&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Throughout the pandemic, religious rights advocates have protested some public health measures like bans on large gatherings. Now, some Americans are making the case for religious exemptions to President Biden's new workplace vaccine mandate. On this week’s On the Media, why religious protections are deliberately vague. Plus, hear how the current Supreme Court has been quietly bolstering the power of Christian interest groups. And, a look at climate coverage during storm season, and how the fossil fuel industry became so good at selling its own story. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1. Winnifred Sullivan [&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/winnisullivan?lang=en"&gt;@WinniSullivan&lt;/a&gt;], &lt;span&gt;Indiana University Bloomington professor of law and religious studies, explains why the constitution doesn't define "religion." &lt;a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/constitution-religion-on-the-media"&gt;Listen.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;2. Linda Greenhouse, writer and c&lt;span&gt;linical lecturer at Yale Law School, on the Supreme Court's recent rulings on religious liberties. &lt;a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/how-supreme-court-bolstering-power-religion-on-the-media"&gt;Listen.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;3. Mark Hertsgaard [&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/markhertsgaard"&gt;@markhertsgaard&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;span&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; executive director of&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Covering Climate Now, on why the press should remind us of climate change's impact on so-called "natural disasters." &lt;a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/unnatural-disasters-on-the-media"&gt;Listen.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;4. Amy Westervelt [&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/amywestervelt"&gt;@amywestervelt&lt;/a&gt;], climate writer and host of the &lt;span&gt;podcast&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Drilled, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;on how fossil fuels companies advertised their way out of a public backlash. &lt;a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/unnatural-disasters-on-the-media"&gt;Listen.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Music from this week's show:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;In the Hall of the Mountain King - Kevin MacLeod &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Smells like Teen Spirit - The Bad Plus &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Equinox - John Coltrane&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sacred Oracle - Bill Frisell&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Roary’s Waltz - John Zorn&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cops or Criminals - The Departed Soundtrack&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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