What is on the media?
Host Brooke Gladstone examines 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. The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made.
What is the on the media podcast?
On the Media on Apple Podcasts The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made.
Does the mob get a podcast?
And the mob gets a podcast. 1. Micah Loewinger [@micahloewinger], tells Brooke about a year of newspaper closures, murdered journalists, and the end of the Trump Bump. Listen. 2. Emma Berquist [@eeberquist], author of Devils Unto Dust, on how the true crime genre can rot our brains.
What's the Best Podcast for interviewing right-wing intellectuals?
Matthew Sitman [@MatthewSitman], host of the Know Your Enemy podcast, shares his tips for interviewing right-wing intellectuals. Listen. 2. Bill Kristol [@BillKristol], editor-at-large of The Bulwark, reckons with 'Stop the Steal'-ers in his party.
I'm No Expert
All things Joe Rogan, plus a look a Russia's newest effort to erase history.
Read the Room
What it means to ban a book; parental rights; and a student takes his school board to the Supreme Court.
Barney Rosset Never Backed Down
The publishing of Tropic of Cancer and Lady Chatterley's Lover was challenged in the courts. Barney Rosset fought for them and won.
Debate This!
Republican National Committee to the Commission on Presidential Debates: no thanks.
Snow...in the tropics?
During the early 1950s, the children of Puerto Rico were invited to an icy winter spectacle. What did it mean?
A Question of War
A second civil war; the blueprint for insurgence; and some light for the Dark Ages.
What is the meaning of "Just Around Midnight"?
According to Jack Hamilton, Slate pop critic and author of Just Around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination, the meaning behind the song is both more and less complex than many fans know. 20 min.
Who is Megan Molteni?
Megan Molteni MeganMolteni],[& science writer at Stat News, &] on the 60-year-old mix-up that helped COVID-10 kill. Listen. 3. Gene Park [@GenePark], gaming reporter for The Washington Post, on what the "metaverse" really means.
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An old threat has returned to classrooms across the country — and it’s made of pages and ink. On this week’s On the Media, hear what it means to ban a book, and who has the right to choose what kids learn. Plus, meet the student who took his school board all the way to the Supreme Court in the 80s.
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