A word about this week’s Jackpod
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 1 minutes
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Senior editor Dorey Scheimer has a message about this week’s Jackpod and a special ‘behind the scenes’ episode of On Point.
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| 0:00.0 | WBUR Podcasts, Boston. |
| 0:04.0 | Hey, it's on point senior editor and occasional jackpot host, Dory Shimer, here to let you know that we don't have a jackpot for you this week. |
| 0:19.1 | Megna and Jack are taking a well-earned break. |
| 0:21.5 | But while they're away, I've been working on a special behind-the-scenes episode with |
| 0:25.5 | producer Claire Donnelly about the reporting trip she and Megna recently took to Seattle. |
| 0:30.3 | And you can find out what happens when OnPoint goes on the road. |
| 0:33.3 | So that's in our feed for On Point Club members, which helps support the jackpot. |
| 0:37.7 | You can sign up for that for just seven bucks a month at WBUR.org.org slash give on point. |
| 0:43.8 | Also, we've had a great week of shows at On Point from exploring President Trump's battle with the Pope |
| 0:48.4 | to how American kids became such fussy eaters. |
| 0:51.8 | So check those out and we'll be back with a new jackpot next week. |
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