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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.

11 HR AGO

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
5 DAYS AGO

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
30 OCT

Why Trump is a Fascist (EXTENDED VERSION)

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

31 min
25 OCT

Fascism, Fear and the Science Behind Horror Films

A look at the latest description of Donald Trump, and a deep dive on horror films.

50 min
23 OCT

Kamala Harris is Trying to Make Climate Action Patriotic

A new study suggests that framing climate change in terms of American pride might do the trick.

13 min
19 OCT

Can a Billion Dollars Buy an Election?

Trump lashes out at mega donors, Democrats embrace dark money, and whether or not big money helps win an election.

50 min

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Brooke Gladstone

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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.