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The Jackpod: A rough start for Gen Z
Oct 19, 2026
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Can the U.S. and Canada still be friends?
Oct 16, 2026
36m 05s
The political scramble for the new South
Oct 15, 2026
38m 24s
Who owns America's farmland?
Oct 14, 2026
36m 23s
AI is steamrolling through math. Why does that matter?
Oct 13, 2026
39m 51s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/19/26 |  The Jackpod: A rough start for Gen Z | On Point news analyst Jack Beatty looks into the impact that AI is having on the job market for Gen Z graduates and the difference that choice of college major can make. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 25m 47s | ||||||
| 10/16/26 |  Can the U.S. and Canada still be friends? | President Trump's war on Canada is intensifying -- from high tariffs and import bans to public personal attacks. How Canadians view Trump's trade war -- and the future of U.S.-Canada relations. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 36m 05s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 |  The political scramble for the new South | The South is the fastest-growing region in the U.S., with states like Georgia and Texas seeing a surge of younger and more diverse people. Experts say that could mean generational political shifts in the Sun Belt. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 38m 24s | ||||||
| 10/14/26 |  Who owns America's farmland? | More than 20% of all farmland in Iowa is owned by someone, or some company, out of state. That's pushing land prices up, and it's becoming a major issue in the governor's race. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 36m 23s | ||||||
| 10/13/26 |  AI is steamrolling through math. Why does that matter? | AI is solving some of the toughest math problems in the world, including ones that have stumped mathematicians for decades. What it means for human ingenuity when there are no more hard problems left to solve. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 39m 51s | ||||||
| 10/12/26 |  Tales of shipwrecks from around the world | Marine archaeologist Sean Kingsley has explored more than 350 shipwrecks -- from pirate ships in the Bahamas to British India Steam Navigation ships off the coast of Ireland. We ask him what discoveries he’s made so far and what else he hopes to find. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 35m 51s | ||||||
| 10/12/26 |  The Jackpod: Above it all | On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on why Democrats need to embrace the "sticky symbolism" of billionaire private jets. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 26m 03s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 |  Senior Class: Generational solidarity | A more diverse distribution of money and power could potentially benefit people of all ages. But to get there, what steps can we take toward intergenerational justice? *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 47m 35s | ||||||
| 10/8/26 |  Senior Class: Old dogs, old tricks | Since 2017, the number of CEOs in their late 60s has doubled for Fortune 500 companies. What happens when our country’s most powerful business leaders don’t retire? *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 47m 26s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 |  Senior Class: Old money | The Baby Boomer generation holds most of the country’s wealth. The top 10% of Boomers have some $55 trillion in assets. What effect does that lopsided wealth have on our economy and society? *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 46m 54s | ||||||
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| 10/6/26 |  Senior Class: The silver ballot box | Old voters dominate the ballot box in local, primary, and at times, national elections. They ensure issues like Social Security and Medicare drive the national conversation. How strong is this group's sway on electoral politics in the U.S.? *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 46m 55s | ||||||
| 10/5/26 |  Senior Class: The oldigarchy | Older Americans control more political power and wealth than ever before. It's the topic of a special series from On Point all this week -- starting with America's aging politicians. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 46m 50s | ||||||
| 10/5/26 |  The Jackpod: One war at a time | On Point news analyst Jack Beatty brings historical context to analysis that President Trump’s war with Iran has no realistic off-ramp. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 32m 17s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 |  A road trip through American history✨ | American historyhistoric sites+3 | Beverly Gage | WBUR | — | American historyBeverly Gage+4 | — | 40m 06s | |
