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 need to be asked, examining our history and the human condition. No topic is too complicated or off the table. It’s all On Point.
On Point | Podcast
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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 need to be asked, examining our history and the human condition. No topic is too complicated or off the table. It’s all On Point.
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Recent Episodes
July 16, 2026
How El Paso shaped modern America
Meghna Chakrabarti explores how El Paso, Texas, profoundly shaped modern America through a century of migration, violence, and memory along the U.S.-Mexico border.
July 15, 2026
The real differences between communism and socialism
Meghna Chakrabarti interviews guests to clarify the distinctions between communism and socialism and their current relevance in American discourse.
July 14, 2026
A master magician on how to avoid your blind spots
Meghna Chakrabarti interviews master magician, [Guest Name], on how to identify and overcome personal blind spots in an age of misinformation.
1,137 total episodes available with 738 transcripts
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