On Point Radio

09/05/2025

President Trump demanded cuts from private businesses. Blacklisted major law firms. And threatened companies to invest more in America. The uncertain legal landscape for U.S. businesses today.

09/04/2025

AI is doing students’ homework, writing their essays -- and probably replacing a lot of their future jobs. Is it time to rethink what schools are for?

AI is doing students’ homework, writing their essays -- and probably replacing a lot of their future jobs. Is it time to rethink what schools are for?

09/03/2025

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Blight says President Donald Trump is attacking American history and scholarship for political ends. Blight says it’s time for historians to fight back.

09/02/2025

AI is playing a larger role in the job hunting and hiring process. It helps job seekers fine-tune their resumes and cover letters, and employers winnow down applicants. But the new technology isn’t getting it all right.

08/29/2025

"I am seeing a lot of boys struggling academically, socially ... because it is not clear to them what masculinity means anymore."

Teenage boys are experiencing increasing rates of loneliness and suicidal thoughts -- which is having a direct impact on their achievement in school. How can schools address that? The final part in On Point’s special series “Falling Behind: The Miseducation of America’s Boys.”

08/28/2025

Male teachers now make up less than a quarter of the public-school teaching force. What’s driving men away, and what would it take to bring them back?

After decades of decline, male teachers now make up less than a quarter of the public-school teaching force. What’s driving men away, and what would it take to bring them back? On Point’s weeklong series exploring boys and education continues.

08/27/2025

Boys are falling behind in school, and data show Black boys are falling behind the most. What's happening in the classrooms that are bucking that trend?

Data show boys are falling behind in school. Black boys are falling behind the most. What’s happening in classrooms that are bucking that trend? On Point’s weeklong series exploring boys and education continues.

08/26/2025

"If you are seen as a troublemaker by your teacher, that impacts the way that you start to see yourself." How are perceptions about boys’ behavior in the classroom shaping their entire education?

'Boys will be boys.' How are perceptions about boys’ behavior in the classroom shaping their entire education? It’s part two of On Point’s weeklong series, "Falling Behind: The Miseducation of America's Boys."

08/25/2025

As young as eight years old, American boys fall behind girls in education. What do we know about how boys learn -- and could that help explain why they're falling behind?

Boys fall behind girls in education in the U.S. starting as young as eight years old. Understanding how boys learn is key to knowing why that’s happening. It's part one of On Point’s weeklong series “Falling Behind: The Miseducation of America’s Boys.”

08/24/2025

The history of the continent of Africa often centers on colonialism, conquest and conflict. Zeinab Badawi wants to change that. She tells us about Africa's lesser-known historical triumphs and powerful figures:

Everybody’s heard about Ancient Egypt. But just downriver, the kingdom of Kush was one of the most powerful states in the Nile valley. Sudanese-British journalist Zeinab Badawi gives us a lesser-known history of one of Africa’s great historical triumphs.

08/22/2025

"There's something very dehumanizing about swiping through profiles."

Why does modern dating feel so broken? What can we do about it?

The dating scene can be a frustrating place to be right now. From dating app burnout to the struggle to meet IRL, single folks are fed up. Why modern dating feels so broken and what can be done to fix it.

08/21/2025

AI is everywhere, and increasingly, people are turning to it for therapy. What’s at stake when we lose that human to human-therapist connection?