• What Cambria County, Pennsylvania teaches us about voters in 2024
    Oct 1 2024

    Every presidential path to victory in 2024 leads through Pennsylvania. In Cambria County, voters flipped from blue to red in a few short election cycles. What clues does the county hold for 2024?

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    51 mins
  • What can we learn from Arizona’s universal school vouchers?
    Sep 30 2024

    Arizona was the first state in the country to adopt universal school vouchers. But who is benefiting from this program, and who gets left behind? With school voucher questions on several state ballots right now, we look at lessons from Arizona in our latest collaboration with ProPublica.

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    52 mins
  • Banned from speaking in public, Afghan women risk telling us their stories
    Sep 27 2024

    The Taliban has banned women from speaking in public. They're banned from singing, reading, reciting poetry, or even laughing outside their homes.

    What do the recent crackdowns mean for Afghan women -- and what can the international community do to stop it?

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    49 mins
  • The Jackpod: The most dangerous blot
    Sep 26 2024

    On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the constitutional procedure that calls for the House of Representatives’ congressional delegations to determine the winner of the presidential election in the event of a tie in the electoral college.

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    34 mins
  • What’s fueling America’s Zyn obsession?
    Sep 26 2024

    Zyn nicotine pouches have exploded in popularity, generating millions of dollars for tobacco giants — and a new subculture on the internet, or “Zynternet.”

    Zyn has even found its way into national politics. What's behind the rise of Zyn?

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    48 mins
  • Long-range weapons could help Ukraine. But at what cost?
    Sep 25 2024

    Ukraine wants to use western long-range weapons to strike targets inside of Russia. Vladimir Putin says if President Biden approves such use of western weapons, it will mean massive war.

    Could a decision to help Ukraine win its war spark a larger geopolitical catastrophe?

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    52 mins
  • How periods unlock health secrets beyond the female reproductive system
    Sep 24 2024

    Menstruation is a definitive experience of a woman's life, and an indicator of her health. So why has period blood or menstrual fluid been largely under-researched?

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    47 mins
  • How Russia is trying to influence the 2024 election
    Sep 23 2024

    Russia’s efforts to influence American voters in this year’s elections are getting more advanced. They’ve even used American media personalities to try to sow division. How can we protect election integrity?

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    47 mins