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The CDC in the hot seat on Ebola. Markets reeling. Mid-term fireworks. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
Regina Carter turns her jazz violin down home with her new album “Southern Comfort.”
The Catholic Church signals a new openness towards gays, the divorced, and more. We’ll ask American Catholics what they think.
A second Dallas nurse infected with Ebola. At least 76 in her hospital, exposed. We’ll look at the American medical system racing for Ebola readiness.
The wild, funny, blithely offensive comedian Russell Brand takes on the world’s woes with us. He says he’s got the answer.
The US embargo against Cuba is 54 years old next week and there are new calls –and maybe new reasons – to end it. We’ll hear the fresh debate.
Goya. Francisco Goya. The Spanish painter of war and upheaval. He’s relevant right now, again. We’ll go to Goya.
The new blue collar jobs. We’ll look at where they are and what it will take to get one.
As the autumn leaves continue to turn across the country, we'd like to remind you: it's still cider season. Crack open those barrels and set the cider pouring before winter wanders back in town. [Listen Back] 
The Syrian border town of Kobani has been under siege by Islamic State forces for more than three weeks, and Kurdish forces protecting the town say it is about to fall. We looked at the important outpost last week. [Listen Back] 
The age-old debate over 'helicopter parenting' continues, as new studies from around the world suggest highly-stressful, over-eager parenting might partly stem from individual awareness of income inequality. Of course, this debate is not new. [Listen Back] 
What happens next with the Ebola outbreak? How do we tackle this crisis before it gets worse? [Listen Back] 
The New Yorker's Evan Osnos, a regular On Point guest and all-around China expert, is one of five finalists in the non-fiction category for the National Book Award for his "Age Of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith In the New China." He joined us when the book came out in May. [Listen Back] 
