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Ken Kesey's Acid Quest
Happy New Year! In this pod extra, we're celebrating what might be your first hangover of 2020 — whether it's fueled by alcohol or just the thought o…
6 years, 2 months ago
Hindsight Is 2019
2019 started on a note of fakery, as we made sense of the conspiracies and simulacra that distort our information field. It's ending with a similar a…
6 years, 2 months ago
The Hidden Truths of Hanukkah
Today is Christmas, but it's also Hanukkah — the Jewish festival of lights. With its emphasis on present-giving, dreidel games and sweet treats, the …
6 years, 2 months ago
Let The Record Show
For only the third time in U.S. history, the American press is covering a presidential impeachment. On this week’s On the Media, a look at a few of t…
6 years, 3 months ago
Sons of the Soil
Last week, India’s ruling party (the BJP) passed the Citizenship Amendment Act. The legislation grants a clear path to Indian citizenship to non-Musl…
6 years, 3 months ago
Body of Law: Beyond Roe
A majority of Americans polled by CSPAN last year couldn't name a Supreme Court case. Of those who could, Roe v. Wade was by far the most familiar, w…
6 years, 3 months ago
The "Pentagon Papers" Of Our Time
On Monday, the Washington Post released the fruits of a three-year investigative effort: the "Afghanistan Papers," a once-secret internal government …
6 years, 3 months ago
The Dead Consensus
As House leaders begin drafting articles of impeachment, examples from the Nixon and Clinton eras abound. This week, On the Media rewinds to the 19th…
6 years, 3 months ago
Tribalism, Anger and the State of Our Politics
If solidarity and the recognition of mutual self-interest are the keys to moving past our fractious moment, it can be hard to see how we'll get there…
6 years, 3 months ago
We Need To Talk About Poland
With the US deep in questions of impeachment, what lessons can we learn from divided societies abroad? This week, On the Media travels to Poland, whe…
6 years, 3 months ago