The Jackpod: Blue money blues

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

News, On Point, Daily, Npr, Talk Show

4.3 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty has questions about how money is being raised for the Democratic National Committee and Democratic candidates and how that money is being spent.

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0:00.0	Some follow the noise.
0:03.3	Bloomberg follows the money.
0:05.4	Because behind every headline is a bottom line.
0:09.3	Whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion dollar swings,
0:13.8	there's a money side to every story.
0:16.5	And when you see the money side, you understand what others miss.
0:20.8	Get the money side of the story.
0:22.9	Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com.
0:27.7	Support for this podcast comes from Is Business Broken?
0:31.2	A podcast from the Marotra Institute at BU Questrum School of Business.
0:35.1	A recent episode explores the challenges and opportunities
0:38.7	in decarbonizing one of the world's most carbon-intensive industries,
0:43.0	ocean freight shipping.
0:44.4	Stick around until the end of this podcast to preview the episode.
0:48.7	WBWR Podcasts, Boston.
0:59.4	Yeah. Boston. I'm Magna Chakrabardi, and this is the Jackpot, where on-point news analyst Jack Beattie
1:04.9	helps us connect history, literature, and politics in a way that brings his unique clarity
1:09.8	to the world we live in now.
1:11.3	Hello there, Jack.
1:12.9	Hello, Magna.
1:13.7	We are at episode 118. What's your headline?
1:17.6	Blue Money Blues.
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