Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe New 'State Media.' Plus, Podcasters Are Running the FBI.
Breaking from a century of tradition, the White House says it will seize control of the press pool covering the president. On this week’s On the Medi…
1 year ago
Writing (and Rewriting) Russian History
Days before Russia invaded Ukraine 3 years ago, Russian president Vladimir Putin read an essay he’d written in 2021, “On the Historical Unity of Russ…
1 year ago
Learning Elon Musk’s Media Playbook. Plus, Silicon Valley’s Rightwing Roots.
Elon Musk’s claims of fraudulent government spending contain some wild inaccuracies. On this week's On the Media, how the mythos surrounding tech ent…
1 year, 1 month ago
How Kash Patel Came to Loathe the Media and Love Trump
This week, the Senate will consider more of Trump’s Cabinet nominees, including his pick for FBI director, Kash Patel. For this midweek podcast, we'r…
1 year, 1 month ago
Donald Trump is Rewriting the Past. Plus, the Christian Groups Vying for Political Power
The new administration is purging data from government websites and databases, such as the Department of Justice and the National Security Agency. On…
1 year, 1 month ago
The J6 Commutations Have Ripple Effects
Micah joins Anna Sale on Death, Sex and Money to revisit their 2023 conversation with Tasha Adams, ex-wife of Stewart Rhodes the founder of the Oath …
1 year, 1 month ago
How Wired Magazine is Scooping the Competition. Plus, Whither the Democrats?
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has accessed sensitive information at the treasury and gutted the United States Agency for Internatio…
1 year, 1 month ago
Musk's Meddling in European Politics
According to the Financial Times, 225 out of Musk’s 616 tweets and retweets in the first week of January were about UK politics. Meanwhile, Musk has …
1 year, 1 month ago
Is That Legal? Plus, DeepSeek and the A.I. Bubble.
President Donald Trump has signed dozens of executive orders since returning to office. On this week’s On the Media, how the directives are butting …
1 year, 1 month ago
Brooke Talks AI With Ed Zitron
When OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, all the big tech firms were clamoring to make their own versions of the “intelligent” chatbot. Billion…
1 year, 1 month ago