Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
How Debate Took Over the Internet. Plus, a Case for Confronting the Past.
Political debates are taking over the internet. On this week’s On the Media, hear how one viral Youtube channel is reshaping political discourse. Plu…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Rapid Rise of Bari Weiss
This year, Bari Weiss became the new editor in chief of CBS News. The network’s owner, Paramount, also acquired Weiss’ online publication, The Free P…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Is it Over Yet? 2025 in Review
And just like that, 2025 is coming to a close. On this week’s On the Media, hear a tour of a 12-month news blitz, from AI to the Pentagon press room …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
A Hundred Years of The New Yorker
The New Yorker turned a hundred this year. And marking the occasion is a new documentary film on Netflix titled: “The New Yorker at 100”. But with so…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Deep Fakes, Data Centers, and AI Slop — Are We Cooked?
Donald Trump has signed an executive order limiting state regulation on artificial intelligence. On this week’s On the Media, Republicans spar over A…
5 months ago
Big Tech Embraced Fakeness in 2025
This year, Silicon Valley poured its collective resources in AI. Billions and billions of dollars. But behind the snazzy ads and glowing endorsement…
5 months ago
Trump Guns for the FTC. Plus, Are We the Losers in the Paramount v Netflix Battle?
The Supreme Court appears ready to let Donald Trump fire Federal Trade Commission members at will. On this week’s On the Media, why the court’s expan…
5 months, 1 week ago
How a Gossip Blogger (almost) Became the Poster Child for First Amendment Rights
Last summer, Perez Hilton, the gossip blogger who rose to fame for his scoopy and sometimes vicious takes in the early 2000s, was served a subpoena b…
5 months, 1 week ago
Covering the Pentagon, from Sy Hersh to Laura Loomer
The New York Times has sued the Pentagon for restricting access to journalists. On this week’s On the Media, meet the new cast of right wing influenc…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
No, DOGE Isn't Dead
Late last month, Reuters reported that DOGE had “disbanded,” that the group was no longer a centralized government entity. But according to Wired Rep…
5 months, 2 weeks ago