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On the Media

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The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.

#1788

Inside the Artificial Intelligence Hype Cycle. And How AI is Making Music

Like it or not, more people are using artificial intelligence than ever. On this week’s On... more

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50:17

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#1787

Having a Child in the Digital Age

In Amanda Hess' new book, [Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age] (https://www.... more

09 Jul 2025

31 MINS

31:22

09 Jul 2025

#1786

The Battle Over Public Broadcasting

President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back over a billion dollars in federal funds f... more

04 Jul 2025

49 MINS

49:59

04 Jul 2025

#1785

How Country Music Became the Sound of U.S. Patriotism

Today's country music industry is deeply associated with a certain jingoistic ‘rally aroun... more

02 Jul 2025

30 MINS

30:45

02 Jul 2025

#1784

Trump Tries and (Mostly) Fails to Control the Narrative on Iran. Plus, RFK Jr. is Bad for Our Health

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s revamped CDC vaccine advisory board stopped recommend... more

27 Jun 2025

51 MINS

51:33

27 Jun 2025

#1783

The Final Unravelling of Bob Menendez

This week, On the Media shares the final episode of [Dead End: The Rise and Fall of Gold B... more

25 Jun 2025

22 MINS

22:04

25 Jun 2025

#1782

MAGA Divides Over Iran. Plus, Inside the Crackdown on Student Journalists

President Donald Trump says he’ll decide whether or not to attack Iran within the next two... more

20 Jun 2025

50 MINS

50:24

20 Jun 2025

#1781

Bob Menendez’s Disastrous Romance

In this week's midweek podcast, we share the next installment of WNYC's [Dead End: The Ris... more

18 Jun 2025

23 MINS

23:48

18 Jun 2025

#1780

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 wa... more

13 Jun 2025

50 MINS

50:15

13 Jun 2025

#1779

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 r... more

11 Jun 2025

15 MINS

15:35

11 Jun 2025

#1778

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 ... more

06 Jun 2025

51 MINS

51:00

06 Jun 2025

#1777

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-tim... more

04 Jun 2025

38 MINS

38:16

04 Jun 2025

#1776

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... more

30 May 2025

51 MINS

51:12

30 May 2025

#1775

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

EPISODE 4 In recent years, creative, often music-focused pirate broadcasting has been thri... more

28 May 2025

40 MINS

40:06

28 May 2025

#1774

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... more

23 May 2025

51 MINS

51:01

23 May 2025

#1773

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 ex... more

21 May 2025

41 MINS

41:58

21 May 2025

#1772

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... more

16 May 2025

50 MINS

50:29

16 May 2025

#1771

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-b... more

14 May 2025

33 MINS

33:45

14 May 2025

#1770

Trump Is Losing A Lot In Court. Plus, the First Episode of The Divided Dial (S2).

President Trump’s many executive orders, detentions, and deportations have triggered a hos... more

09 May 2025

50 MINS

50:26

09 May 2025

#1769

S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 1: Fishing In The Night

EPISODE 1: You know AM and FM radio. But did you know that there is a whole other world of... more

07 May 2025

34 MINS

34:03

07 May 2025

#1768

Trump’s Executive Order on Public Media Is Here. Plus, the Murdoch’s Real Succession Drama

To mark his first hundred days in office, President Trump signed three executive orders re... more

03 May 2025

50 MINS

50:26

03 May 2025

#1767

Shari Redstone's Road to Power at Paramount Global

The Redstone family is a controlling shareholder of Paramount Global — one of the biggest ... more

30 Apr 2025

14 MINS

14:49

30 Apr 2025

#1766

Brendan Carr’s F.C.C. Has Been Busy. Plus, Rewriting the History of Watergate.

The Federal Communications Commission is currently investigating CBS for “intentional news... more

25 Apr 2025

50 MINS

50:27

25 Apr 2025

#1765

Left Wing Youtuber David Pakman EXTENDED VERSION

**EXTENDED VERSION** Micah spoke to left-wing YouTuber, David Pakman for last week's show.... more

23 Apr 2025

23 MINS

23:24

23 Apr 2025

#1764

Brooke and Micah Enter the MAGA-verse. Plus, Liberal YouTubers Fight Back.

Conservative influencers have captured a massive audience on the internet, boasting nearly... more

19 Apr 2025

51 MINS

51:44

19 Apr 2025

#1763

The Coding Language Caught in DOGE's Crosshairs

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has been edged out of the headli... more

16 Apr 2025

28 MINS

28:18

16 Apr 2025

#1762

The Tariff Week From Hell. Plus, the Bluesky CEO Reimagines Social Media.

The president’s on-again, off-again tariffs are wreaking havoc on the economy. On this wee... more

12 Apr 2025

50 MINS

50:05

12 Apr 2025

#1761

Sen. Chris Murphy on the Crisis Facing Our Democracy

This week we’re bringing you an interview from our friends at the New Yorker Radio Hour. I... more

09 Apr 2025

23 MINS

23:10

09 Apr 2025

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#1788

Inside the Artificial Intelligence Hype Cycle. And How AI is Making Music

#1787

Having a Child in the Digital Age

#1786

The Battle Over Public Broadcasting

#1785

How Country Music Became the Sound of U.S. Patriotism

#1784

Trump Tries and (Mostly) Fails to Control the Narrative on Iran. Plus, RFK Jr. is Bad for Our Health

#1783

The Final Unravelling of Bob Menendez

#1782

MAGA Divides Over Iran. Plus, Inside the Crackdown on Student Journalists

#1781

Bob Menendez’s Disastrous Romance

#1780

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

#1779

How Gold Bar Bob Menendez Got His Start

#1778

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

#1777

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

#1776

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

#1775

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

#1774

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

#1773

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

#1772

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

#1771

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

#1770

Trump Is Losing A Lot In Court. Plus, the First Episode of The Divided Dial (S2).

#1769

S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 1: Fishing In The Night

#1768

Trump’s Executive Order on Public Media Is Here. Plus, the Murdoch’s Real Succession Drama

#1767

Shari Redstone's Road to Power at Paramount Global

#1766

Brendan Carr’s F.C.C. Has Been Busy. Plus, Rewriting the History of Watergate.

#1765

Left Wing Youtuber David Pakman **EXTENDED VERSION**

#1764

Brooke and Micah Enter the MAGA-verse. Plus, Liberal YouTubers Fight Back.

#1763

The Coding Language Caught in DOGE's Crosshairs

#1762

The Tariff Week From Hell. Plus, the Bluesky CEO Reimagines Social Media.

#1761

Sen. Chris Murphy on the Crisis Facing Our Democracy

Left Wing Youtuber David Pakman EXTENDED VERSION