Olive Oil

There's a lot about olive oil that you don't know. Learn more in an interview with Tom Muller, On Point.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 12/2/11.

Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Lourdes Garcia-Navarro is a bad ass journalist. Check out this interview with her on the On Point podcast.

Listen here, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 11/8/11.

Held captive in Libya

New York Times correspondent, Anthony Shadid, was held in captivity for 7 days by Libyan authorities. Listen to a gripping interview with Shadid on the On Point podcast.

Listen to the full podcast now or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 4/4/11.

Snakeheads

A "snakehead" is someone who works in the underground industry of human trafficking. Learn more on this podcast episode of On Point, which interviews Patrick Radden Keefe, the author of "The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream."

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 3/22/11.

Somali Pirates

If you had told me 5 years ago that pirating was going to make a comeback, I would have called you loco. This episode of On Point is a good discussion about the problem of pirating in Somolia, and why it is so hard to stop.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 3/3/11.

Social Networks

How much do you affect the behavior of your friends? How much do they affect your behavior? Both answers are probably more than you think. The On Point podcast this week interviews Nicholas Christakis & James Fowler, the coauthors of Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives -- How Your Friends' Friends' Friends Affect Everything You Feel, Think, and Do.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 2/23/11.

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Disco

The On Point podcast did a show about disco. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 2/18/11.