The Jackpod: Naked to our enemy
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on how the Trump administration has eroded the ability of the U.S. to counter the threat of terrorism, even as that threat appears to be growing.
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| 0:00.0 | Now, are all the traitors present? |
| 0:02.5 | Let's get started, shall we? |
| 0:04.5 | From rags to riches. |
| 0:05.8 | I'm so sick of this. |
| 0:07.0 | Working like a dog and being treated worse. |
| 0:09.1 | Yorkshire to New York. |
| 0:10.7 | Poor climbers, you and me. |
| 0:12.4 | A life dedicated to revenge. |
| 0:14.4 | Let's make this an occasion to remember. |
| 0:16.9 | A woman of substance on Channel 4. |
| 0:19.1 | Stream now. |
| 0:20.2 | Support for this podcast comes from Is Business Broken, |
| 0:23.7 | a podcast from the Marotra Institute at BU Questrum School of Business. |
| 0:28.4 | A recent episode asks, are drivers ready to hand over the wheel to AI? |
| 0:33.1 | What makes people trust or reject a technology that asks them to give up control? |
| 0:38.5 | Stick around until the end of this podcast to preview the episode. |
| 0:43.6 | WBUR Podcasts, Boston. |
| 0:53.3 | Hey, it's On Point Senior Editor Dory Shimer. |
| 0:56.5 | Before we get to today's Jack Pod, Jack and I just wanted to say thanks to all of you who've joined the On Point Club. |
| 1:02.4 | Yes, we do, and I'm pleased to say that the number of people who have joined has finally exceeded the number of my family members. So I'm very glad. |
| 1:14.2 | Jack, Jack set his expectations low and you all have exceeded them big time. But if you haven't |
| 1:20.6 | joined us yet, what are you waiting for? You get access to the jackpot on Fridays, other |
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