• The new science of 'dad brain'
    May 25 2026

    You’ve heard of 'mom brain.' But how do men’s brains change when they become fathers?

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    40 mins
  • The Jackpod: Bearing his pain silently
    May 25 2026

    On Point news analyst Jack Beatty memorializes the courage and sacrifice of the Black men and women who served in the U.S. military in World War II.

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    40 mins
  • How women are breaking records in ultramarathons
    May 22 2026

    Rachel Entrekin just won one of the hardest ultramarathon races in the world. She ran 253 miles across Arizona, breaking the previous course record by more than two hours. But she's no outlier. At ultra-distances, more and more women are taking the crown.

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    40 mins
  • Is an energy crisis coming for the global economy?
    May 21 2026

    Europe and Asia are facing fuel shortages. The U.S. is in a fuel deficit. Some experts say the Iran War has caused the largest energy security threat in history. And it's about to get worse.

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    39 mins
  • The small Utah county fighting a massive data center
    May 20 2026

    A rural county at the edge of the Great Salt Lake. A multimillionaire celebrity businessman. A shadowy state agency. What Box Elder County, Utah’s fight over a 40,000-acre data center reveals about America’s AI future.

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    42 mins
  • What Yale saw when it looked in the mirror
    May 19 2026

    Conservative critics say America's elite colleges don't encourage political diversity and have biased admissions. A Yale University commission recently concluded that those critics may be right.

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    40 mins
  • Is Trump taking a chainsaw to the Forest Service?
    May 18 2026

    The Trump administration has made dramatic changes to the U.S. Forest Service -- closing nearly every regional office and axing its research budget. Some say it's overdue reform. But critics say public lands won’t be protected.

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    39 mins
  • The Jackpod: The times they are a-changin’
    May 18 2026

    On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on how the growth of inequality in the U.S. is creating a new political order willing to embrace raising tax rates.

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    44 mins