On the Media podcast

On the Media

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.

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.

 

#1816

Big Tech is Silencing the ICE Watchers. Plus, Why a Scholar of Antifa Fled the Country.

Tech giants Apple and Google have been quietly removing ways for citizens to document The ... more

17 Oct 2025

50 MINS

50:39

17 Oct 2025


#1815

David Remnick: How The Two State Solution Ended in Disaster

For decades, the United States backed efforts to achieve a two-state solution—in which Isr... more

15 Oct 2025

38 MINS

38:32

15 Oct 2025


#1814

Authoritarianism, but Make It Look Normal. Plus, the Family Taking Over American Media.

The Supreme Court has returned to the bench and is poised to hear major cases on tariffs a... more

11 Oct 2025

51 MINS

51:29

11 Oct 2025


#1813

What's Wrong with True Crime?

This week, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” is the most watched show on Netflix. It’s a dramat... more

08 Oct 2025

23 MINS

23:52

08 Oct 2025


#1812

Jamelle Bouie Says Your Fear of Trump Isn't Helping. Plus, Humphrey Bogart’s Betrayal.

This week, President Trump said he plans to use the military against America's "enemy with... more

03 Oct 2025

50 MINS

50:15

03 Oct 2025


#1811

Bobi Wine: The People's President

This week in Uganda, the pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine released his election manife... more

01 Oct 2025

22 MINS

22:05

01 Oct 2025


#1810

Trump v. Tylenol. Plus, How Charlie Kirk Became a Martyr for the Christian Right.

President Trump has declared that Tylenol should not be used during pregnancy. On this wee... more

26 Sep 2025

50 MINS

50:35

26 Sep 2025


#1809

Goodnight, and Good Luck: 20 Years Later

Joseph and Shirley Wershba, worked at CBS news back in the good ol' days. In 1948, along w... more

24 Sep 2025

12 MINS

12:39

24 Sep 2025


#1808

Free Speech for Me, but Not for Thee. Plus, Librarians Under Siege.

Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show has been pulled off the air following his comments about Ch... more

20 Sep 2025

51 MINS

51:39

20 Sep 2025


#1807

Paul Offit Has Opinions About RFK Jnr.

Brooke Gladstone speaks with [Paul Offit] (https://www.paul-offit.com/) , the director of ... more

17 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:16

17 Sep 2025


#1806

The Aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s Murder. Plus, the Rise and Fall of CBS.

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in front of a crowd of students at ... more

13 Sep 2025

50 MINS

50:20

13 Sep 2025


#1805

Apocalypse Again

Brooke chats with [Dorian Lynskey] (https://bsky.app/profile/dorianlynskey.bsky.social) , ... more

10 Sep 2025

21 MINS

21:41

10 Sep 2025


#1804

No, Trump Isn't Cracking Down on Crime. Plus, How Ukrainians Tell Their Story of the War.

President Trump is preparing to send the National Guard to cities across the country. On t... more

05 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:39

05 Sep 2025


#1803

The Viral Outrage Over Peanut the Squirrel

A beloved squirrel named Peanut was seized in a raid by New York environmental officers la... more

03 Sep 2025

30 MINS

30:04

03 Sep 2025


#1802

Is America Becoming an Autocracy?

President Donald Trump’s countless executive orders and mounting deportations are testing ... more

29 Aug 2025

50 MINS

50:28

29 Aug 2025


#1801

The Journalist Who Saw WW2 Coming

For these last couple of weeks of August we’ve been airing a miniseries from our friends a... more

27 Aug 2025

09 MINS

09:59

27 Aug 2025