On the Media

Nov 20 2024 120 ep. 37 mins 20.8k
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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.

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Why Men And Boys Are Struggling

Nov 20 2024 17 mins  
The statistics are not encouraging.

Fox News is Back at the White House. Plus, No Joke, The Onion Buys Infowars.

Nov 15 2024 50 mins  
How Fox News contributors got picked for Trump’s cabinet, the case for more fact-checkers, and why the media has an audience problem. Plus, The Onion buys Infowars.

Using Conspiracy Theories to Make Sense of a Loss

Nov 13 2024 22 mins  
Social media posts from Kamala Harris supporters and the left questioning the outcome of the election are going viral.

The Manosphere Celebrates a Win. Plus, M. Gessen on How to Survive an Autocracy

Nov 08 2024 50 mins  
Hear how OTM listeners are feeling post-election, the right-wing podcasters who helped elect Trump, and rules for surviving autocracy.

The Day After

Nov 06 2024 30 mins  
Brooke and Micah recorded a conversation on Wednesday morning after the election.

Toxic Election Lies Spread, Jeff Bezos Sows Chaos at The Post and How The Media Created Election Night

Nov 01 2024 50 mins  
A look at election disinformation, The Washington Post’s decision, uncommitted voters in the press, and how election night became a television spectacular.

Why Trump is a Fascist (EXTENDED VERSION)

Oct 30 2024 30 mins  
A historian of fascism explains why he sounded the alarm back in 2018.

Fascism, Fear and the Science Behind Horror Films

Oct 25 2024 50 mins  
A look at the latest description of Donald Trump, and a deep dive on horror films.

Kamala Harris is Trying to Make Climate Action Patriotic

Oct 23 2024 13 mins  
A new study suggests that framing climate change in terms of American pride might do the trick.

Can a Billion Dollars Buy an Election?

Oct 18 2024 50 mins  
​​Trump lashes out at mega donors, Democrats embrace dark money, and whether or not big money helps win an election.