On the Media
On the Media
WNYC Studios
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 outlets which helps listeners understand where they should be paying attention (and what they can afford to ignore). Our media diets have untruths woven in, and inconvenient truths left out. These are the bits explored every week at On the Media.
Finance Bros Are Coming for the Public Airwaves
The battle over our public airwaves.
Aug 28
50 min
How AI Chatbots are Infiltrating Classrooms
And what parents can do about it.
Aug 26
23 min
Long Live the Art of Shoe-Leather Reporting!
Plus, combing through the Epstein Files.
Aug 21
50 min
Behind the Scenes of 'American Emergency'
Aug 20
41 min
How the U.S. Government Built an Underground City, and Other State Secrets
How FEMA's secretive beginnings fed conspiracy theories that haunt the agency today.
Aug 14
50 min
Pablo Torre Is Changing Sports
How the YouTuber and sports journalist changing up the industry.
Aug 12
20 min
The Story Behind Trump’s Terrible Approval Rating
Plus, the origins of Trump’s media watchdog.
Aug 7
50 min
Trump Has Forever Changed America's Place in the World
Remember Trump's threats about Greenland?
Aug 5
18 min
F@#$ the AI Overlords
A guide to getting AI to work for us, and not the other way around.
Jul 31
50 min
ICE's Summer Spending Spree
The agency buying all the data it can.
Jul 29
19 min
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