On the Media
On the Media is a weekly show that uses the media as a lens to understand our world. On the Media listeners say the show is an essential companion, helping them survive the firehose of media coming at them 24/7. Hosted by Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger, the show does not do ‘hot takes’, instead offering listeners context, historical parallels, media analysis and often a much appreciated deep exhale. On the Media hosts have an eye on the nuances and details regularly missed by other outlet...
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Free Speech for Me, but Not for Thee. Plus, Librarians Under Siege.
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Paul Offit Has Opinions About RFK Jnr.
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The Aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s Murder. Plus, the Rise and Fall of CBS.
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Apocalypse Again
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No, Trump Isn't Cracking Down on Crime. Plus, How Ukrainians Tell Their Story of...
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The Viral Outrage Over Peanut the Squirrel
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Is America Becoming an Autocracy?
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The Journalist Who Saw WW2 Coming
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The Power of Shortwave Radio. And, What Gets Lost with Voice of America?
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The Forgotten Shock Jock Who Paved the Way for Rush Limbaugh
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Silicon Valley's Rightwing Roots. Plus, the CEO of Bluesky Reimagines Social Med...
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The Famous Black Preacher Who Feuded With MLK
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Trump's Fact Eradication Program. Plus, How Jubilee is Transforming Political De...
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Eric Adams' Latest Scandal
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Images of Mass Starvation Shift Gaza Coverage. Plus, the Forgotten History of th...
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McKay Coppins on The Murdochs
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Trump's Presidential Library Grift. Plus, the Hacker Behind the NYT’s Mamdani St...
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EXTENDED VERSION: Michael Douglas Movies And The Crisis Of Masculinity
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MAGA Fractures Over Epstein. Plus, What Michael Douglas Movies Tell Us About Mas...
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Planning for Inevitable Climate Disaster
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Inside the Artificial Intelligence Hype Cycle. And How AI is Making Music
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Having a Child in the Digital Age
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The Battle Over Public Broadcasting
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How Country Music Became the Sound of U.S. Patriotism
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Trump Tries and (Mostly) Fails to Control the Narrative on Iran. Plus, RFK Jr. i...
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The Final Unravelling of Bob Menendez
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MAGA Divides Over Iran. Plus, Inside the Crackdown on Student Journalists
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Bob Menendez’s Disastrous Romance
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Trump Deploys Troops Against LA Protesters. Plus, Journalists Under 'Less Lethal...
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How Gold Bar Bob Menendez Got His Start
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Lessons From Hungary’s Democratic Backsliding. Plus, What Makes a Resistance Mov...
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Ensh*ttification, Live! Micah and Cory Doctorow in Conversation
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An FCC Commissioner Sounds the Alarm. Plus, the Finale of The Divided Dial
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S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 4: Wall St. Wants Your Airwaves
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Conspiracy Theories Come Back to Bite MAGA. Plus, Ep. 3 of The Divided Dial.
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S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 3: World's Last Chance Radio
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Why Trump is Welcoming White South Africans as Refugees. Plus, Ep 2 of The Divid...
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S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 2: You Must Form Your Militia Units
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Trump Is Losing A Lot In Court. Plus, the First Episode of The Divided Dial (S2)...
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S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 1: Fishing In The Night
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Trump’s Executive Order on Public Media Is Here. Plus, the Murdoch’s Real Succes...
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Shari Redstone's Road to Power at Paramount Global
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Brendan Carr’s F.C.C. Has Been Busy. Plus, Rewriting the History of Watergate.
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Left Wing Youtuber David Pakman **EXTENDED VERSION**
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Brooke and Micah Enter the MAGA-verse. Plus, Liberal YouTubers Fight Back.
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The Coding Language Caught in DOGE's Crosshairs
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The Tariff Week From Hell. Plus, the Bluesky CEO Reimagines Social Media.
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Sen. Chris Murphy on the Crisis Facing Our Democracy
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Harvard and the Battle Over Higher Ed
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Sports Media’s Big Gamble on the Betting Industry
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