Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBobi Wine: The People's President
This week in Uganda, the pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine released his election manifesto to win the presidency in 2026. The current leader, Yowe…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump v. Tylenol. Plus, How Charlie Kirk Became a Martyr for the Christian Right.
President Trump has declared that Tylenol should not be used during pregnancy. On this week’s On the Media, how funding cuts and disputed claims link…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Goodnight, and Good Luck: 20 Years Later
Joseph and Shirley Wershba, worked at CBS news back in the good ol' days. In 1948, along with Edward R. Murrow, Joe Wershba helped produce the CBS’s …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Free Speech for Me, but Not for Thee. Plus, Librarians Under Siege.
Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show has been pulled off the air following his comments about Charlie Kirk’s killer. On this week’s On the Media, how threa…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Paul Offit Has Opinions About RFK Jnr.
Brooke Gladstone speaks with Paul Offit, the director of the Vaccine Education Center and a physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Child…
1 year ago
The 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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year ago