On Point with Tom Ashbrook | Podcasts
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After the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, we'll have the latest news from Orlando and expert analysis.
Jazz pianist Robert Glasper remixes Miles Davis with modern hip-hop, soul and R&B. He joins us.
Hillary's milestone. Obama meets Sanders. Mourning Muhammad Ali. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
Newly-minted college graduates on the job hunt. We'll look at who's hiring, starting salaries, and strategies for landing that first job.
Europe, India and China, are taking on American tech giants over privacy, monopolies, and more. We'll look at the global technology pushback against the U.S.A.
Outrage over the lenient sentence for a Stanford swimmer convicted of sexual assault. Feminist Jessica Valenti weighs in on the case and talks about her memoir, "Sex Object."
California votes. We'll look at what's next for the Democrats, and the 2016 matchup.
The recent remake of "Roots" on the History Channel makes important changes, Morehouse College's Stephane Dunn argues. But it also holds true to the original story.
One African sister is sold as slave to America. One stays in Africa. Celebrated debut novelist Yaa Gyasi compares their descendants' stories with us. Plus, looking at the new "Roots" miniseries.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hits Washington. We'll look at an Obama favorite and the complicated U.S.-India relationship.
Longtime political consultant Roger Stone apologizes for his "two martini tweets," even as he predicts Donald Trump will be the next U.S. president.
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 74. We look back at the life and career of the whole Muhammad Ali.
Conservative big thinker David Frum says Donald Trump is shattering the safeguards that protect democracy. We'll hear from Frum and Trump adviser Roger Stone.
Ahead of Ramadan, we take the pulse of Muslim-Americans on the Presidential election, refugees and radicalism.
Texas floods. Clinton blasts Trump on foreign policy. Trump U Scandal. Gorilla uproar. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.