Seventy years after its first production, “On the Town” is back on Broadway. We’ll look at the collaboration that led to the creation of this jubilant show.
The push for a formal Federal recognition of so-called Net Neutrality -- open access and fee-free Internet carry policies -- got a new boost this week. President Obama added his voice to those asking the Federal Communications Commission to treat the Internet like a utility. [Listen Back]
Mexican authorities have captured Jose Luis Abarca, the missing mayor of the city of Iguala, and his wife, both on the run after the suspicious disappearance of 43 student teachers in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero. We looked at the case last month. [Listen Back]
Pop music's royal icon Prince took to NBC's "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, proving once again to a national audience that his reign as a musical master is as much earned as it is personally bestowed. We looked at Prince earlier this autumn. [Listen Back]
Grammy-award winning pop-country superstar Taylor Swift pulled most of her back catalog off the free music streaming service Spotify this week, after earlier indications that she finds music free streaming less than profitable. We took a look at Spotify last year. [Listen Back]
The prickly, personal story of an unlovable Maine math teacher hit the small screens this week in HBO's new miniseries adaptation of Elizabeth's Strout's 2009 book, "Olive Kitteridge." We talked with Strout in 2009 after she won a Pulitzer Prize for the collection. [Listen Back]
After a landmark agreement between the US and China on climate change policy and clean energy development, a recent On Point guest reflects on what’s important in this new deal.
Sure, Taylor Swift just sold nearly 1.3 million copies of her newest album in one week of sales. But how can the rest of us manage that? The Explicast explains.