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JD Vance and the rise of the 'New Right'

On Point 05 Apr 2025
In this week’s Jackpod Meghna and Jack spoke about this episode of On Point from August last year about ‘radical monarchist’ Curtis Yarvin and the so-called New Right movement. To make it easy to find we’re dropping it here again ... .
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The Jackpod: Follow the frogs

On Point 04 Apr 2025
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on Donald Trump’s musings about being president for a third term and what paths might exist for that to happen ... .
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Trump v. big law

On Point 04 Apr 2025
President Trump has signed several Executive Orders targeting law firms who have challenged his agenda or hired his political enemies. Many in the legal community worry about the impact this could have on the overall legal system ... .
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How the mariner shortage could impact maritime security

On Point 03 Apr 2025
The merchant marines are sometimes referred to as the "fourth arm of national defense." So what does a shortage mean for American security? ... .
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'I thought I was doing something good': The scam that took Judith Boivin's life savings

On Point 02 Apr 2025
Rebroadcast ... She is not alone ... .
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'The federal workforce feels tormented': Federal employees on the consequences of losing their jobs

On Point 01 Apr 2025
They used to work in now-shuttered regional social security offices, or protecting our National Parks or nuclear security. Then President Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE terminated their positions -- and thousands more ... .
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What does China make of the chaos in the U.S.?

On Point 31 Mar 2025
Escalating trade wars, disputes with allies, group chats with top U.S. officials' attack plans. What does the second Trump administration look like from China? ... .
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Banned from speaking in public, Afghan women tell us their stories

On Point 29 Mar 2025
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The Jackpod: April Fool

On Point 28 Mar 2025
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty looks ahead to April 2nd, what the Trump administration has dubbed Liberation Day, when an array of reciprocal tariffs go into effect ... .
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How to move from languishing to flourishing

On Point 28 Mar 2025
Rebroadcast. Languishing ... .
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America's gold fever

On Point 27 Mar 2025
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How Trump plans to get government out of the mortgage business

On Point 26 Mar 2025
Mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been under government conservatorship since 2008. President Trump wants to privatize them. But what could that mean for America's mortgage market? ... .
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The dirty truth about the global waste trade

On Point 25 Mar 2025
Americans throw away more than 15 billion pounds of electronic waste every year. In his new book 'Waste Wars,' Alexander Clapp reveals how millions of pounds of our trash get shipped around the world, making a few people rich and many people sick ... .
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The most powerful tech mogul you’ve never heard of

On Point 24 Mar 2025
Masayoshi Son is pouring billions of dollars into U.S. artificial intelligence and flexing his ties to President Donald Trump. Who is this Japanese billionaire and what does he want? ... .
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The Jackpod: Outside the beltway

On Point 21 Mar 2025
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on emerging angst and growing protests over the Trump administration, far from the centers of political power in Washington D.C ... .

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