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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. 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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No, Joe Biden Didn’t Poop His Pants. Plus, the Supreme Court’s Fact-Checking Problem
Right-wing news in disguise; and a fact-check on the Supreme Court.
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Do Sperm Whales Talk to Each Other?
How the clicks of sperm whales are reminiscent of human language.
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The Ensh*ttification of Everything
Why tech companies just seem to get worse, and how to solve the problem.
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The Drip, Drip, Drip of Bad News at The Washington Post
How the paper’s CEO and incoming executive editor became embroiled in scandal
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UK Elections: They’re Not Like Ours! Plus, the Messy Family Behind Paramount
How US and UK elections influence each other; a British TV drama sheds light on a massive political scandal; meet the Redstones.
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Is Love is Blind a Toxic Workplace?
Love is blind, and allegedly toxic...
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Over 125 Palestinian Journalist Dead
When are you going to cover the incredible number of journalists in Palestine that have been murdered? It’s unprecedented in any war in decades and there is evidence they are being targeted. Israel has not only shut down Al Jazeera but they have attached and burdened the building. This is news worthy.
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