Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHarvard and the Battle Over Higher Ed
The Trump administration has pulled funding for universities like Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania, and is threatening to withhold federal…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Sports Media’s Big Gamble on the Betting Industry
According to the American Gaming Association, bets on March Madness basketball games could amount to as much as $3.1 billion. Almost every national s…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The Latest Spin on 'Signalgate.' Plus, a Crypto President is Born.
When a journalist was accidentally added to a Signal chat that disclosed sensitive war plans, a controversy erupted about our national security. On t…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Trouble At the EPA
President Trump's appointee at the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, is making a lot of changes at the EPA. Including cutting 31 environme…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Voice of America Goes Quiet. And, Apocalypse Now?
The Trump administration has cut funding for Voice of America, the 80-year-old state media network. On this week’s On the Media, how pulling federal …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
"Tough Love For Liberals"
This week's midweek podcast is a segment from Tuesdays episode of the Brian Lehrer show -- the legendary live call-in show that airs every weekday mo…
1 year ago
Mahmoud Khalil and a New Red Scare. Plus, Press Freedom Under Threat.
A Columbia University graduate who led protests last year has been detained by I.C.E. Even though he is a green card holder. On this week’s On the Me…
1 year ago
The Baltimore Sun Is In Trouble
Last January the hedge fund Alden Global Capital sold The Baltimore Sun to David Smith, an executive at Sinclair Broadcast Group. Smith once told Tru…
1 year ago
Trump’s On-and-Off-Again Tariffs, and Decoding ‘Make America Healthy Again’
President Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff announcements sent stock markets plunging. On this week’s On the Media, how to make sense of the ever-ch…
1 year ago
How Does Kash Patel Compare to J. Edgar Hoover?
Since Kash Patel was announced as the director for the FBI, pundits have warned of a return to the era of J. Edgar Hoover, who ran the bureau for 48 …
1 year ago