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Past Shows — March, 2009
 
 
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 11:00 am

The 19th-century botanical journeys of the great John Muir, and how those trails and plants look today.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 10:00 am

Former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson says the U.S. is still a prisoner of the financial industry, and needs to make a break.

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Monday, March 30, 2009 at 11:00 am

We listen to the President’s big speech on the U.S. auto industry and ask what it means for Detroit.

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Monday, March 30, 2009 at 10:00 am

A new plan for Afghanistan. Pakistan, too. We’ll look at the Obama strategy and what it’s up against.

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Friday, March 27, 2009 at 11:00 am

We talk with the Blind Boys of Alabama about their new album, and making music, “Down in New Orleans.”

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Friday, March 27, 2009 at 10:00 am

The President spells out his Afghan plan. Geithner rolls out new regs. Wrangling over the budget. Hillary Clinton talks drugs in Mexico. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 11:00 am

Alaska’s Mt. Redoubt is one active volcano. And other volcanoes are roaring or rumbling. We’ll ask vulcanologists what’s going on.

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Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 10:00 am

Home sales ticking up. Is it time to bid, to buy, to rent, or still to run? We dig in.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 11:00 am

Iconic feminist Germaine Greer joins us with her re-imagined life of Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 10:00 am

Living “Plan B.” We’ll hear from a roundtable of Americans about setbacks — new jobs, maybe whole new careers — and how they’re faring.

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 11:00 am

Hoop dreams, pushing ever-younger, and the story of one 13-year-old now groomed for basketball stardom.

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 10:47 am

Yes, at last, we’re on Twitter: @OnPointRadio. We’re off an running as of this morning. You’ll see we need followers!
I’m doing the “tweeting” right now, and I’ll have help along the way from other On Point staffers.  If you’re on Twitter yourself (as I know many of you must be), tell us what you want to see [...]

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 10:00 am

We’ll look at Michelle Obama in the White House, and the message — from garden to glamour to soup line — of the new first lady.

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Monday, March 23, 2009 at 11:00 am

Does the test designed to detect prostate cancer save lives? Two new studies raise big questions.

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Monday, March 23, 2009 at 10:00 am

The president applies a full-court press. We ask three experts to grade the administration on banks, bailouts, and its “new deal” so far.

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Friday, March 20, 2009 at 11:00 am

Bestselling Irish author Maeve Binchy on her latest novel and a lifetime writing about relationships and romance.

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Friday, March 20, 2009 at 10:00 am

Bonus fever. The Fed prints a trillion dollars. The pope disses condoms in Africa. Our news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 6:30 pm

I loved hearing Monica Guzman in today’s hour on the future of news, especially local news. She’s a young reporter at SeattlePI.com, and was the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s first online reporter. She’s now one of the 20 remaining staffers who will define what the online-only reincarnation of that newspaper will be. A lot is riding on [...]

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Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 11:00 am

More newspapers bite the dust. Will a million bloggers save, maybe even improve, the news? Or not?

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Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 10:00 am

In a global economy in trouble, we’ll get the big view from India, with super-entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani.

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On Point Today
The Bandwidth Crunch
Monday, March 22, 2010

The coming bandwidth crunch. Does the U.S. economy have the broadband Internet capacity to surge again?

 
Health Care Reform and History
Monday, March 22, 2010

We’ll look at how the epic battle over health care compares to other defining reform moments in U.S. history.

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Recent Shows
The Stieg Larsson Story
Friday, March 19, 2010

“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” the Swedish thriller that’s sweeping the globe — and the death of its author, Stieg Larsson.

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Week in the News
Friday, March 19, 2010

The health care climax looms. The president signs a jobs bill. And murder in Mexico hits home. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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On Point Blog
Sonny Rollins on Race and Jazz’s Future

Jazz legend Sonny Rollins joined us to reflect on his storied career and give us his thoughts on the future of music. To celebrate his 80th birthday, the hugely influential tenor saxophonist is embarking on yet another national tour.

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IED’s in Afghanistan: Hard Numbers

The Department of Defense provided On Point with some statistics about IED attacks in Afghanistan, where there has been an increase in the use of such weapons over the past 14 months. It’s striking to see the spike in numbers — from 2,677 IED incidents in 2007 to 8,159 last year.

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Christopher Hill: U.S. Troop Withdrawal ‘On Schedule’

U.S. Ambassaor to Iraq Christopher Hill spoke with On Point live from Baghdad today as early voting gets underway, part of the run-up to Sunday’s elections. “So far so good,” Hill said, despite scattered violence. Hill said that the plan to withdraw U.S. combat troops by Sept. 1, and to leave only a residual advisory force of 50,000 or fewer, remains “very much on schedule.” Observers worry that a spike in violence could derail that timeline.

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