| 10/1/26 |  Ex-Republican Sarah Longwell says she knows how to defeat Trumpism | After spending 8 years running focus groups with voters, the former Republican operative and Never-Trumper says she knows not only how voters think but why they vote the way they do. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 45m 40s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 |  Inside the life of a 'degenerate' sports gambler✨ | sports gamblingaddiction+3 | McKay Coppins | Atlantic | U.S. | sports bettinggambling addiction+3 | — | 41m 39s | |
| 9/29/26 |  How the 'super' El Niño could reshape global weather | El Niño has become an annual global climate phenomenon. But this year, scientists are warning of a record-setting 'super' El Niño. What that could mean for the weather everywhere on planet earth. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 39m 56s | ||||||
| 9/28/26 |  The forgotten history of Britain's slave trade | The UK abolished the slave trade more than 200 years ago. But the wealth it created still shapes the country today. A new database reveals the businesses, families and monarchs enriched by slavery. And it’s forcing a reckoning in the UK that's long overdue. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 42m 03s | ||||||
| 9/28/26 |  The Jackpod: Ten seconds to midnight | On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on why the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has set its Doomsday Clock at 85 seconds to midnight, its highest estimate of the likelihood of global catastrophe. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 42m 03s | ||||||
| 9/25/26 |  The bored and the beautiful: How the smartphone killed boredom | Social media. Streaming. Swiping. Today, it's normal to reach for our phones when we're bored. But researchers say passive boredom like scrolling is not the kind of boredom that sparks creativity. How can we reclaim boredom in the digital age? *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 38m 16s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 |  What we can actually do to save the planet | An ever-warming world, rising sea levels, shrinking glaciers — it’s easy to despair over the climate crisis. But scientist Tim Lenton says not every tipping point leads to doom. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 39m 25s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 |  Is the meaning of family changing? | Family estrangement – cutting ties with a parent, grandparent, or sibling – is often seen as at odds with the meaning of family as we know it. Sociologist and author Rin Reczek says it’s time to rethink what family means and what we expect from it. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 40m 47s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 |  Is your driver's license on the dark web? | 153 million U.S. drivers' licenses were hacked and put up for sale on the Dark Web. That's more than half of all licensed drivers. How that happened and what it says about who's doing what with our data. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 38m 01s | ||||||
| 9/21/26 |  The sound of the land before time | What did the Jurassic world actually sound like? Using fossils and AI, scientists have reconstructed the calls of insects that lived alongside the dinosaurs. The result is the closest we've ever come to hearing prehistoric Earth. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 40m 24s | ||||||
| 9/21/26 |  The Jackpod: What hath the godly wrought | On Point news analyst Jack Beatty looks into the devotion of white evangelical Americans to Donald Trump and the power of political Christianity. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint | 33m 20s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | e-bike regulationpublic safety+3 | — | e-bikesWBUR | U.S. | e-bikesregulation+4 | — | 37m 25s | ||
| 9/7/26 | educationtechnology+3 | — | U.S. school districts | — | teachersscreens+3 | — | 40m 25s | ||
| 9/7/26 | politicsdemagoguery+3 | Jack Beatty | WBUR | — | politiciansoffice+3 | — | 35m 47s | ||
| 9/4/26 | ghostspsychology+3 | Melissa Maffeo | WBUR | — | ghostspsychology+5 | — | 37m 58s | ||
| 9/3/26 | toxic wastewaterfracking+3 | — | WBUR | Marietta, Ohio | toxic wastewaterfracking+4 | — | 35m 24s | ||
| 9/2/26 | public backlashFlock cameras+3 | — | FlockWBUR | America | Flock cameraspublic safety+3 | — | 40m 13s | ||
| 9/1/26 | navigationGPS+3 | — | Google Maps | — | blue dotnavigation+5 | — | 39m 59s | ||
| 8/31/26 | working classblue collar workers+3 | — | WBUR | — | working classblue collar+3 | — | 42m 25s | ||
| 8/31/26 | government educationpolitical understanding+3 | Sharon McMahon | On PointWBUR | — | governmentpolitics+5 | — | 34m 53s | ||
| 8/28/26 | ladybugspoaching+3 | — | WBUROn Point | — | ladybugspoaching+5 | — | 36m 29s | ||
