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Past Shows — August, 2008
 
 
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Friday, August 29, 2008 at 11:00 am

We talk with the man behind hits by Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and Rufus Wainwright.

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Friday, August 29, 2008 at 10:00 am

Democrats make history in Denver. Our news roundtable looks at how the Democrats made their case for the White House — and looks ahead to the GOP convention in St Paul.

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Friday, August 29, 2008 at 7:06 am

I expected to work hard at the conventions. I didn’t expect to be so moved on a personal level. While the focus of attention was on the big-name politicians, I couldn’t take my eyes off of the delegates…

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Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 7:00 pm

Our coverage from Denver continues live from Invesco Field, the big stadium where Barack Obama makes his convention appeal to the nation.

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Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 5:28 pm

Clear skies over Invesco. The press was allowed in this morning, with “real people” being let in around 1 p.m. An army of cameras already set up by 11 a.m. A Greek temple — or is it a Federal building? — has been constructed as the backdrop for tonight’s festivities…

 
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Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 10:00 am

Our coverage of the Democratic National Convention continues from Denver with top international journalists and a closer look at Obama on the world stage.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 7:00 pm

Our in-depth coverage continues from Denver. We’ll take a closer look at VP pick Joe Biden and what he brings to the ticket.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 5:30 pm

After 4 p.m. Mountain time, the hallways at Denver’s Pepsi Center become like tropical ocean reefs, with a million vibrant fish swimming in every direction — and some really big fish paddling through…

 
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 10:00 am

Our coverage continues from Denver. We’ll talk with Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, and Ishmael Reed about how they’re seeing this historic moment.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 7:00 pm

Our live coverage continues from Denver. We’ll hear from Democratic convention delegates from key battleground states.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 5:05 pm

Talk about uncanny coincidences. Everyone knows that Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at Invesco Field on Thursday night will take place on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech (Aug. 28, 1963)…

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 10:00 am

Our live coverage from Denver continues with a look at progressives versus “Blue Dog” conservatives inside the Democratic Party.

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Monday, August 25, 2008 at 7:00 pm

It’s opening night for the Democratic Convention. We are in Denver as the party comes together to lay out its platform.

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Monday, August 25, 2008 at 4:59 pm

So we’ve made the journey from the confines of Studio 3 at WBUR-Boston to the concourse outside Gate 120 in Denver’s Pepsi Center, On Point’s broadcast home for the next four days…

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Monday, August 25, 2008 at 10:00 am

The curtain goes up on the Democratic Convention in Denver. We’ll be there with up-to-the minute coverage and fresh perspective.

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Friday, August 22, 2008 at 12:05 pm

Lights. Camera. Conventions. On Point hits the road tomorrow morning for Denver and the Democratic National Convention.

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Friday, August 22, 2008 at 11:00 am

Anne of Green Gables turns 100, and looks surprisingly spry. We pay her a visit.

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Friday, August 22, 2008 at 10:00 am

Veepstakes fever. Bloody days in Kabul. And Russians commandeer American Humvees in Georgia. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 12:08 pm

Listening to our first hour this morning, I was struck by several comments about the glossy postcard image of China as presented on TV.

 
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Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 11:00 am

A new take on the tuna — the world’s favorite fish — and why we’re in danger of loving it to death.

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Recent Shows
The Future of Aging
Thursday, November 5, 2009 image

A surge of new strategies to “manage” aging — from diets to testosterone. We’ll get the story.

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Climate, Congress & Copenhagen
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The Copenhagen climate conference is one month away. US climate action is going nowhere in Congress. We’ll look at the global implications of America’s domestic climate politics.

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On Point Blog
California, here we come! And we need your questions!

On Point is headed west!
No, no. Not for good. Only for one show. But it’s a very special show!  The NPR station in Thousand Oaks, California – KCLU – is celebrating their 15th anniversary. We’re lucky to have been on their airwaves for nearly seven years, and they invited us out west to host a live [...]

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For Love of Science – or Money?

A new study supports the idea that U.S. dominance in engineering and science is threatened — but not for lack of training and education. It has more to do with a lack of social and economic incentives.

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Matthew Hoh’s Resignation Letter

Matthew Hoh, a former Marine captain, became the first foreign service official to publicly resign in protest over the war in Afghanistan. The move has generated a lot of reaction. You can read Hoh’s resignation letter, posted by The Washington Post, which reported on it here.

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