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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.
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1 week ago | 
wbur.org | Paige Sutherland |Meghna Chakrabarti |Tim Skoog
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. Pedro Noguera, Dean of the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education.
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3 weeks ago | 
wbur.org | Hilary McQuilkin |Tim Skoog |Meghna Chakrabarti
Judith Boivin thought she was helping the FBI go after drug traffickers. But in reality, she had fallen victim to an elaborate plot to rob her of retirement savings. She is not alone. How elaborate new scams are trapping well-meaning Americans. GuestsMichelle Singletary, Washington Post personal finance columnist. Her 7-part series “Scammed," deconstructs how one woman lost her life's savings in a government impersonation scam.
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2 months ago | 
wbur.org | Willis Arnold |Meghna Chakrabarti |Tim Skoog
Many LA homeowners were dropped by their insurance companies a year before the fires. Is there a better way to make the insurance industry more affordable and sustainable?
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
wbur.org | Claire Donnelly |Deborah Becker |Tim Skoog
'Would you recommend this show to a friend?'46:52Download 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/2025/01/17/why-so-many-customer-surveys"></iframe>Copy embed codeResumeIn this Wednesday, April 17, 2019, photo online customer reviews for a product are displayed on a computer in New York.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
wbur.org | Paige Sutherland |Meghna Chakrabarti |Tim Skoog
The U.S. Surgeon General is ringing the alarm bell on parents' mental health. 48% of parents say most days their stress is completely overwhelming, nearly double what childless adults reported. GuestsRobyn Koslowitz, clinical psychologist who treats parents, families and kids. Author of "Post Traumatic Parenting."Tovah Klein, professor of psychology at Barnard College. Director of the Barnard Center for Child Development.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
wbur.org | Hilary McQuilkin |Tim Skoog |Meghna Chakrabarti
Judith Boivin thought she was helping the FBI go after drug traffickers. But in reality, she had fallen victim to an elaborate plot to rob her of retirement savings. She is not alone. How elaborate new scams are trapping well-meaning Americans. GuestsMichelle Singletary, Washington Post personal finance columnist. Her recent 7-part series “Scammed," deconstructs how one woman lost her life's savings in a government impersonation scam.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
wbur.org | Jonathan Chang |Meghna Chakrabarti |Tim Skoog
South Korea recently declared and then lifted martial law for the first time in more than 40 years. What led to it — and what it tells us about the state of democracy in a key U.S. ally. GuestsJi Yeon Hong, associate professor of political science and Korea Foundation professor of Korean studies at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on the political economy of authoritarianism, with particular attention to East Asia.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
wbur.org | Willis Arnold |Meghna Chakrabarti |Tim Skoog
Tim Skoog Sound Designer and Producer, On PointTim Skoog is a sound designer and producer for On Point.
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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.
