Hosted by award-winning journalist Tom Ashbrook, On Point is broadcast for two hours daily across the country on NPR. The show’s lively conversation covers everything from breaking news to ancient poetry, and features writers, politicians, journalists, artists, scientists and ordinary citizens from around the world.
Broadcast live from 10 a.m. to noon ET, with listener call-in, from WBUR in Boston, the show airs on more than 210 NPR stations coast to coast.
Tom Ashbrook is On Point’s host and managing editor. Jack Beatty, On Point’s news analyst, appears each Friday on our Week in the News roundtable and on other shows throughout the week.
On Point’s senior producer is Karen Shiffman. Our team of producers includes Julie Diop, Pien Huang, Stefano Kotsonis, Alex Kingsbury, and Sam Gale Rosen. On Point’s director is Eileen Imada and our technical director is James Ross.
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Section 230 protects internet companies from liability for publishing offensive material. Now, there's a move to do something to change section 230. How would it change the internet? -
There's energy and pushback over a big Democratic policy proposal: forgiving student loan debt. We discuss the debate over student loan forgiveness. -
President-Elect Joe Biden has named his new economic team. What do they need to do to truly help Americans, and are they the team to accomplish it? -
Loretta Ross is a Black feminist, activist and scholar. One of her biggest concerns now? The pervasiveness of callout culture. -
At the start of the pandemic, Dr. Ala Stanford heard from her Black friends that they were not able to get coronavirus tests. She decided to change that. -
David Satcher grew up in the segregated south. He went on to serve as the 16th U.S. surgeon general. We talk to him about race, health and the pandemic. -
A nursing assistant and a nurse practitioner share how they're experiencing the coronavirus surge. -
Nine months. 13 million cases. More than 260,000 deaths. How are health care workers doing? -
The dawn of 2020 saw a record number of American children experiencing homelessness. For many of those million-plus children, school was the most reliable place in their life. -
A conversation with journalist Chris Whipple about restoring the CIA and the challenging road ahead for President-elect Joe Biden.
