On the Media

WNYC Studios

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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.

15H AGO

Trouble At the EPA

The EPA is experiencing rollbacks and cuts that could gut environmental regulations in the US.

21 min
5D AGO

Voice of America Goes Quiet. And, Apocalypse Now?

A global media network has its funding frozen, and the end is near? Ish?

50 min
MAR 19

"Tough Love For Liberals"

Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's new book, Abundance, is "tough love for liberals."

41 min
MAR 14

Mahmoud Khalil and a New Red Scare. Plus, Press Freedom Under Threat.

Warning bells are ringing for free speech and a free press.

50 min
MAR 12

The Baltimore Sun Is In Trouble

The Baltimore Sun's readership drops dramatically a year after its sale to David Smith, an executive at Sinclair Broadcasting Group.

19 min
MAR 7

Trump’s On-and-Off-Again Tariffs, and Decoding ‘Make America Healthy Again’

What to make of the economy under Trump.

50 min
MAR 5

How Does Kash Patel Compare to J. Edgar Hoover?

Hoover built the FBI, and Patel wants to tear it down.

18 min
MAR 1

The New 'State Media.' Plus, Podcasters Are Running the FBI.

The White House embraces far-right influencers; U.S.-Russia relations take a turn.

51 min

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Fantastic podcast

3d ago

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Great coverage and analysis
Never miss

4d ago

TechyActor

OTM has been a favorite- and much depended on- source of rigorous journalism, careful perspective and passionate interrogation for our family for over a decade. Grateful to have it on demand, so I never miss a minute!
Truly excellent

Mar 20

melanieida

My favorite place to digest the news, and the political narratives humming underneath the coverage.
Always stimulating! The ideas that are brought out are invaluable to a curious audience. Keep it up

Mar 3

rialta women

The ideas that are brought out are invaluable to a curious audience audience. Keep up the good work and pay no attention to the pathetic trolls who have too much time on their hands.

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.