Podcast Episodes

Is America Becoming an Autocracy?

President Donald Trump’s countless executive orders and mounting deportations are testing America’s democratic institutions. On this week’s On the Media, what we can learn from Hungary’s recent backs…

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The Journalist Who Saw WW2 Coming

For these last couple of weeks of August we’ve been airing a miniseries from our friends at Radio Diaries.The third and final part is about a woman named Dorothy Thompson. In 1939, Time Magazine call…

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The Power of Shortwave Radio. And, What Gets Lost with Voice of America?

This month, the director of Voice of America is being forced out in the latest of many moves to dismantle the state broadcasting service. On this week’s On the Media, a history of the Voice of Americ…

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The Forgotten Shock Jock Who Paved the Way for Rush Limbaugh

This week, we're airing part two of a documentary series, courtesy of Radio Diaries, about three radio personalities who had huge audiences in their time, but today, are largely forgotten. 

These days…

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Silicon Valley's Rightwing Roots. Plus, the CEO of Bluesky Reimagines Social Media

When Donald Trump returned to office, tech companies donated millions of dollars to his inaugural committee. On this week’s On the Media, the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley. Plus, the CEO of the b…

Published on 2 weeks ago

The Famous Black Preacher Who Feuded With MLK

For these final weeks of summer we wanted to transport you away from the doom and gloom of the daily news with a trio of stories produced by our friends at the public radio documentary-maker, Radio D…

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Trump's Fact Eradication Program. Plus, How Jubilee is Transforming Political Debate

President Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a weak jobs report. On this week’s On the Media, how the Trump administration is threatening government data. Plus, …

Published on 3 weeks ago

Eric Adams' Latest Scandal

Here in New York we’re not due to select our next mayor till November but somehow it feels like we’re already embroiled in pre-election chaos. Eric Adams is now running as an independent, and to do s…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Images of Mass Starvation Shift Gaza Coverage. Plus, the Forgotten History of the First Sitcom.

As reports of starving children in Gaza mount, France, Britain, and Canada are preparing to recognize Palestinian statehood. On this week’s On the Media, Palestinian journalists documenting food scar…

Published on 4 weeks ago

McKay Coppins On The Murdochs

Brooke spoke in May with McKay Coppins, a staff writer at The Atlantic, about the remarkable, extensive interviews he conducted with members of the Murdoch family — particularly James Murdoch and his…

Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago