Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNo, Joe Biden Didn’t Poop His Pants. Plus, the Supreme Court’s Fact-Checking Problem
Some of the most outrageous stories about President Biden are originating from a single, unverified source. On this week’s On the Media, hear about t…
1 year, 8 months ago
Do Sperm Whales Talk to Each Other?
This week, we turn away from the media for a moment, to a realm thousands of feet beneath the ocean’s surface – where sperm whales swim. These behemo…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Ensh*ttification of Everything
Why does every social media platform seem to get worse over time? This week’s On the Media explores an expansive theory on how we lost a better versi…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Drip, Drip, Drip of Bad News at The Washington Post
Over the past few months, The Washington Post has weathered a slate of unfavorable news. In May, publisher and CEO Will Lewis revealed the Post lost …
1 year, 9 months ago
UK Elections: They’re Not Like Ours! Plus, the Messy Family Behind Paramount
Over the past two decades, 900 British postal workers were wrongfully prosecuted for fraud. On this week’s On the Media, hear how a TV show about the…
1 year, 9 months ago
Is Love is Blind a Toxic Workplace?
This week's midweek podcast comes from our colleagues at the New Yorker Radio Hour:
On the Netflix reality-TV dating show “Love Is Blind,” contestants…
1 year, 9 months ago
A Former Disinformation Reporter is Running The Onion. Plus, Birds ARE Real.
This week, the Department of Justice accused one of the most influential right wing outlets of laundering tens of millions of dollars. On this week’s…
1 year, 9 months ago
Mr. Beast Reigns Supreme on YouTube
Something happened on the internet this week that was at once HUGE and also kind of a foregone conclusion. Jimmy Donaldson better known as Mr. Beast …
1 year, 9 months ago
Trump Found Guilty; The Right-Wing Media Were Prepared For It
When Donald J. Trump was found guilty on all counts in the hush money trial, some in the press were caught off guard. But the former president and co…
1 year, 9 months ago
How Tech Journalists Are Fueling the AI Hype Machine
Micah breaks down media hype about AI. According to Sam Harnett, a former tech reporter, journalists are repeating lazy tropes about the future of wo…
1 year, 9 months ago