Donald Trump was out of sight at the GOP presidential primary debate – but definitely not out of mind. On this week’s On the Media, a look at how the press is covering the former president and his threats against democracy. Plus, a deep dive into the meteoric rise and stumble of the podcast industry. 
1. Dan Froomkin [<a href="https://twitter.com/froomkin?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@froomkin</a>], editor of presswatchers.org, on how the press is failing the public in covering Donald Trump in this moment. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/press-still-failing-cover-gop-and-trump-on-the-media">Listen</a>.
2. OTM Producer Molly Rosen [<a href="https://twitter.com/mollyfication?lang=en">@mollyfication</a>] with Kevin Marks [<a href="https://twitter.com/kevinmarks">@kevinmarks</a>], a software engineer who wrote the first script that downloaded "audio blogs" onto iTunes, and Rob Walch, VP of Podcaster Relations at Libsyn, on Apple's power over podcasts. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/how-apple-shaped-podcasting-on-the-media">Listen</a>.
3. Micah Loewinger [<a href="https://twitter.com/MicahLoewinger">@MicahLoewinger</a>] takes stock of how we got to this moment in podcasting and the role public radio stations will play in the future, feat: Alex Sujong Laughlin [<a href="https://twitter.com/alexlaughs">@alexlaughs</a>], supervising producer and co-owner at Defector Media, Anna Sale [<a href="https://twitter.com/annasale">@annasale</a>] host of Death, Sex & Money, Felix Salmon [<a href="https://twitter.com/felixsalmon">@felixsalmon</a>], host of Slate Money, and Nick Quah [<a href="https://twitter.com/nwquah">@nwquah</a>], podcast critic for Vulture and New York Magazine. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/has-podcast-bubble-finally-burst-on-the-media">Listen</a>.

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