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Friday, March 5, 2010 at 11:00 am

“Avatar,” “Hurt Locker,” Cameron, Bigelow — and much more, as we preview the Oscars.

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Friday, February 26, 2010 at 2:45 pm

We had a great crew in the studio today to talk about Lydia Diamond’s new play, “Stick Fly.” It’s currently being produced in Boston by the Huntington Theatre Company. You can see some photos below we shot during the broadcast.

 
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 11:00 am

The Oscar buzz says it’s a big year for Hollywood women. We look past the hype with The New York Times’ Manohla Dargis and The Daily Beast’s Nicole LaPorte.

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Monday, November 30, 2009 at 11:00 am

We’ll look at big-time, big-money college football, and where the game goes from here, with former player and author of “Bowled Over.”

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Friday, September 25, 2009 at 5:41 pm

“Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner talks about the Emmy-winning show’s new season: “I have a theme for the season. I always have an idea of what I’m trying to express…. Season Three to me is about chaos.”

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Friday, September 18, 2009 at 11:00 am

Actress, filmmaker, and model Isabella Rossellini on her new sex-in-nature project, “Green Porno,” and a life in front of the camera.

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Friday, September 4, 2009 at 11:00 am

Glee club drama. Courteney Cox as a cougar. The entire human race blacks out. We’ll get the scoop on TV’s fall lineup.

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Friday, July 10, 2009 at 11:00 am

It’s summertime, and vacations aren’t easy. We’ll look at restorative getaways on the cheap — and creative “staycations” — in the tough economy of summer ‘09.

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Friday, January 16, 2009 at 11:00 am

Surprise hit “Slumdog Millionaire” swept the Golden Globes — and it’s a top Oscar contender. Now critics and moviegoers, from Cleveland to Mumbai, are talking about it.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 11:00 am

We’ll talk with razor-tongued comedienne Joan Rivers about her long life in the spotlight and what she’s thinking now.

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Friday, December 12, 2008 at 11:00 am

We’re going with the critics to the holiday movies — “Australia,” “Revolutionary Road,” “Valkyrie,” “Cadillac Records,” and many more.

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On Point Today
T.C. Boyle and “The Women”
Monday, March 15, 2010

Novelist T.C. Boyle on his book “The Women,” and the tempestuous love life of Frank Lloyd Wright. (Rebroadcast)

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‘Millennials’ on America’s Future
Monday, March 15, 2010

Country’s in a crunch. We’ll sit down with young Americans — “millennials,” age 18 to 29 — to hear how they see the nation and their future.

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Recent Shows
AfroReggae and Rio’s Favelas
Friday, March 12, 2010

AfroReggae’s music takes on the drug lords in the streets of Rio. We’ll hear the battle.

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Week in the News
Friday, March 12, 2010 Vice President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks at Tel Aviv University in Israel on Thursday, March 11, 2010. (AP)

Earmarks in the hot seat. Joe Biden in Israel. “Jihad Jane” in Pennsylvania. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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On Point Blog
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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The Supreme Court’s Radio Silence

For radio listeners, a key element of our conversation about the Supreme Court gun-rights case was conspicuously absent: the audio recording of the oral arguments. Here’s why.

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