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.

 

#120

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

24 hrs Ago

50 MINS

50:27

24 hrs Ago


#119

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


#118

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


#117

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


#116

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


#115

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


#114

Harvard and the Battle Over Higher Ed

The Trump administration has pulled funding for universities like Columbia and the Univers... more

04 Apr 2025

50 MINS

50:32

04 Apr 2025


#113

Sports Media’s Big Gamble on the Betting Industry

According to the American Gaming Association, bets on March Madness basketball games could... more

02 Apr 2025

18 MINS

18:40

02 Apr 2025


#112

The Latest Spin on 'Signalgate.' Plus, a Crypto President is Born.

When a journalist was accidentally added to a Signal chat that disclosed sensitive war pla... more

28 Mar 2025

50 MINS

50:16

28 Mar 2025


#111

Trouble At the EPA

President Trump's appointee at the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, is making ... more

26 Mar 2025

20 MINS

20:34

26 Mar 2025


#110

Voice of America Goes Quiet. And, Apocalypse Now?

The Trump administration has cut funding for Voice of America, the 80-year-old state media... more

21 Mar 2025

50 MINS

50:18

21 Mar 2025


#109

"Tough Love For Liberals"

This week's midweek podcast is a segment from Tuesdays episode of the [Brian Lehrer show] ... more

19 Mar 2025

41 MINS

41:08

19 Mar 2025


#108

Mahmoud Khalil and a New Red Scare. Plus, Press Freedom Under Threat.

A Columbia University graduate who led protests last year has been detained by I.C.E. Even... more

14 Mar 2025

50 MINS

50:00

14 Mar 2025


#107

The Baltimore Sun Is In Trouble

Last January the hedge fund Alden Global Capital sold The Baltimore Sun to David Smith, an... more

12 Mar 2025

18 MINS

18:58

12 Mar 2025


#106

Trump’s On-and-Off-Again Tariffs, and Decoding ‘Make America Healthy Again’

President Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff announcements sent stock markets plunging. On... more

07 Mar 2025

50 MINS

50:15

07 Mar 2025


#105

How Does Kash Patel Compare to J. Edgar Hoover?

Since Kash Patel was announced as the director for the FBI, pundits have warned of a retur... more

05 Mar 2025

17 MINS

17:36

05 Mar 2025


#104

The New 'State Media.' Plus, Podcasters Are Running the FBI.

Breaking from a century of tradition, the White House says it will seize control of the pr... more

01 Mar 2025

50 MINS

50:35

01 Mar 2025


#103

Writing (and Rewriting) Russian History

Days before Russia invaded Ukraine 3 years ago, Russian president Vladimir Putin read an e... more

26 Feb 2025

15 MINS

15:51

26 Feb 2025


#102

Learning Elon Musk’s Media Playbook. Plus, Silicon Valley’s Rightwing Roots.

Elon Musk’s claims of fraudulent government spending contain some wild inaccuracies. On th... more

21 Feb 2025

50 MINS

50:32

21 Feb 2025


#101

How Kash Patel Came to Loathe the Media and Love Trump

This week, the Senate will consider more of Trump’s Cabinet nominees, including his pick f... more

19 Feb 2025

17 MINS

17:21

19 Feb 2025