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Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 11:00 am

Robots among us. iRobot CEO Colin Angle on the business and science of robotics now.

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Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 10:00 am

Debate mounts over a “Stimulus II.” But with talk of a “fiscal train wreck,” can America afford to spend more on stimulus? Top Obama advisor Christina Romer weighs in.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 11:00 am

The Catholic Church in Rome moves to scrutinize — maybe rein in — American nuns. We’ll talk with sisters on the front lines.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 10:00 am

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya comes to Washington for help. We’ll ask what the coup against him means for Honduras, and for democracy in Latin America.

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 11:00 am

Writer Reihan Salam says that, as men lose jobs, the greatest effect of our Great Recession may be the “death of macho.”

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 10:00 am

President Obama, in Russia, talking nukes and geopolitics. We’ll hear from former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski and more.

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Monday, July 6, 2009 at 11:00 am

Scientists report that widely used chemicals — endocrine disruptors — are causing serious health problems in humans. We ask what the government is, and is not, doing about it.

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Monday, July 6, 2009 at 10:00 am

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s out-of-the-blue resignation. We ask what it means for her future — and for the GOP.

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Friday, July 3, 2009 at 11:00 am

Tunes from old Appalachia with a new bluegrass twist. The hit folk band “Crooked Still” plays for us in our studio.

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Friday, July 3, 2009 at 10:00 am

A U.S. offensive in Afghanistan. Al Franken heads to the Senate. Mark Sanford keeps talking. And unemployment keeps rising. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 11:00 am

Author Rick Bass walks us through the changing seasons of the Montana wilderness, in his new book, “The Wild Marsh.”

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Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 10:00 am

Former FDA chief David Kessler took on Big Tobacco. Now he tells us how the food industry plays with our brain chemistry, and turns us into hyper-eaters.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 11:00 am

Psychoanalyst Adam Phillips explains how kindness went out of fashion, and why we need it more than ever.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 10:00 am

Barack Obama came to Washington promising serious action on climate change. The climate bill that passed the House last Friday is hailed as an historic first step. We’ll look at what’s in it, what it’s up against, and whether it’s enough.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 11:00 am

Naomi Shelton has been singing gospel all her life, and just released her first album, at age 66. She joins us.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 10:00 am

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of white firefighters in New Haven, Connecticut, reversing a decision endorsed by Judge Sonia Sotomayor. We’ll look at the case, and what it means for affirmative action.

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Monday, June 29, 2009 at 11:00 am

Karl Greenfeld grew up in the shadow of an autistic brother. He’ll talk about his new book, “Boy Alone.”

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Monday, June 29, 2009 at 10:00 am

Tuesday, June 30th, U.S. combat troops will be all but gone from Iraqi cities. We’ll talk with two reporters, an American and an Iraqi, about where the pullout leaves Iraq.

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On Point Today
Hour 2
Robots Among Us
Thursday, July 9, 2009 image

Robots among us. iRobot CEO Colin Angle on the business and science of robotics now.

Comments [37]
 
Hour 1
Stimulus, Part Two?
Thursday, July 9, 2009 image

Debate mounts over a “Stimulus II.” But with talk of a “fiscal train wreck,” can America afford to spend more on stimulus? Top Obama advisor Christina Romer weighs in.

Comments [46]

Recent Shows
U.S. Nuns and the Vatican
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 image

The Catholic Church in Rome moves to scrutinize — maybe rein in — American nuns. We’ll talk with sisters on the front lines.

Comments [43]
 
Trouble in Honduras
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 image

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya comes to Washington for help. We’ll ask what the coup against him means for Honduras, and for democracy in Latin America.

Comments [48]
On Point Blog
Christina Romer on the Stimulus

Christina Romer, chair of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, joined us in our first hour today to talk about the economy and the debate over whether a second round of stimulus is needed. Asked about Vice President Biden’s recent remarks, that the administration had “misread how bad the economy was,” she replied:  “It’s important to realize [...]

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Ten Minutes with Brzezinski

Former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski joined Tom from Washington, D.C. this morning and shared his impressions of President Obama’s first face-to-face meetings with Russia’s leaders. 

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India, China and the Climate

The passage of the House climate bill – discussed in our first hour today – has been greeted with enthusiasm in many quarters. But in some ways, the real question is whether a global framework can be established in Copenhagen in December, when countries will negotiate a new international treaty to curb greenhouse gases.

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