Dorey Scheimer

Senior Editor at WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)

Senior Editor at On Point (WBUR-FM)

Articles

Falling Behind: 'We're in jail with our emotions'

5 days ago | wbur.org | Dorey Scheimer |Meghna Chakrabarti |Tim Skoog

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? It's the final part in On Point’s special series “Falling Behind: The Miseducation of America’s Boys.”GuestsMichael Reichert, applied and research psychologist. Founding director of the Center for the Study of Boys' and Girls' Lives at the University of Pennsylvania.
Immigrants came to this small Wisconsin city. So did the political rhetoric.

Nov 5, 2024 | wbur.org | Katelyn Harrop |Meghna Chakrabarti |Dorey Scheimer |Tim Skoog |Mike Moschetto

A Wisconsin city became a political flashpoint in the national immigration debate. In On Point's latest collaboration with ProPublica: How Whitewater, Wisconsin has responded to a new wave of immigration. GuestAlso FeaturedDan Meyer, police chief, Whitewater, WI. John Weidl, city manager, Whitewater, WI. Chuck Mills, owner, Mills Automotive, Whitewater, WI. Ariel, resident of Whitewater, WI. Karla Ruelas, bilingual legal crime victim advocate, New Beginnings, Walworth County, WI.
On Point live: How to guarantee a secure election in Wisconsin

Oct 22, 2024 | wbur.org | Dorey Scheimer |Meghna Chakrabarti

On Point live: How to guarantee a secure election in Wisconsin1:04:55Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/10/22/wisconsin-voters-election-milwaukee-security-denier"></iframe>Copy embed codeResume(Courtesy of Erin Bagatta)Wisconsin is one of the states that will likely determine the 2024 election.
The goal: Can the U.S. actually meet its ambitious climate targets?

Aug 30, 2024 | wbur.org | Dorey Scheimer |Meghna Chakrabarti |Tim Skoog

The United States has set ambitious goals to transition to clean energy. We’ll need more mining to do it. But given the environmental, political, and human costs of accelerating mineral mining, can the United States meet its climate targets? Today, On Point: The conclusion of our special series “Elements of energy.”GuestsDouglas Wicks, program director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Also FeaturedLaura Lammers, CEO of Travertine Technology.
Anne Applebaum on the new axis of autocrats

Jul 29, 2024 | wbur.org | Dorey Scheimer |Meghna Chakrabarti

Russia, China, Syria, Zimbabwe and Venezuela don’t have much in common when it comes to ideology or politics. But their autocratic leaders are bound by one shared interest: Personal power. In her latest book, Autocracy, Inc., Anne Applebaum says the new twist is that those autocrats now work together to keep that grip on power. Today, On Point: A new world of autocratic alliances. GuestBook excerptTranscriptMEGHNA CHAKRABARTI: The Axis Powers.
'You have to listen to people': Dr. Anthony Fauci's lessons from a life in public health

Jul 16, 2024 | wbur.org | Dorey Scheimer |Meghna Chakrabarti

Dr. Anthony Fauci was the government’s top infectious disease official during the COVID-19 pandemic. What has his career in public service taught him? Today, On Point: Dr. Anthony Fauci's lessons from a life in public health. GuestDr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022. Member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force under President Trump. Chief Medical Advisor to the President under President Biden.
Families navigate decisions about care for transgender and gender-questioning children

Jun 30, 2024 | wbur.org | Dorey Scheimer

Families navigate decisions about care for transgender and gender-questioning children 49:28 Download Audio Embed on your website Close× Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site <iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/07/01/transgender-youth-cass-report-nhs"></iframe> Copy embed codeResume Retired consultant pediatrician Dr Hilary Cass speaking about the publication of the Independent Review of Gender...
The 'Pod Save America' guide to saving democracy

Jun 28, 2024 | wbur.org | Dorey Scheimer |Deborah Becker

Greetings, fellow citizen! We’re writing to you ahead of what is likely to be yet another scorcher of an election at a crucial moment for our country, while also having no idea where or when you are reading this. Maybe Greenland’s ice shelf slid into the sea and you live on a floating barge city where protein is your currency. Maybe you’ve pulled the charred remains of this guide from a book burning in Daytona Beach, which is now our nation’s capital.
Why the U.S. needs a reckoning on lockdowns before the next pandemic

Jun 11, 2024 | wbur.org | Dorey Scheimer |Meghna Chakrabarti

The COVID pandemic lockdowns. It was an approach endorsed by many public health experts. But could there have been a better way? Today, On Point: Why the U.S. needs a reckoning on lockdowns before the next pandemic. GuestsAshish Jha, dean, Brown University School of Public Health. Appointed as White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator in March 2022. Faculty director of the Harvard Global Health Institute from 2014 until 2020.
How Democrats can win back the working-class

May 31, 2024 | wbur.org | Dorey Scheimer |Meghna Chakrabarti

Democrats are losing working-class voters at an alarming rate, despite the popularity of President Biden’s policies. A roundtable of working-class voters share what Democrats can do to win them back. Today, On Point: How Democrats can win back the working-class. GuestsMonique Norris, works retail at Ikea and as a freelance artist. Undecided on Biden. Jim Horch, retired union ironworker. Political coordinator of Ironworkers 846 in South Carolina. Also FeaturedMalachi Norris, produce delivery driver.