On Point | Podcast

By: WBUR
  • Summary

  • 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.
    Copyright Trustees of Boston University
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Episodes
  • The ‘Godfather of AI’ says we can’t afford to get it wrong
    Jan 10 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?

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    47 mins
  • The Jackpod: Casualties of war
    Jan 10 2025

    On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the causes and consequences of the U.S.’s decade-long war with ISIS and its impact on American democracy.

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    35 mins
  • 'I thought I was doing something good': The scam that took Judith Boivin's life savings
    Jan 9 2025

    Judith Boivin thought she was helping the FBI go after drug traffickers. But in reality she had fallen victim to an elaborate plot to rob her of her retirement savings. She is not alone. How elaborate new scams are trapping well-meaning Americans.

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    48 mins

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