Tim SkoogSound Designer and Producer, On PointTim Skoog is a sound designer and producer for On Point.Recently publishedHow to get Americans excited about voting againMillions of voters who turned out in 2020 didn't show up this year. Why they stayed home or left the top of the ticket blank -- and how we might...ResumeOn Point47:25Nov 15, 2024Immigrants came to this small Wisconsin city. So did the political rhetoric.A Wisconsin city became a political flashpoint in the national immigration debate. In On Point's latest collaboration with ProPublica: How Whitewater, Wisconsin has responded to a new wave of immigration....ResumeOn Point47:34Nov 5, 2024Finance companies have a new customer: The wrongfully convictedRebroadcast: Exonerees are turning to the private sector to provide them with urgently needed cash. But with interest rates so high, it could end up being a new form of...ResumeOn Point45:05Oct 14, 2024What can we learn from Arizona’s universal school vouchers?Arizona was the first state in the country to adopt universal school vouchers. But who is benefiting from this program, and who gets left behind? With school voucher questions on...ResumeOn Point51:43Sep 30, 2024Should the government give first-time homebuyers $25,000?Vice President Harris proposes giving a $25,000 grant to first-time homebuyers to help solve America’s housing crisis. Many are skeptical. But Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has championed a similar...ResumeOn Point47:00Sep 18, 2024AdvertisementCan we save the quietest places in the world?Our planet’s rich nature sounds are disappearing, drowned out by human-made noise. Sound recordist Matt Mikkelsen travels the world, listening to and working to preserve our vanishing soundscapes.ResumeOn Point47:18Sep 10, 2024The ‘money ladies’ answer your economic questionsOn Point’s “money ladies,” Michelle Singletary and Rana Foroohar, are back to answer your questions about housing, inflation, the lingering impact of COVID and more.ResumeOn Point47:07Sep 3, 2024Rebroadcast: Is the rise of AI the best argument for universal basic income?Some estimates say artificial intelligence could replace hundreds of millions of jobs in the not-too-distant future. Why the rapid advances in AI may be the best argument yet for universal...ResumeOn Point47:24Sep 2, 2024The goal: Can the U.S. actually meet its ambitious climate targets?Rebroadcast: The United States has set ambitious goals to transition to clean energy. We’ll need more mining to do it. But given the environmental, political, and human costs of accelerating...ResumeOn Point47:18Aug 30, 2024The promise of nickel: Power and prosperity in IndonesiaRebroadcast: To electrify our economy, the world needs more nickel. Indonesia has plenty and hopes it can pave the road to prosperity. How the rush for metals is shaking up...ResumeOn Point47:32Aug 29, 2024Next Page
How to get Americans excited about voting againMillions of voters who turned out in 2020 didn't show up this year. Why they stayed home or left the top of the ticket blank -- and how we might...ResumeOn Point47:25Nov 15, 2024
Immigrants came to this small Wisconsin city. So did the political rhetoric.A Wisconsin city became a political flashpoint in the national immigration debate. In On Point's latest collaboration with ProPublica: How Whitewater, Wisconsin has responded to a new wave of immigration....ResumeOn Point47:34Nov 5, 2024
Finance companies have a new customer: The wrongfully convictedRebroadcast: Exonerees are turning to the private sector to provide them with urgently needed cash. But with interest rates so high, it could end up being a new form of...ResumeOn Point45:05Oct 14, 2024
What can we learn from Arizona’s universal school vouchers?Arizona was the first state in the country to adopt universal school vouchers. But who is benefiting from this program, and who gets left behind? With school voucher questions on...ResumeOn Point51:43Sep 30, 2024
Should the government give first-time homebuyers $25,000?Vice President Harris proposes giving a $25,000 grant to first-time homebuyers to help solve America’s housing crisis. Many are skeptical. But Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has championed a similar...ResumeOn Point47:00Sep 18, 2024
Can we save the quietest places in the world?Our planet’s rich nature sounds are disappearing, drowned out by human-made noise. Sound recordist Matt Mikkelsen travels the world, listening to and working to preserve our vanishing soundscapes.ResumeOn Point47:18Sep 10, 2024
The ‘money ladies’ answer your economic questionsOn Point’s “money ladies,” Michelle Singletary and Rana Foroohar, are back to answer your questions about housing, inflation, the lingering impact of COVID and more.ResumeOn Point47:07Sep 3, 2024
Rebroadcast: Is the rise of AI the best argument for universal basic income?Some estimates say artificial intelligence could replace hundreds of millions of jobs in the not-too-distant future. Why the rapid advances in AI may be the best argument yet for universal...ResumeOn Point47:24Sep 2, 2024
The goal: Can the U.S. actually meet its ambitious climate targets?Rebroadcast: The United States has set ambitious goals to transition to clean energy. We’ll need more mining to do it. But given the environmental, political, and human costs of accelerating...ResumeOn Point47:18Aug 30, 2024
The promise of nickel: Power and prosperity in IndonesiaRebroadcast: To electrify our economy, the world needs more nickel. Indonesia has plenty and hopes it can pave the road to prosperity. How the rush for metals is shaking up...ResumeOn Point47:32Aug 29, 2024
