Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLessons From Hungary’s Democratic Backsliding. Plus, What Makes a Resistance Movement Successful?
President Donald Trump’s countless executive orders and mounting deportations are testing America’s democratic institutions. On this week’s On the Me…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Ensh*ttification, Live! Micah and Cory Doctorow in Conversation
This past weekend, OTM co-host Micah Loewinger went to Seattle to sit down with an all-time favourite guest of the show: tech activist and writer Cor…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
An FCC Commissioner Sounds the Alarm. Plus, the Finale of The Divided Dial
On Tuesday, NPR and three Colorado public radio stations sued the Trump administration for violating the First Amendment. On this week’s On the Media…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 4: Wall St. Wants Your Airwaves
EPISODE 4
In recent years, creative, often music-focused pirate broadcasting has been thriving on shortwave. But these surreptitious broadcasters are …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Conspiracy Theories Come Back to Bite MAGA. Plus, Ep. 3 of The Divided Dial.
Before they were appointed, the leaders of the F.B.I. boosted misinformation about a ‘deep state.’ Now they’re in power, they’ve become the focus of …
1 year ago
S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 3: World's Last Chance Radio
EPISODE 3
Today, in the internet era, much of the shortwaves have been left to the most extreme voices — including a conspiratorial flat earth ministr…
1 year ago
Why Trump is Welcoming White South Africans as Refugees. Plus, Ep 2 of The Divided Dial.
On Monday, dozens of Afrikaners arrived in the US as refugees. On this week’s On the Media, how a fringe group of white South Africans have been lobb…
1 year ago
S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 2: You Must Form Your Militia Units
EPISODE 2
Many governments eased off the shortwaves after the Cold War, and homegrown US-based rightwing extremists edged out shortwave peaceniks to f…
1 year ago
Trump Is Losing A Lot In Court. Plus, the First Episode of The Divided Dial (S2).
President Trump’s many executive orders, detentions, and deportations have triggered a host of lawsuits. On this week’s On the Media, how to understa…
1 year ago
S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 1: Fishing In The Night
EPISODE 1:
You know AM and FM radio. But did you know that there is a whole other world of radio surrounding us at all times? It’s called shortwave — …
1 year ago