Meghna Chakrabarti

Boston

Host and Editor at On Point (WBUR-FM)

My new, new goal in life is to make my Twitter so boring you listen to @onpointradio @wbur instead. Also still want visit every US national park before I die.

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Articles

The Israeli government’s true goal in Gaza

1 day ago | wbur.org | Hilary McQuilkin |Meghna Chakrabarti

The Israeli government’s true goal in Gaza Play47:03 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/2025/06/05/the-israeli-governments-true-goal-in-gaza"></iframe> Copy embed code Displaced Palestinians return to retrieve their belongings from their homes in the area where the Israeli army operated in the northern Gaza Strip on...
The federal takeover of Rikers Island

3 days ago | wbur.org | Paige Sutherland |Meghna Chakrabarti

The federal takeover of Rikers IslandPlay43:05Download 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/2025/06/03/the-federal-takeover-of-rikers-island"></iframe>Copy embed codeIn this March 16, 2011 file photo, a corrections official watches inmates file out of a prison bakery after working the morning shift at the Rikers Island jail in New York.
The long-term effects of nuclear waste in St. Louis

4 days ago | wbur.org | Willis Arnold |Meghna Chakrabarti |Tim Skoog

For decades, kids in St. Louis County caught crawdads in Coldwater Creek, made mudpies, went swimming — and were exposed to nuclear waste. Today, On Point: How St. Louis became a dumping ground for radioactive waste generated by the Manhattan Project. GuestsDoug Clemens, current state representative from the 72nd District near Coldwater Creek and the West Lake Landfill. Also FeaturedDebbie Mason, cancer survivor and former resident of North St. Louis County.
How Youtube transformed our world

1 week ago | wbur.org | Claire Donnelly |Meghna Chakrabarti |Tim Skoog

Tim Skoog Sound Designer and Producer, On PointTim Skoog is a sound designer and producer for On Point. More…How Youtube transformed our worldPlay46:10Download 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/2025/05/30/youtube-anniversary-videos-internet"></iframe>Copy embed code(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)YouTube turns 20 this year.
The push to eliminate honors programs in schools

1 week ago | wbur.org | Will Walkey |Meghna Chakrabarti

The push to eliminate honors programs in schoolsPlay45:57Download 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/2025/05/28/honors-programs-schools-delevel-detrack-education"></iframe>Copy embed codeHOUSTON, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 26: Students work on their lessons in a classroom at Northbrook High School in the Spring Branch ISD on Wednesday, Feb.
The struggle to update America's aging air traffic control system

1 week ago | wbur.org | Willis Arnold |Meghna Chakrabarti

The struggle to update America's aging air traffic control systemPlay46:32Download 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/2025/05/27/air-traffic-control-trump-safety"></iframe>Copy embed codeIn this Friday Jan. 25, 2019, file photo is the air traffic control tower at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
The power of solitude

1 week ago | wbur.org | Paige Sutherland |Meghna Chakrabarti |Tim Skoog

Being alone often gets a bad rap. But research shows alone time can actually boost overall well-being, increasing our emotional regulation, contentment and creativity. Today, On Point: The power of solitude. GuestBook ExcerptExcerpt from “Solitude: The Science and Power of Being Alone" by Thuy-vy Nguyen. Not to be reprinted without permission of the publisher. All rights reserved. TranscriptABBY: I love solitude. I require solitude. NIKKI BENDER: I'm very at peace with my own company.
Episodes We Love: The Internet Archive is in danger

1 week ago | wbur.org | Meghna Chakrabarti |Claire Donnelly

We’re coming to you with a special offering today. It’s an episode about the internet… from our friends just a few cubicles over here at WBUR: On Point. Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point is a unique, curiosity-driven combination of original reporting, newsmaker interviews, first-person stories, and in-depth analysis, making the world more intelligible and humane. When the world is more complicated than ever, we aim to make sense of it together.
How AI is changing the job marketplace

2 weeks ago | wbur.org | Hilary McQuilkin |Meghna Chakrabarti

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. GuestsHilke Schellman, investigative reporter and assistant professor of journalism at New York University.
What life is really like in El Salvador under Bukele’s 'iron fist'

2 weeks ago | wbur.org | Paige Sutherland |Meghna Chakrabarti

What life is really like in El Salvador under Bukele’s 'iron fist' Play44:39 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/2025/05/22/el-salvador-bukele-politics-iron-fist"></iframe> Copy embed code El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele departs following a meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump, Monday, April 14,...