On Point with Tom Ashbrook | Podcasts show

On Point with Tom Ashbrook | Podcasts

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 Oil Giants In A Changing Climate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2735

How will the oil giants do business in the climate change future? Shareholders at Exxon, Chevron and more want to hear their plans. So do we.

 Gloria Steinem On VICELAND's 'Woman' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2769

Feminist icon Gloria Steinem explores how violence against women drives global instability in her new show, "Woman." She's with us.

 Obama In Japan And Vietnam | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2760

Obama's in Vietnam and Japan. The G7, Hiroshima and his pivot to Asia are all on the table. We look at the big picture. Plus, President Obama's visit to Hiroshima.

 The Pay Gap In White-Collar Jobs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2783

The pay gap between men and women is much greater in white-collar than blue-collar jobs. We'll look at why, and what should be done about it.

 Airport Security After Downed Egyptian Airline | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2757

The latest on the EgyptAir crash, and the latest on the TSA and security in the United States.

 Moby On His New Memoir 'Porcelain' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2854

Musician-DJ Moby is out with a new memoir. He's with us in the studio.

 Week In The News: EgyptAir Flight Crashes, Trump's SCOTUS Nominee List, Overtime Pay | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2768

An Egypt Air flight goes down at sea. Battle over Zika fight funding. The Democratic Party rift grows. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

 New Clues In The Search For Intelligent Life | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2815

New research finds lots of earth-like planets out there. We check in on the search for intelligent life in the universe.

 What Bernie Sanders Supporters Want | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2771

On the home stretch to a nominee. We'll talk with Bernie Sanders supporters about how they see his candidacy, Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Party, and the future now.

 From 'West Wing' To 'Veep' To 'Scandal': The Pull Of Politics On TV | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2818

From "Scandal" to "Veep" to "House of Cards," we're asking what makes television's political dramas and comedies so popular.

 Growing Pains For Obamacare | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2823

The controversial Affordable Care Act has insured millions of Americans, but left many patients frustrated. We'll look at Obamacare's growing pains

 Payday Lending Under New Fire | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2801

Google is taking a stand, banning ads for short-term, payday loans. We'll take a deep look at payday lending.

 Brazil, Venezuela In Crisis | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2811

Two South American giants in crisis. Brazil and Venezuela. We'll look at their ways ahead, from corruption to oppression to the Olympics.

 Author Louise Erdrich On 'LaRose' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2830

In Louise Erdrich's new novel LaRose, a man accidentally kills his neighbor's son and makes an impossible sacrifice.

 The Transgender Rights Debate In Public Schools | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2764

The Obama administration says public schools must let transgender students use the bathroom of their choice. How will this work?

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