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On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

When thinking ‘inside the box’ is better

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

On Point, News, Daily, Talk Show, Npr

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

You’ve heard the phrase "think outside the box." But what if constraints and limitations actually make us happier and more creative?

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0:00.0

Right, home from work, walk the dog, kids are back.

0:05.0

Mom!

0:06.0

Up the stairs for something.

0:08.0

Ugh, back down, no idea what I went up for.

0:12.0

Mom, what's for dinner?

0:14.0

Chop, sizzle, done.

0:17.0

Hello Fresh can't slow life down, but it makes bringing everyone together around the table a whole lot easier.

0:23.4

So its phones down, forks up.

0:25.5

Hello Fresh. Bring back dinner time.

0:29.8

Support for this podcast comes from Is Business Broken?

0:33.4

A podcast from the Marotra Institute at BU Questrum School of Business.

0:37.9

A recent episode explores the challenges and opportunities in decarbonizing one of the

0:42.8

world's most carbon-intensive industries, ocean freight shipping. Stick around until the end of

0:47.8

this podcast to preview the episode.

0:53.4

Hey, it's Willis, a producer here at On Point.

0:56.7

One of my favorite parts about being a producer here is hearing from you, our listeners,

1:01.1

about the show.

1:02.7

What you like, what you thought of our guests, what you thought of what they had to say,

1:06.3

and what topics you hope will cover.

1:09.0

And what I love about the new On Point Club is that we're going to have more opportunities

1:12.9

to share what's behind the scenes and how we put the show together for you.

1:17.1

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