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From NPR and WBUR, On Point is public radio's live morning news program. Latest topics: mosque, Brazil, Chile, eggs, credit.
Decoding Emily Dickinson, w/ Helen Vendler
Emily Dickinson died a recluse. Today, her poetry towers. Top scholar Helen Vendler joins us for a deep look at Dickinson. Also, 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Rae Armantrout on her top Dickinson poems. [More at onpointradio.org] [mp3] [Share]
Sarah Palin's Road Show; A Gospel of Thrift
We talk with Vanity Fair writer Michael Joseph Gross about his big new - and controversial - profile of Tea Party powerbroker Sarah Palin. Plus, a new gospel of thrift, from young megachurch leader David Platt. [More at onpointradio.org] [mp3] [Share]
Cyber Prophet William Gibson on "Zero History"
We talk with sci-fi visionary William Gibson about his new book "Zero History" and what happens when the future is now. [More at onpointradio.org] [mp3] [Share]
Who Should Run Congress?
The big stage-setter for the mid-term elections. Democrats on why they should be rehired. Republicans on why Dems should be fired. With Rep. John Carter, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Norman Ornstein, Dick Cavett, Andrew Klavan. [More at onpointradio.org] [mp3] [Share]
Filmmaker Werner Herzog
We talk with filmmaker Werner Herzog about a bad lieutenant, a matricidal son - and his own lifelong search for the "ecstatic truth." [More at onpointradio.org] [mp3] [Share]
John Irving: The Novelist's Art
Novelist John Irving - of "Garp," "Cider House Rules" fame - is at it again. He talks with us about his latest tale, Last Night at Twisted River," takes on Tom Wolfe, and explains the secrets of his own art. [More at onpointradio.org] [mp3] [Share]
Dancing Back Into "A Chorus Line"
We look at the timeless stories behind the Broadway classic "A Chorus Line," through the documentary "Every Little Step." With co-directors James Stern and Adam Del Deo, and actress Baayork Lee. [More at onpointradio.org] [mp3] [Share]
Week in the News: Middle East; Jobs; Congress
Unemployment back up. Middle East peace talks. And bracing for Hurricane Earl. It's all in our weekly news roundtable, with the New York Times' David Sanger and McClatchy's Margaret Talev. [More at onpointradio.org] [mp3] [Share]
Eric Bogosian's Tough Role
We talk with actor, writer, and performer Eric Bogosian about sex, death, celebrity, talk radio, and his new novel, "Perforated Heart." [More at onpointradio.org] [mp3] [Share]
Elvish to Klingon: Speaking Invented Languages
Klingon poets, Esperanto rock stars, and other bards of invented tongues. We explore, with linguist Arika Okrent, author of "In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language." [More at onpointradio.org] [mp3] [Share]
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