On the Media

WNYC Studios

4.7 (427)
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UPDATED SEMIWEEKLY

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.

21 HRS 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
3 DAYS AGO

Why Men And Boys Are Struggling

The statistics are not encouraging.

18 min
NOV 15

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
NOV 14

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
NOV 8

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
NOV 6

The Day After

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

30 min
NOV 2

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
OCT 30

Why Trump is a Fascist (EXTENDED VERSION)

A historian of fascism explains why he sounded the alarm back in 2018.

31 min

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Brooke Gladstone

Host

4.7

out of 5

427 Ratings

Iconic

Jul 4

Sishliva

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Excellent news literacy podcast

2023-12-08

Don1547

Great examinations of the internet and all its dark goings on.
Brooke!

Apr 18

heeleemee

I love Brooke. Her voice of curiosity and experience and willingness to look at things without, or at least acknowledging, prejudice is like a refreshing breeze to me. But. I cannot believe she isn’t talking about the media and the reporting relating to the “conflict” in Palestine and the history behind it and the MEDIA response. This is totally Brooke territory in my opinion! I’m flummoxed. I stopped following but check in with OTM just in case Brooke has done some amazing, as usual, look at the media’s coverage of Gaza and Israel and protests and silencing voices and on and on. But Brooke has been silent. I’m giving OTM one star for this.
Great

2022-11-30

J. Oatmon

Essential listening

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.