On the Media
On the Media
WNYC Studios
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Host Brooke Gladstone examines 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.
How Not to Cover the Trump Trials. Plus, the Latest Push To Defund NPR
Why the law won't fix the Trump's lawlessness; and a former NPR editor's essay puts a spotlight on the public radio network.
Apr 26
50 min
A War Photographer Watches Alex Garland's 'Civil War'
Award-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario on the new film 'Civil War.'
Apr 24
23 min
Meet the Media Prophets Who Preach Christian Supremacy. Plus, Journalism in ‘Civil War’
How Christian nationalism is reshaping politics, and a movie centering journalism tops the box office.
Apr 19
50 min
Happy Bicycle Day!
We have never-before-heard tapes from Ken Kesey, the man who taught the hippies how to be hippies and inspired the psychedelic 60's.
Apr 17
21 min
The Rise and Fall of Alt-Weeklies, and Backpage.com vs The Feds
What has American journalism lost with the decline of alt-weeklies?
Apr 12
51 min
How The Village Voice Changed Journalism
An oral history tells the story of this iconic alt-weekly.
Apr 10
44 min
Warring Narratives Around UNRWA. Plus, Media Bets on Sports Gambling
The origins and politics of the largest humanitarian organization operating in Gaza; and the history of sports media and gambling.
Apr 5
51 min
Happy Birthday to Basketball Great, Walt "Clyde" Frazier
Remember that time Brooke spoke to Knicks legend, Walt "Clyde" Frazier?
Apr 3
18 min
Boeing Conspiracy Theories Take Flight. Plus, the Politics to TV News Pipeline
The disaster-conspiracy pipeline; revolving doors between politics and media; and a six-decade career at The New Yorker
Mar 29
50 min
Beyoncé and the History of Black Country Music
Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, comes out on Friday.
Mar 27
23 min
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