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on point

Airs weekdays 9PM on AM 820

A hybrid of a talk program and a newsmagazine, On Point puts each day's news into context and provides a lively forum for discussion and debate

Last Updated: August 20, 2008 08:34 am


On Point - Rick Bragg

Author Rick Bragg on his Deep South memoir of a difficult father "The Prince of Frogtown."


On Point - America's Real Estate Picture

Housing prices nationwide continue to plummet in the latest numbers. We'll check in around the country from Boston to LA, and in between, to ask if housing is finally bottoming out.


On Point - Raising a Well-Rounded Kid

A new book on parenting says you can shrug off the culture of “cool” and nurture well-rounded kids in a grow-up-too-fast world.


On Point - Nancy Pelosi

We talk with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi about her rise to power, battles with Bush, an unpopular Congress, and the '08 elections.


On Point - Business Lingo

Are you a multi-slacker? A matador? A frazz master? We'll look at the weird new vocabulary of today's business world.


On Point - The Postville Raid

A huge immigration raid on an Iowa meatpacking plant in May sent shockwaves all the way to Washington. Now, stark revelations on conditions in that plant. We investigate.


On Point - Man on Wire

Philippe Petit walked a high wire between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Now they're gone. He looks back.


On Point - Whatever Happened to the 'Genocide Olympics'?

The Beijing Olympics are about to open. Whatever happened to all the campaigns to leverage China -- on Darfur and more -- with the Games?


On Point - The Marriage Benefit

A defense of marriage. A new book says staying in that long-term relationship can give purpose and meaning.


On Point - Week in the News

Obama abroad. McCain on the homefront. The House passes a housing bill. Karadzic caught. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.