Podcast Episodes

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 split on what the president should do. Plus, scrut…

Published on 2 months, 1 week 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 senator began an 11-year prison sentence. In this…

Published on 2 months, 1 week 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 legal battle is now underway. On this week’s On th…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks 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,  no doubt,  be aware of the broad strokes of his…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks 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 Media, what we can learn from Hungary’s recent backs…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks 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 Cory Doctorow. We recorded the following conversation…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

An FCC Commissioner Sounds the Alarm. Plus, the Finale of The Divided Dial

On Tuesday, NPR and three Colorado public radio stations sued the Trump administration for violating the First Amendment. On this week’s On the Media, the soon-to-be lone Democratic commissioner at t…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 4: Wall St. Wants Your Airwaves

EPISODE 4

In recent years, creative, often music-focused pirate broadcasting has been thriving on shortwave. But these surreptitious broadcasters are up against a surprising ideological foe: Not the F…

Published on 3 months ago

Conspiracy Theories Come Back to Bite MAGA. Plus, Ep. 3 of The Divided Dial.

Before they were appointed, the leaders of the F.B.I. boosted misinformation about a ‘deep state.’ Now they’re in power, they’ve become the focus of conspiracy theories. On this week’s On the Media, …

Published on 3 months ago

S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 3: World's Last Chance Radio

EPISODE 3

Today, in the internet era, much of the shortwaves have been left to the most extreme voices — including a conspiratorial flat earth ministry, and an ultra-conservative cult complete with ev…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago