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The Covid Conspiracy Boom on Facebook
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook has taken a public stance against bogus health claims that discourage people from taking proper precautions ag…
5 years, 9 months ago
Apocalypse Now
Science fiction has always been an outlet for our greatest anxieties. This week, we delve into how the genre is exploring the reality of climate chan…
5 years, 9 months ago
How Close is the End?
In this episode (which first aired in January), Brooke talks to journalist and devoted amateur historian Dan Carlin, the creator of the podcast, Hard…
5 years, 9 months ago
"A Kind of Permanent Battle"
As we approach November’s contentious presidential election, what lessons can we learn from divided societies abroad? This week, On the Media travels…
5 years, 9 months ago
Making Sense of 'Cancel Culture'
There’s a standard way the conversation on "cancel culture" goes: on the one side, male comedians and right-wingers saying cancel culture is out of c…
5 years, 9 months ago
Break Your Silence
Despite defiance from police departments and police unions, efforts to limit police secrecy have notched at least one recent victory. On this week’s …
5 years, 9 months ago
Why is Trump’s Campaign Suing a Small TV Station in Wisconsin?
In this week's pod extra, we bring you an episode from Trump, Inc., a podcast from our friends at WNYC Studios, about a new threat to press freedom. …
5 years, 9 months ago
If You Build It...
The White House is sending troops into cities with the stated goal of protecting monuments. On this week's On The Media, a look at the clash over mem…
5 years, 10 months ago
The Lincoln Project Is Sorry About All That
It’s yet another day in Trump-era America. You know what that means: Another Lincoln Project ad going viral on Twitter, bound for the evening news. T…
5 years, 10 months ago
"This is Fine"
As climate catastrophe marches apace and the nation's public health infrastructure continues to unravel, we take stock of how we got here and what it…
5 years, 10 months ago