On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
Episodes (52)
The Viral Outrage Over Peanut the Squirrel
Mistaken identity and the power of online fury.
Is America Becoming an Autocracy?
The recipe for an autocracy; how to understand the 3.5% rule.
The Journalist Who Saw WW2 Coming
Dorothy Thompson “thinks, talks and sleeps world problems and scares strange men half to death.”
The Power of Shortwave Radio. And, What Gets Lost with Voice of America?
The Divided Dial, and the consequences of freezing funding for a global media network.
The Forgotten Shock Jock Who Paved the Way for Rush Limbaugh
The New York Times called him the “ranking nuisance of broadcasting.”
Silicon Valley's Rightwing Roots. Plus, the CEO of Bluesky Reimagines Social Media
Silicon Valley’s reactionary roots; the Bluesky CEO explains her mission.
The Famous Black Preacher Who Feuded With MLK
A Black preacher whose reputation took an unlikely turn.
Trump's Fact Eradication Program. Plus, How Jubilee is Transforming Political Debate
Facts under fire; a viral YouTube channel claims to foster ‘radical empathy.’
Images of Mass Starvation Shift Gaza Coverage. Plus, the Forgotten History of the First Sitcom.
Mass starvation in Gaza sparks a turning point; the forgotten inventor of the sitcom.
Trump's Presidential Library Grift. Plus, the Hacker Behind the NYT’s Mamdani Story.
The never-ending grift; the attack on higher ed intensifies.
EXTENDED VERSION: Michael Douglas Movies And The Crisis Of Masculinity
Brooke talk to "What Is Wrong With Men" author, Jessa Crispin about how Michael Douglas movies explain everything.
MAGA Fractures Over Epstein. Plus, What Michael Douglas Movies Tell Us About Masculinity.
Why MAGA (and the rest of us) can’t seem to let the Epstein files go.
Inside the Artificial Intelligence Hype Cycle. And How AI is Making Music
Over- and under-hyping of AI.
Having a Child in the Digital Age
Amanda Hess' new book explores the technologies involved in pregnancy, childbirth, and parenthood today.
The Battle Over Public Broadcasting
Public broadcasting and its adversaries.
How Country Music Became the Sound of U.S. Patriotism
Some of country’s most famous jingoistic songs are more complex than many listeners realize.
Trump Tries and (Mostly) Fails to Control the Narrative on Iran. Plus, RFK Jr. is Bad for Our Health
Conflicting narratives around the Iran war; the future of vaccines in America.
MAGA Divides Over Iran. Plus, Inside the Crackdown on Student Journalists
‘America First’ vs GOP Hawks; student journalists face heightened threats.
Bob Menendez’s Disastrous Romance
A rebound romance becomes the center of an international bribery case.
Trump Deploys Troops Against LA Protesters. Plus, Journalists Under 'Less Lethal' Fire.
Decoding LA protest coverage; who killed Shireen Abu Akleh?
How Gold Bar Bob Menendez Got His Start
Menendez will become the first Senator to go to prison in more than 40 years
Ensh*ttification, Live! Micah and Cory Doctorow in Conversation
Revisiting Cory Doctorow's theory of 'Enshittification', by way of the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival.
An FCC Commissioner Sounds the Alarm. Plus, the Finale of The Divided Dial
The ‘weaponization’ of the FCC; finance bros take over shortwave.
S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 4: Wall St. Wants Your Airwaves
The shortwaves today
Conspiracy Theories Come Back to Bite MAGA. Plus, Ep. 3 of The Divided Dial.
The White House has a conspiracy theory problem.
S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 3: World's Last Chance Radio
Cults and preachers take over the shortwaves
Why Trump is Welcoming White South Africans as Refugees. Plus, Ep 2 of The Divided Dial.
The myth of ‘white genocide’; how extremists took over shortwave radio.
S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 2: You Must Form Your Militia Units
An army was gathering on shortwave and two guys in Costa Rica were among the only people in the world keeping track
Trump Is Losing A Lot In Court. Plus, the First Episode of The Divided Dial (S2).
A deluge of legal battles against Trump; the evolution of shortwave radio.
S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 1: Fishing In The Night
Welcome to the shortwaves
Trump’s Executive Order on Public Media Is Here. Plus, the Murdoch’s Real Succession Drama
Government transparency for me, but not for thee; messy Murdoch family drama.
Shari Redstone's Road to Power at Paramount Global
The embattled Shari Redstone has a controlling stake in Paramount Global.
Brendan Carr’s F.C.C. Has Been Busy. Plus, Rewriting the History of Watergate.
Brendan Carr’s report card, revising Watergate, and Trump’s war on museums
Left Wing Youtuber David Pakman **EXTENDED VERSION**
David Pakman has some suggestions for how the Democrats could do better with online audiences
Brooke and Micah Enter the MAGA-verse. Plus, Liberal YouTubers Fight Back.
Red pill anyone? Plus, why Democrats are so bad at the internet.
The Coding Language Caught in DOGE's Crosshairs
Ever heard of COBOL?
The Tariff Week From Hell. Plus, the Bluesky CEO Reimagines Social Media.
Tariffs (again), the origins of Bluesky, and the looming fantasies of tech billionaires.
Sen. Chris Murphy on the Crisis Facing Our Democracy
Sen. Chris Murphy on how democracy dies, and how Democrats need mobilize to protect our freedoms.
Harvard and the Battle Over Higher Ed
The fight for the soul of America’s most prestigious university.
Sports Media’s Big Gamble on the Betting Industry
What do sports betting partnerships mean for sports journalism?
The Latest Spin on 'Signalgate.' Plus, a Crypto President is Born.
The biggest group chat scandal of the year. And a Trump memecoin?
Trouble At the EPA
The EPA is experiencing rollbacks and cuts that could gut environmental regulations in the US.
Voice of America Goes Quiet. And, Apocalypse Now?
A global media network has its funding frozen, and the end is near? Ish?
"Tough Love For Liberals"
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's new book, Abundance, is "tough love for liberals."
Mahmoud Khalil and a New Red Scare. Plus, Press Freedom Under Threat.
Warning bells are ringing for free speech and a free press.
The Baltimore Sun Is In Trouble
The Baltimore Sun's readership drops dramatically a year after its sale to David Smith, an executive at Sinclair Broadcasting Group.
Trump’s On-and-Off-Again Tariffs, and Decoding ‘Make America Healthy Again’
What to make of the economy under Trump.
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