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Another Proud Boy Goes to Jail and A Media War in 1980's NYC
This week a former Proud Boys leader received the longest prison sentence for the insurrection so far. On this week’s On the Media, why conspiracy th…
2 years, 10 months ago
Is "Rich Men North of Richmond" a MAGA Anthem or Nah?
In early August, Christopher Anthony Lunsford, who goes by Oliver Anthony, quietly released a song called "Rich Men North of Richmond." A week later,…
2 years, 10 months ago
How Big Tech Went to Sh*t
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…
2 years, 10 months ago
Lina Khan Is in the Hot Seat
In March 2021, when President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Lina Khan to be a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission, the decision was …
2 years, 10 months ago
Mysteries of Sound
In late 2016, American diplomats in Havana, Cuba started hearing a mysterious buzzing sound and experiencing debilitating symptoms. On this week’s On…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Wilhelm Scream
When two blockbuster movies, Barbie and Oppenheimer, premiered in U.S. theaters on the same day in July 2023, they ushered in a renewed enthusiasm fo…
2 years, 11 months ago
Read All About It
This summer’s extreme heat has contributed to disasters around the world--but some of them are hard to see. On this week’s On the Media, why extreme …
2 years, 11 months ago
The Lasting Impact of the Library of Alexandria
In the first half of the last school year, PEN America has recorded almost 900 different books pulled from library shelves across the country. As lon…
2 years, 11 months ago
Go Woke, Go Broke
When the US women’s soccer team was knocked out of the world cup, they became the latest target of a right-wing media campaign. On this week’s On the…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Trump Case Against E. Jean Carroll and The Progress of #MeToo
This week, another legal blow for former president Donald Trump after a judge ruled to dismiss Trump's counter defamation lawsuit against E Jean Carr…
2 years, 11 months ago