On Point with Tom Ashbrook | Podcasts
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Podcasts:
The Daily Show's Trevor Noah is with us talking pointed comedy and the challenges of taking over from Jon Stewart.
Trump and Ryan meet. Bloody Baghdad. Brazil impeachment. Wildfire at Canada's tar sands. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
The raucous politics at the very beginning of the American Republic, and what we have now. Stephen Solomon, author of the new book Revolutionary Dissent joins us.
Distracted driving is a huge, dangerous, and growing problem. We text, we eat, we crash. We look for new solutions to get drivers to keep their eyes on the road.
Michael Brown's death in Ferguson by a white police officer set off a nation-wide debate on racial justice. His mother is now speaking out. She joins us. Plus, a closer look a the scrutiny surrounding the black female West Point cadets who posed for a photo with hands raised in fists.
Should Britain stay in the European Union or take an exit? The Brexit? We'll hear the debate from across the pond. Plus, we'll talk about London's new mayor Sadiq Khan.
Young star, old soul, Ashley Monroe joins us from Nashville. She's up for two Grammys. And onto something good.
President Obama on guns. China's stock market turmoil. Armed takeover in Oregon. North Korea. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
SoulCycle, Barre, Crossfit — boutique fitness is taking over. We'll look at the promises, the community, the obsessions, when fitness goes boutique.
Big political observers David Frum and Peter Beinart on America's Left and Right now and the forces in play for 2016.
DJ and super producer Mark Ronson – behind Adele and Amy Winehouse and Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk" – is up for more Grammys. He's with us.
President Obama takes executive action on guns. We'll look at where we are in the long American gun story.
Self-styled militiamen have seized that federal wildlife refuge in Oregon. What do they want? And how should the US government respond?
Saudi Arabia executes a prominent Shi'ite cleric and things are getting hot with Iran fast. We'll dig into the mounting tension.
Maria Popova, internet philosopher sensation and creator of the blog, "Brain Pickings," on how to live a meaningful life in 2016.
