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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What the Media Get Wrong About Campus Protests
What the focus on violence and chaos obscures; and, a look at how Israeli media are covering the conflict.
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Revisiting a Conversation with Paul Auster
Last week, novelist Paul Auster died from complications related to lung cancer. In this conversation from 2021, he discusses a (mostly) forgotten writer who changed literature forever.
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How to Read a President, with Carlos Lozada, Vinson Cunningham, and Curtis Sittenfeld
Getting to know presidents through memoirs, journalism, and fiction.
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'The Three Body Problem' And the Rise of Chinese Science Fiction
The evolution of science fiction in China, from accusations of "spiritual pollution" to the spotlight.
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How Not to Cover the Trump Trials. Plus, the Latest Push To Defund NPR
Why the law won't fix the Trump's lawlessness; and a former NPR editor's essay puts a spotlight on the public radio network.
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A War Photographer Watches Alex Garland's 'Civil War'
Award-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario on the new film 'Civil War.'
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.