The Jackpod: Gouged

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

Talk Show, News, Npr, Daily, On Point

4.3 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the scourge of price gouging for captive customers at places like airports, concerts and sporting events.

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1:01.0	WBWR Podcasts, Boston.
1:08.0	I'm Megna Chakra-Bardi, and this is the Jack Pod, where on-point news analyst Jack Beattie helps us connect history, literature, and politics in a way that brings his unique clarity to the world we live in now.
1:24.4	Hello there, Jack.
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