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Chaos Reigns
The past few decades have been a time of deep partisan animosity. On this week’s On The Media, how we might move beyond the current polarization. Plu…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Amazing Randi (just don't call him a magician)
Famed conjurer, illusionist -- and even more famously exposer of supernatural fraud -- James Randi died last week at his Florida home at the age of …
5 years, 4 months ago
The Games We Play
With the election underway, both camps are pushing their “get out the vote” messages. This week, On the Media looks at the origins of the modern pres…
5 years, 5 months ago
OTM presents - Blindspot Ep. 5: The Idea
For this week's podcast extra, we're once more highlighting the work of our colleague Jim O'Grady and his brilliant podcast "Blindspot: The Road to 9…
5 years, 5 months ago
Emergency Mode
Premonitions of Election Day violence abound, especially with the growing visibility of extremist militia groups. This week, On The Media looks at a …
5 years, 5 months ago
Brooke speaks with Lulu Miller about her new book, "Why Fish Don't Exist"
Earlier this month, Stanford University announced it would rename Jordan Hall, named for David Starr Jordan, noted natural historian, ichthyologist, …
5 years, 5 months ago
The Unlucky Many
GOP Senator Mike Lee tweeted this week that “we are not a democracy.” On this week’s On the Media, why the Republican party’s political future may de…
5 years, 5 months ago
Trump's War on Critical Race Theory
The Trump administration issued executive orders last month that ban federal workers from participating in anti-racism trainings. Under the orders, s…
5 years, 5 months ago
God Bless
President Trump has once more tried to cast himself as an ally of the Christian right — this time, by nominating Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Cou…
5 years, 5 months ago
Covering the Proud Boys, Without Platforming Them
At the debate between Joe Biden and President Trump in Cleveland this Tuesday, moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News gave the president an explicit opp…
5 years, 5 months ago