| 7/20/26 | food wasteexpiration dates+3 | — | CaliforniaOn Point+1 | — | food wasteexpiration dates+3 | — | 44m 11s | ||
| 7/17/26 | mathinequality+3 | Eugenia Cheng | WBUR | — | mathinequality+4 | — | 35m 19s | ||
| 7/16/26 | immigrationU.S.–Mexico border+3 | — | — | El Paso, TexasU.S.–Mexico border+1 | El Pasoimmigration+5 | — | 36m 22s | ||
| 7/15/26 | communismsocialism+4 | — | — | — | communismsocialism+4 | — | 37m 16s | ||
| 7/14/26 | blind spotsAI+3 | — | WBUR | — | blind spotsAI+5 | — | 36m 39s | ||
| 7/13/26 | underdog storiessports+3 | — | WBUR | — | underdogsports fans+3 | — | 38m 41s | ||
| 7/13/26 | podcast hiatusexclusive content+1 | — | On Point ClubWBUR | — | JackpodOn Point+3 | — | 1m 10s | ||
| 7/10/26 | wildfiresAI technology+3 | — | AI camerasvegetation-munching robots+1 | U.S. | wildfiresAI+4 | — | 37m 35s | ||
| 7/9/26 | economypersonal finance+3 | — | On PointWBUR | — | economyfinance+3 | — | 38m 02s | ||
| 7/8/26 | pancreatic cancernew treatment+3 | — | the pillWBUR | — | pancreatic cancertreatment+3 | — | 37m 14s | ||
| 6/12/26 | eldest daughter syndromebirth order+3 | — | WBUR | — | eldest daughterbirth order+3 | — | 38m 20s | ||
| 6/11/26 | Lyme diseasehealth policy+3 | — | Trump Administration | — | Lyme diseasehealth+5 | — | 35m 40s | ||
| 6/10/26 | birthright citizenshipSupreme Court+3 | Heather Cox Richardson | Supreme CourtPresident Trump+2 | — | birthright citizenshipSupreme Court+3 | — | 36m 32s | ||
| 6/9/26 | John Quincy Adamsanti-slavery+3 | — | Congress | — | John Quincy Adamspresident+3 | — | 37m 20s | ||
| 6/8/26 | progressive achievementsuniversal childcare+3 | Michelle Lujan Grisham | WBUR | New Mexico | New MexicoMichelle Lujan Grisham+3 | — | 48m 38s | ||
| 6/8/26 | immigrationU.S. policy+3 | Jack Beatty | White House | — | immigrantsStephen Miller+3 | — | 48m 28s | ||
| 6/5/26 | CDCEbola+4 | — | Centers for Disease ControlTrump administration | — | CDCEbola+3 | — | 40m 44s | ||
| 6/3/26 | U.S.-China relationsTrump summit+3 | — | On PointWBUR | ChinaU.S. | TrumpXi+5 | — | 39m 49s | ||
| 6/2/26 | AItechnology+3 | — | WBUR | — | Pope Leo XIVAI+3 | — | 37m 01s | ||
| 5/8/26 | creativityconstraints+3 | — | WBUR | — | think outside the boxcreativity+3 | — | 39m 28s | ||
| 5/7/26 | authoritarianismpolitics+3 | — | WBUR | United States | authoritarian leadersdictators+3 | — | 35m 57s | ||
| 5/6/26 | farmingregulation+3 | — | RoundupSupreme Court | — | Roundupfarming+3 | — | 38m 34s | ||
| 5/5/26 | marathonathletics+4 | — | — | — | sub-two hour marathonLondon marathon+4 | — | 38m 58s | ||
| 5/4/26 | Supreme Courtpolitical partisanship+4 | Sarah Isgur | SCOTUSblogWBUR | — | Supreme Courtpolitical partisanship+4 | — | 48m 15s | ||
| 5/4/26 | Moscow show trialTrump nominees+3 | Jack Beatty | On PointWBUR | — | Moscow show trialTrump nominees+3 | — | 34m 51s | ||
| 4/30/26 | domestic terrorismbeliefs+3 | — | Justice Department | — | domestic terrorismDonald Trump+4 | — | 38m 16s | ||
| 4/29/26 | folic acidcorn tortillas+3 | — | FDA | CaliforniaAlabama+1 | folic acidcorn tortillas+4 | — | 34m 56s | ||
| 4/28/26 | technologyAI+3 | — | Silicon ValleyAI+1 | — | tokenmaxxingAI consumption+3 | — | 35m 35s | ||
| 4/27/26 | AI policytechnology regulation+3 | Dean Ball | Trump White House | — | AI revolutionTrump administration+3 | — | 36m 38s | ||
| 4/27/26 | Jackpodbehind the scenes+2 | — | WBUR | — | JackpodOn Point+3 | — | 1m 03s | ||
| 4/24/26 | picky eatersAmerican children+3 | Helen Veit | WBUR | — | picky eaterschildren's food preferences+5 | — | 35m 06s | ||
| 4/23/26 | prison reformrehabilitation+3 | — | CaliforniaPennsylvania+2 | U.S. | prison modelrehabilitation+5 | — | 37m 45s | ||
| 4/22/26 | auto-brewery syndromeblood alcohol level+3 | — | WBUR | — | auto-brewery syndromeblood alcohol+3 | — | 34m 33s | ||
| 4/21/26 | judicial opinionsexecutive power+3 | — | Trump administrationWBUR | — | Trumpjudges+4 | — | 37m 20s | ||
| 4/20/26 | politicsreligion+3 | — | Catholic Church | — | TrumpPope+3 | — | 34m 14s | ||
| 4/20/26 | authoritarianismmilitary+3 | Jack Beatty | On PointWBUR | — | authoritarianismmilitary+3 | — | 46m 35s | ||
| 4/17/26 | accentscultural background+4 | — | WBUR | — | accentcultural identity+4 | — | 37m 26s | ||
| 4/16/26 | housinghomelessness+3 | Katie Wilson | WBUR | Seattle | SeattleKatie Wilson+5 | — | 1h 30m 19s | ||
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Chart history for On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
Peaked at #89 in United States, currently #89 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | #89 | #89 | — |
| GR | — | #129 | #129 | — |
| CL | — | #159 | #159 | — |
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3 placements across 3 markets.
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3 placements across 3 markets.