Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s Murder. Plus, the Rise and Fall of CBS.
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in front of a crowd of students at Utah Valley University. On this week’s On the Media, how th…
10 months, 1 week ago
Apocalypse Again
Brooke chats with Dorian Lynskey, cultural journalist and author of the recent book, Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About the End of the Wor…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
No, Trump Isn't Cracking Down on Crime. Plus, How Ukrainians Tell Their Story of the War.
President Trump is preparing to send the National Guard to cities across the country. On this week’s On the Media, what the press is missing about th…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Viral Outrage Over Peanut the Squirrel
A beloved squirrel named Peanut was seized in a raid by New York environmental officers last year. A maelstrom of online outrage ensued, upending New…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
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 Me…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
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 n…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
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 wee…
11 months ago
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 …
11 months ago
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 rightwi…
11 months, 1 week 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 frie…
11 months, 1 week ago