Podcast Episodes

The Harvard Plan: And so it begins…

Season 25 Episode 1

The Harvard Plan, a collaboration between On the Media and The Boston Globe, is about the fight for the soul of America’s oldest and most prestigious university. In the new season, they explore what …

Published on 5 hours ago

Alternate Realities: A Question for Listeners

Season 23 Episode 4

After we released Alternate Realities, hundreds of listeners reached out, sharing stories about friends and family members who had also fallen under the spell of conspiracy theories. Many of them had…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

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Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

The Network: Déjà vu

Season 24 Episode 3

Part 3: The network and its method took off in countries where women didn't have a legal option for abortion. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, many Americans have found themselves in that very situa…

Published on 5 months ago

The Network: Breaking Bread

Season 24 Episode 2

Part 2: The network had developed a method that had the potential to get women widespread access to safe abortions. But to make that happen, a whisper network wasn't enough.

Hosts Marta and Victoria …

Published on 5 months ago

The Network: Saint-o-tec

Season 24 Episode 1

Part 1: In the mid-1980s, an OBGYN in Brazil noticed that far fewer pregnant women at his hospital were dying from abortion complications. It wasn't a coincidence.

Brazilian women had made a discover…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Introducing "The Network" from NPR and Futuro Media

Season 24

Decades ago, Brazilian women made a discovery that allowed them to have safe abortions without a doctor, regardless of the law. Now, as abortion restrictions rise across the United States, their meth…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Alternate Realities: Facing the Facts

Season 23 Episode 3

Episode 3: After a year of waiting, the bet is finally over. Reporter Zach Mack takes stock of his father's predictions and confronts him about the future of the family.

To listen to this series spon…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Alternate Realities: Down the Rabbit Hole

Season 23 Episode 2

Episode 2: After reporter Zach Mack accepts a bet with his father over 10 politically apocalyptic predictions, he sets out on a journey to change his dad's mind.

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Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Alternate Realities: A Strange Bet

Season 23 Episode 1

Episode 1: Reporter Zach Mack thinks his dad has gone all in on conspiracy theories, while his father thinks that Zach is the one being brainwashed. In 2024, after the latest round of circular argume…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago