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To the Point episodes

August 13, 2013 Is Jeff Bezos a Threat or a Savior to Journalism?
One of America's most influential papers will be owned by a pioneer in the industry that almost destroyed it. Why did Amazon founder Jeff Bezos buy the Washington Post?
53 min
August 12, 2013 What's Happened to America's 'Crackdown on Crime?'
Reformers call American prisons too expensive, discriminatory and counter-productive. But hard-liners claim crime is down because more criminals are behind bars.
54 min
August 09, 2013 Beyond Stoli and Snowden: The Rift between Russia and the US
Guest host Madeleine Brand looks at the frosty relations between the US and Russia. Why are gay activists clamoring for a boycott of the Russian Winter Olympics?
53 min
August 08, 2013 Is al Qaeda a Real Threat?
Is al Qaeda becoming more powerful? Two years after Osama bin Laden was killed, there are fears the terrorist group is planning attacks from Yemen and other countries.
53 min
August 07, 2013 The Changing Suburban Landscape
The key to the American dream has been your own key to a home in the suburbs, with a car in the driveway and a back yard. Now, fewer people have or want that dream.
53 min
August 06, 2013 The Brave New World of Online Music Streaming
The latest revolution in the business of music is Internet
streaming—but some creative artists complain they’re being left behind.
53 min
August 05, 2013 Should Detroit be Left on its Own?
Last month Detroit became America’s largest city to declare that it’s broke. Is Washington, which Detroiters partly blame for their downfall, turning its back?
53 min
August 02, 2013 The Rise of the Sharing Economy
The consumer economy is facing a challenge from what’s called the “sharing economy”—a new way of introducing people who own things to people who need to use them.
53 min
August 01, 2013 Should Fast Food Workers Get a ‘Living Wage?’
Hundreds of fast-food workers in 7 cities have walked off their jobs this week, in hopes of raising public consciousness about low pay and working conditions.
53 min
July 31, 2013 A New Shot at Peace Talks: Will it be Different this Time?
Secretary of State John Kerry’s priority is a “two state
solution” for Israel
and the Palestinians. The parties have
also agreed to negotiate the “final status issues.”
54 min

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A monthly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did…