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.

 

#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

Yesterday

50 MINS

50:35

Yesterday


#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


#1800

The Power of Shortwave Radio. And, What Gets Lost with Voice of America?

This month, the director of Voice of America is being forced out in the latest of many mov... more

22 Aug 2025

50 MINS

50:36

22 Aug 2025


#1799

The Forgotten Shock Jock Who Paved the Way for Rush Limbaugh

This week, we're airing part two of a documentary series, courtesy of Radio Diaries, about... more

20 Aug 2025

09 MINS

09:39

20 Aug 2025


#1798

Silicon Valley's Rightwing Roots. Plus, the CEO of Bluesky Reimagines Social Media

When Donald Trump returned to office, tech companies donated millions of dollars to his in... more

15 Aug 2025

50 MINS

50:28

15 Aug 2025


#1797

The Famous Black Preacher Who Feuded With MLK

For these final weeks of summer we wanted to transport you away from the doom and gloom of... more

13 Aug 2025

15 MINS

15:41

13 Aug 2025


#1796

Trump's Fact Eradication Program. Plus, How Jubilee is Transforming Political Debate

President Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a weak ... more

08 Aug 2025

50 MINS

50:20

08 Aug 2025


#1795

Eric Adams' Latest Scandal

Here in New York we’re not due to select our next mayor till November but somehow it feels... more

06 Aug 2025

20 MINS

20:13

06 Aug 2025


#1794

Images of Mass Starvation Shift Gaza Coverage. Plus, the Forgotten History of the First Sitcom.

As reports of starving children in Gaza mount, France, Britain, and Canada are preparing t... more

01 Aug 2025

50 MINS

50:30

01 Aug 2025


#1793

McKay Coppins on The Murdochs

Brooke spoke in May with [McKay Coppins] (https://www.theatlantic.com/author/mckay-coppins... more

30 Jul 2025

19 MINS

19:46

30 Jul 2025


#1792

Trump's Presidential Library Grift. Plus, the Hacker Behind the NYT’s Mamdani Story.

The FCC just approved a lucrative merger between Paramount and Skydance. Weeks earlier, Pa... more

25 Jul 2025

50 MINS

50:09

25 Jul 2025


#1791

EXTENDED VERSION: Michael Douglas Movies And The Crisis Of Masculinity

EXTENDED VERSION: Brooke sits down with [Jessa Crispin] (https://www.jessacrispin.com/) , ... more

23 Jul 2025

32 MINS

32:44

23 Jul 2025


#1790

MAGA Fractures Over Epstein. Plus, What Michael Douglas Movies Tell Us About Masculinity.

The Trump administration is trying to subdue fury from all angles over the Epstein Files. ... more

19 Jul 2025

50 MINS

50:13

19 Jul 2025


#1789

Planning for Inevitable Climate Disaster

The Atlantic hurricane season is currently underway – and in fact, it was the tail end of ... more

16 Jul 2025

16 MINS

16:42

16 Jul 2025


#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

11 Jul 2025

50 MINS

50:17

11 Jul 2025


#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