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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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'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.'
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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?