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The Good Ol' Days
This year, right-wing groups at home and abroad were animated by wistful recollections of the past. On this week's On the Media, hear how nostalgia i…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Divided Dial: Episode 5 - There's Something About Radio
Highly politicized, partisan companies like Salem have a hold on the airwaves — and they don’t plan to give it up. Senior Vice President of Salem, Ph…
3 years, 7 months ago
Still Watching?
A 2020 story about Hunter Biden's hacked laptop keeps finding its way back into the news cycle. On this week's On the Media, a look at Elon Musk's so…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Divided Dial: Episode 4 - From The Extreme to The Mainstream
In the 1970s, talk radio was hitting its stride, with hosts and listeners from all political persuasions. But the radio dial was about to change fore…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Oldest Trick
An ancient scapegoat for society’s woes is back in the news. On this week’s On the Media, a deeper look at the confusing landscape of modern anti-sem…
3 years, 7 months ago
Brooke and Brian Lehrer Interview Each Other
This week, we’re sharing a chat Brooke had with her longtime colleague Brian Lehrer for Interview Magazine. Brian hosts his inimitably thoughtful dai…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Divided Dial: Episode 3 - The Liberal Bias Boogeyman
How did the right get their vice grip of the airwaves, all the while arguing that they were being silenced and censored by a liberal media? In this e…
3 years, 7 months ago
Bark and Bite
Conspiracy theories and disinformation have found a home on right-wing talk radio, where falsehoods often escape scrutiny from regulators and fact-ch…
3 years, 8 months ago
11/22/63
In television's younger days, going live was extremely difficult, costly and rare. But in November of 1963 a monumental tragedy made live coverage es…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Divided Dial: Episode 2 - From Pulpit to Politics
Episode 2: From Pulpit to Politics
How did the little-known Salem Media Group come to have an outsized political influence? In this episode we trace …
3 years, 8 months ago