you more patient, honest, generous and even help with your sleep and immune system. Psychologist David DeSteno on...

Nov 27, 2025 - A stranger holding the door open for you. A friendly wave from a neighbor. An angry driver cuts you off. The new book "The Social Biome" reveals how...

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Dec 4, 2025 - Mark Wolf spent four decades as a judge on the federal bench after being appointed by President Ronald Reagan. But Wolf recently resigned, citing the Trump...

Nov 19, 2025 - JPMorgan aims to become the first major bank fully powered by AI. What does that mean for the future of banking?