An accent doesn’t just tell someone where you are from – but who you are – your cultural background, race, age and class. How the way we talk tells people more than we think.
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How AI tools are transforming the lives of people with disabilities
2026-07-02 | 39 mins.
For people with disabilities, artificial intelligence tools are helping them see, hear, experience, and move through the world in profound new ways.
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From birthright citizenship to trans rights: The SCOTUS rulings shaping American life
2026-07-01 | 43 mins.
The U.S. Supreme Court left some of its biggest decisions for last this session. Justices delivered a series of major opinions with consequences that will impact nearly every corner of the country.
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Writing Indigenous people back into America’s story
2026-06-30 | 37 mins.
The U.S. is celebrating its 250th birthday this summer. But native people are often left out of America's founding narrative. Does uncovering that history change how we think of the country?
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Get in, we're going on a road trip
2026-06-29 | 38 mins.
A road trip is the iconic American vacation -- with a richer and more complicated history than it may seem. What the American road trip reveals about who we are.
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Get ready for your aha moment: Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti pierces your news bubble to expose the whole story. Getting answers to the questions that need to be asked, examining our history and the human condition. No topic is too complicated or off the table. It’s all On Point.