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On Point is public radio's live morning news program - covering each day's important news developments and conducting conversations with newsmakers and thinkers from all around the world.

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Thu, May 24

Ancient Survivors

Horseshoe crabs, velvet worms - snails, clams, lizards and more. We'll explore the world's oldest creatures. Survivors. Untouched by time.
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Thu, May 24

Teenage Diabetes Rates Soar

We look at the soaring rate of teenage diabetes in this country, and ask what in the world are we doing to our kids?
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Wed, May 23

Predator Nation

"Inside Job" director Charles Ferguson on Wall Street now, and the crisis still to be addressed.
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Tue, May 22

Solar Panels From China

The U.S. has slapped big tariffs on Chinese solar panels. So, what do we need more? To go green or buy American?
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Mon, May 21

Minority Births Outnumber White Births

A majority minority births now in the USA. We'll ask what that means.
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Mon, May 21

How Europe Theatens The World Economy

The threat from Greece to Europe and the world economy. Your economy.
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Fri, May 18

Church And State In America

Roger Williams, and the history that set the table.
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Fri, May 18

Week In The News: JP Morgan, Facebook, Europe Struggles

JP Morgan loses it. Europe wobbles. Facebook fever. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
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Thu, May 17

Novelist Hilary Mantel On The Age Of Henry VIII

We go back to the deadly intrigues in the court of Henry VIII with celebrated "Wolf Hall" author, Hilary Mantel.
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Thu, May 17

The Class Of 2012 On Jobs

Caps, gowns, and a still tough economy. We'll talk with the Class of 2012 about jobs, strategies, and how the real world looks from Graduation Day.
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Wed, May 16

Lizz Winstead

Comedian Lizz Winstead, co-creator of "The Daily Show" is with us, on the truth in humor.
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Wed, May 16

Special Interests And The Democratic Party

Democrats charge Republicans with being prisoners of special interests. A young conservative turns that charge around.
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Tue, May 15

Attachment Parenting Examined

A breast-feeding three-year-old - and mom - on the cover of Time Magazine. We'll talk with the guru of "attachment parenting."
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Tue, May 15

The Future Of The Volcker Rule

Two billion dollars lost in a flash by JP Morgan. Is this an argument for the Volcker rule - cracking down on speculative bets by the banks?
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Mon, May 14

The Ball: The Object Of The Game

From tennis to soccer to the NBA, the surprising history of why we play ball.
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Mon, May 14

The 1 Percent Speaks

A former Bain Capital man and Romney supporter says income inequality shows our economy is working.
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Mon, May 14

The Ball: The Object Of The Game

From tennis to soccer to the NBA, the surprising history of why we play ball.
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Mon, May 14

The 1 Percent Speaks

A former Bain Capital man and Romney supporter says income inequality shows our economy is working.
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Fri, May 11

Toni Morrison

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison joins us to talk race, war, redemption and her new book, "Home."
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Fri, May 11

Week In The News: Gay Marriage, Bomber Nabbed, France Votes

President Obama backs gay marriage. Big elections shake Europe. A double-agent and Al Qaeda. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind on the headlines.
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Fri, May 11

Toni Morrison

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison joins us to talk race, war, redemption and her new book, "Home."
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Fri, May 11

Week In The News: Gay Marriage, Bomber Nabbed, France Votes

President Obama backs gay marriage. Big elections shake Europe. A double-agent and Al Qaeda. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind on the headlines.
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Thu, May 10

Bay Buchanan: Life As A Single Mother

Conservative pundit Bay Buchanan. She's rallying for Romney and talking life as a single mother.
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Thu, May 10

Obama Backs Same-Sex Marriage

President Obama declares support for same-sex marriage. We'll look at the politics of gay marriage.
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Thu, May 10

Bay Buchanan: Life As A Single Mother

Conservative pundit Bay Buchanan. She's rallying for Romney and talking life as a single mother.
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Thu, May 10

Obama Backs Same-Sex Marriage

President Obama declares support for same-sex marriage. We'll look at the politics of gay marriage.
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Wed, May 9

Bomb Plot Foiled

The CIA says it's stopped an al-Qaida plot to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner. We'll go deep on how they spotted the plot and the bomb threat now.
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Wed, May 9

Bomb Plot Foiled

The CIA says it's stopped an al-Qaida plot to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner. We'll go deep on how they spotted the plot and the bomb threat now.
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Tue, May 8

Rhetoric's Political Punch

Language and politics. We'll look at the power of rhetoric from Aristotle to Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
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Tue, May 8

Voting Out Austerity

France and Greece vote out austerity. We'll look at what their elections mean for Europe's debt crisis and the world.
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