120 episodes

The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. 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.

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The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. 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.

    Do Sperm Whales Talk to Each Other?

    Do Sperm Whales Talk to Each Other?

    How the clicks of sperm whales are reminiscent of human language.

    • 27 min
    The Ensh*ttification of Everything

    The Ensh*ttification of Everything

    Why tech companies just seem to get worse, and how to solve the problem.

    • 50 min
    The Drip, Drip, Drip of Bad News at The Washington Post

    The Drip, Drip, Drip of Bad News at The Washington Post

    How the paper’s CEO and incoming executive editor became embroiled in scandal

    • 30 min
    UK Elections: They’re Not Like Ours! Plus, the Messy Family Behind Paramount

    UK Elections: They’re Not Like Ours! Plus, the Messy Family Behind Paramount

    How US and UK elections influence each other; a British TV drama sheds light on a massive political scandal; meet the Redstones.

    • 50 min
    Is Love is Blind a Toxic Workplace?

    Is Love is Blind a Toxic Workplace?

    Love is blind, and allegedly toxic...

    • 25 min
    A Former Disinformation Reporter is Running The Onion. Plus, Birds ARE Real.

    A Former Disinformation Reporter is Running The Onion. Plus, Birds ARE Real.

    From the disinfo beat to The Onion; The Birds Aren’t Real prank; and a history of psy-ops

    • 50 min

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