Podcast Episodes

Trump Deploys Troops Against LA Protesters. Plus, Journalists Under 'Less Lethal' Fire.

A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops in Los Angeles was illegal before an appeals court quickly overturned it. A …

9 months, 1 week ago

How Gold Bar Bob Menendez Got His Start

Bob Menendez will become the first Senator to go to prison in more than 40 years when he reports to federal penitentiary next week.  Most of you will…

9 months, 1 week ago

Lessons From Hungary’s Democratic Backsliding. Plus, What Makes a Resistance Movement Successful?

President Donald Trump’s countless executive orders and mounting deportations are testing America’s democratic institutions. On this week’s On the Me…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ensh*ttification, Live! Micah and Cory Doctorow in Conversation

This past weekend, OTM co-host Micah Loewinger went to Seattle to sit down with an all-time favourite guest of the show: tech activist and writer Cor…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

An FCC Commissioner Sounds the Alarm. Plus, the Finale of The Divided Dial

On Tuesday, NPR and three Colorado public radio stations sued the Trump administration for violating the First Amendment. On this week’s On the Media…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 4: Wall St. Wants Your Airwaves

EPISODE 4

In recent years, creative, often music-focused pirate broadcasting has been thriving on shortwave. But these surreptitious broadcasters are …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Conspiracy Theories Come Back to Bite MAGA. Plus, Ep. 3 of The Divided Dial.

Before they were appointed, the leaders of the F.B.I. boosted misinformation about a ‘deep state.’ Now they’re in power, they’ve become the focus of …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 3: World's Last Chance Radio

EPISODE 3

Today, in the internet era, much of the shortwaves have been left to the most extreme voices — including a conspiratorial flat earth ministr…

10 months ago

Why Trump is Welcoming White South Africans as Refugees. Plus, Ep 2 of The Divided Dial.

On Monday, dozens of Afrikaners arrived in the US as refugees. On this week’s On the Media, how a fringe group of white South Africans have been lobb…

10 months ago

S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 2: You Must Form Your Militia Units

EPISODE 2

Many governments eased off the shortwaves after the Cold War, and homegrown US-based rightwing extremists edged out shortwave peaceniks to f…

10 months, 1 week ago