120 episodes
On the Media WNYC Studios
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4.6 • 140 Ratings
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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.
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A War Photographer Watches Alex Garland's 'Civil War'
Award-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario on the new film 'Civil War.'
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Meet the Media Prophets Who Preach Christian Supremacy. Plus, Journalism in ‘Civil War’
How Christian nationalism is reshaping politics, and a movie centering journalism tops the box office.
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Happy Bicycle Day!
We have never-before-heard tapes from Ken Kesey, the man who taught the hippies how to be hippies and inspired the psychedelic 60's.
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The Rise and Fall of Alt-Weeklies, and Backpage.com vs The Feds
What has American journalism lost with the decline of alt-weeklies?
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How The Village Voice Changed Journalism
An oral history tells the story of this iconic alt-weekly.
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Warring Narratives Around UNRWA. Plus, Media Bets on Sports Gambling
The origins and politics of the largest humanitarian organization operating in Gaza; and the history of sports media and gambling.
Customer Reviews
Depp v Heard episode that sees bigger picture
Thank you for the Michael Hobbes episode. It’s a contemporaneous You’re Wrong About and shows how easy it is for a very vocal minority to determine how we treat young women in media. Hobbes has the space to verbalise the bigger picture. And whether you agree with him or not it’s important to have this reminder of how structures of power operate.
Change the trailers!
Because I really like this podcast, this appeal comes from a good place- for the love god, change the way you advertise it. I get bombarded with the ads via Tune-in, and they’re terrible. A lady of a certain age speaking over godawful noodley jazz. It seems designed to keep anyone under the age of 60 away. It’s a real shame. I’m not asking for a rapper or EDM, but please, do yourselves a favor and change it up a bit.
Superb
Long time listener, so well produced. Will miss Bob. Curious why there was no show covering the recent Israel / Palestinian conflict? Such awful media bias... please even if it’s later would you consider covering.