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Back to SearchThe Battle Over Public Broadcasting
President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back over a billion dollars in federal funds for public broadcasting. On this week’s On the Media, the lo…
1 year ago
How Country Music Became the Sound of U.S. Patriotism
Today's country music industry is deeply associated with a certain jingoistic ‘rally around the flag,' ‘support the troops’ spirit. In this week’s po…
1 year ago
Trump Tries and (Mostly) Fails to Control the Narrative on Iran. Plus, RFK Jr. is Bad for Our Health
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s revamped CDC vaccine advisory board stopped recommending certain flu vaccines this week. On this week’s On the M…
1 year ago
The Final Unravelling of Bob Menendez
This week, On the Media shares the final episode of Dead End: The Rise and Fall of Gold Bar Bob Menendez. For WNYC, reporter and host Nancy Solomon d…
1 year, 1 month ago
MAGA Divides Over Iran. Plus, Inside the Crackdown on Student Journalists
President Donald Trump says he’ll decide whether or not to attack Iran within the next two weeks. On this week’s On the Media, hear why the right is …
1 year, 1 month ago
Bob Menendez’s Disastrous Romance
In this week's midweek podcast, we share the next installment of WNYC's Dead End: The Rise and Fall of 'Gold Bar' Bob Menendez. Yesterday, the former…
1 year, 1 month ago
Trump Deploys Troops Against LA Protesters. Plus, Journalists Under 'Less Lethal' Fire.
A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops in Los Angeles was illegal before an appeals court quickly overturned it. A …
1 year, 1 month ago
How Gold Bar Bob Menendez Got His Start
Bob Menendez will become the first Senator to go to prison in more than 40 years when he reports to federal penitentiary next week. Most of you will…
1 year, 1 month ago
Lessons 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…
1 year, 1 month 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…
1 year, 1 month ago