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The Kicker

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Columbia Journalism Review

The Kicker is a podcast on the media and the world today. It comes out twice a month, hosted by Josh Hersh and produced by Amanda Darrach for the Columbia Journalism Review. It is available wherever you get your podcasts, including [Apple Podcasts] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kicker/id1178127323) and [Spotify] (https://open.spotify.com/show/5E5WVPzob4xxHEnAjfHpVX?si=66caaf7ea4734f8e) .

#324

Taking Back Saturday: “We’re sports people. We like to score.”

I have a galaxy-brained theory that the most effective fundraisers in the country aren’t p... more

Yesterday

48 MINS

48:34

Yesterday

#323

Student, Teacher: Eric Gustafson on fighting for journalistic integrity at every level.

I’ve spent my entire professional career in journalism, but student publications are still... more

09 Apr 2026

50 MINS

50:54

09 Apr 2026

#322

The Inside Look: Chatting with the New York Times’ trust editor.

I must confess that initially I was a bit skeptical of the concept. The New York Times was... more

26 Mar 2026

52 MINS

52:49

26 Mar 2026

#321

Lessons from an Early-Career Journalist

When I took over the Kicker host chair, one of the things I was most excited to do was to ... more

12 Mar 2026

48 MINS

48:17

12 Mar 2026

#320

A Look Back at Covering Gaza for the Post

Since October 7, 2023, Miriam Berger has been on assignment in Jerusalem, covering Israel,... more

26 Feb 2026

31 MINS

31:32

26 Feb 2026

#319

Profit or Nonprofit? A Debate over Journalism’s Future

While the newspaper industry continues to contract, nonprofit news outlets have proliferat... more

19 Feb 2026

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:34

19 Feb 2026

#318

The Letter of the Law, and the Law in Practice

Experts discuss the risks posed to journalism as the courts test the limits of press freed... more

12 Feb 2026

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:43

12 Feb 2026

#317

Outlier Media Reimagines What Local News Can Be

In 2016, Sarah Alvarez, a former civil-rights lawyer and reporter, reimagined what journal... more

05 Feb 2026

51 MINS

51:06

05 Feb 2026

#316

A Veteran of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—and its Long Strike—Prepares for What’s Next

At first, January 7 felt to Bob Batz Jr. like a triumphant day. The U.S. Supreme Court had... more

29 Jan 2026

44 MINS

44:53

29 Jan 2026

#315

How the Gawker Trial Was the Gateway to Trump: Examining a political legacy, ten years on.

In 2007, Valleywag, Gawker’s gossip column devoted to Silicon Valley, published a short pi... more

22 Jan 2026

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:30

22 Jan 2026

#314

Defector’s Jasper Wang and His Unvarnished Truth

Annual reports are generally pretty boring documents, bogged down with numbers taken out o... more

15 Jan 2026

44 MINS

44:40

15 Jan 2026

#313

Why You Should Never Marry a Journalist—and Other Lessons from Decades in Media

The Kicker returns with our former host, Josh Hersh, and our new one, Megan Greenwell, in ... more

08 Jan 2026

30 MINS

30:28

08 Jan 2026

#312

Jay Rosen on the Digital Revolution That Wasn’t

In 2006, Jay Rosen, the media scholar, published his influential article “The People Forme... more

29 Dec 2025

41 MINS

41:31

29 Dec 2025

#311

Ben Smith Isn’t Afraid of the Future

It has been called “the last good day on the internet”: on February 26, 2015, Americans fl... more

23 Dec 2025

36 MINS

36:34

23 Dec 2025

#310

How Silicon Valley Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Oligarchs

When Natalia Antelava cofounded Coda Story, in early 2016, to cover democratic backsliding... more

16 Dec 2025

59 MINS

59:08

16 Dec 2025

#309

The Future of Journalism After Gaza

Examining an ongoing crisis for press freedom—and how to manage security risks going forwa... more

11 Dec 2025

53 MINS

53:28

11 Dec 2025

#308

Douglas Rushkoff on Being the Intellectual Dominatrix of Billionaire Tech Bros

In 1992, a writer named Douglas Rushkoff signed a contract for Cyberia, his book about the... more

25 Nov 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:25

25 Nov 2025

#307

Journalism 2050 - Trailer

Emily Bell and Heather Chaplin speak with the smartest minds in media to discuss the roots... more

24 Nov 2025

01 MINS

01:19

24 Nov 2025

#306

Margaret Sullivan Takes a New Look at Journalism Ethics

This summer, Margaret Sullivan, the executive director of the Craig Newmark Center for Jou... more

23 Oct 2025

28 MINS

28:07

23 Oct 2025

#305

Chicago’s Block Club Is Ready for ICE

On Thursday, a federal judge <a href='https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts... more

10 Oct 2025

25 MINS

25:26

10 Oct 2025

#304

Elle Reeve on the Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect’s Inscrutable Memes

In 2017, Elle Reeve, then a correspondent for Vice News, became a household name when she ... more

19 Sep 2025

36 MINS

36:00

19 Sep 2025

#303

Garrett Graff Thinks the Press Should Be Taking Trump’s Health Much More Seriously

Last week, as DC reporters were patting themselves on the back for not falling for interne... more

10 Sep 2025

27 MINS

27:51

10 Sep 2025

#302

Hind Hassan Is Sorry We Didn’t Do More to Make Journalism Safe

Earlier this month, Hind Hassan, a decorated documentary news reporter who has covered eve... more

28 Aug 2025