On the Media

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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.

12 HR AGO

Hank Green Makes the Truth Go Viral (EXTENDED VERSION)

An extended version of Micah's interview with Youtuber Hank Green.

24 min
4 DAYS AGO

How Hank Green Makes the Truth Go Viral. Plus, the Escape Fantasies of the Uber Rich.

More and more Americans are getting their news from influencers like Hank Green. Plus, tech billionaires are building survival bunkers—is it just a fantasy?

50 min
20 NOV

Why Men And Boys Are Struggling

The statistics are not encouraging.

18 min
15 NOV

Fox News is Back at the White House. Plus, No Joke, The Onion Buys Infowars.

How Fox News contributors got picked for Trump’s cabinet, the case for more fact-checkers, and why the media has an audience problem. Plus, The Onion buys Infowars.

50 min
14 NOV

Using Conspiracy Theories to Make Sense of a Loss

Social media posts from Kamala Harris supporters and the left questioning the outcome of the election are going viral.

22 min
8 NOV

The Manosphere Celebrates a Win. Plus, M. Gessen on How to Survive an Autocracy

Hear how OTM listeners are feeling post-election, the right-wing podcasters who helped elect Trump, and rules for surviving autocracy.

50 min
6 NOV

The Day After

Brooke and Micah recorded a conversation on Wednesday morning after the election.

30 min
2 NOV

Toxic Election Lies Spread, Jeff Bezos Sows Chaos at The Post and How The Media Created Election Night

A look at election disinformation, The Washington Post’s decision, uncommitted voters in the press, and how election night became a television spectacular.

50 min

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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.