Podcast Episodes

The Media Are Going Easy On Trump and Russia is Going All In On Right-Wing Media

At a town hall event hosted by Fox, Donald Trump shared a number of falsehoods, and appeared to confuse who he was running against. On this week’s On…

1 year, 6 months ago

Brooke and Micah Have Something To Tell You

Brooke and Micah update the listeners about a new funding model for the show. 

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1 year, 6 months ago

How to Read a Presidential Candidate

During election season, voters hope to glimpse the true selves of presidential candidates. And sometimes, revealing details hide in plain sight. On t…

1 year, 6 months ago

How Apple Shaped Podcasting

A recent update to the Apple podcast app also included a tweak to how podcast downloads work. As a podcast user you’re free to shrug and move on. But…

1 year, 6 months ago

Freedom! Joy! Forward! The DNC’s Fave Buzzwords, Explained

When President Biden campaigned for re-election, he highlighted threats to democracy and his long track record. But since Kamala Harris took over the…

1 year, 6 months ago

Echoes of 1968 at the DNC in Chicago

This is an episode from the Vox daily news podcast, Today, Explained. Host Noel King spoke with OTM regular, Rick Perlstein. As a historian of US pol…

1 year, 7 months ago

The Rise and Fall of Alt-Weeklies, and Journalism in an AI World

New York City’s alternative weekly newspaper, The Village Voice, birthed a generation of legendary writers. On this week’s On the Media, how the Voic…

1 year, 7 months ago

Dan Taberski on His New Series "Hysterical"

In 2011, a group of high school girls in the small town of Le Roy, New York started coming down with mysterious medical symptoms. When their parents …

1 year, 7 months ago

A Dad-Coded VP Pick. Plus, Trump Courts Gen Z Influencers

This week, Kamala Harris’ VP pick Tim Walz went viral for being a typical Midwestern dad. On this week’s On the Media, the narratives surrounding Wal…

1 year, 7 months ago

Cat Ladies: EXTENDED VERSION

Brooke Gladstone interviews Kathryn Hughes, author of Catland, about the storied history of the cat lady trope, how cats became beloved by so many in…

1 year, 7 months ago