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Epidemics Show Societies Who They Really Are
Communicable disease has haunted humanity for all of history. As such, the responses to coronavirus in our midst have a grimly timeless quality. In f…
5 years, 6 months ago
EXTENDED VERSION The Ancient Heresy That Helps Us Understand QAnon
EXTENDED VERSION (includes content we had to leave on the cutting room floor to make the interview fit into the broadcast)
It’s been two weeks since …
5 years, 6 months ago
Believe It Or Not
As the pandemic spreads, officials are imposing new public health policies. On this week’s On the Media, why so many of the new rules contradict what…
5 years, 6 months ago
Rewatching "Contagion" in a Pandemic
Back in February we spoke to Pulitzer Prize–winning science writer Laurie Garrett, author of The Coming Plague, in an episode we called "Black Swans"…
5 years, 6 months ago
Another World Entirely
With President Trump refusing to accept the results of the election, analysts are asking if he’s trying to wage a coup. On this week’s On the Media, …
5 years, 6 months ago
The Pfizer Vaccine Isn't a Home Run Yet
Pfizer announced Monday that its coronavirus vaccine demonstrated more than 90% effectiveness and no serious bad reactions in trial results — an outc…
5 years, 6 months ago
This Is Us
With Joe Biden approaching victory, Donald Trump and his political allies flooded the internet with conspiracy theories. This week, On the Media exam…
5 years, 6 months ago
Imprecision 2020
For election night 2020, while cable news had white boards and talking heads, the OTM crew hosted comedians, singers and friends for some great conve…
5 years, 6 months ago
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, 6 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, 6 months ago