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.
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Far Right Stars Are Bemoaning the Chaos They Created
Jun 24, 2026
The 'hot dog' men of the far right.
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J.D. Vance: Iran Deal Fall Guy
Jun 19, 2026
Blaming Vance, a ‘catastrophic capitulation,’ and a MAGA breakup.
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The Cat Ladies Haven't Forgotten
Jun 17, 2026
In his new book, JD Vance tries to walk back his old "childless cat lady" comments.
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The UK’s Violent Riots Were Stoked by Elon Musk and a Global Far-Right Network
Jun 12, 2026
The trillionaire's role in Belfast; chaos at 60 Minutes; and how to survive authoritarianism.
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"Making China Great Again" One Web-Novel At A Time
Jun 10, 2026
A deep dive into "Make China Great Again" internet literature.
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How Anthropic Became Holier Than Thou
Jun 05, 2026
Plus, a literary AI scandal heralds a new era of publishing and journalism.
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I.C.E.'s "Wartime Recruitment" Campaign
Jun 03, 2026
Hiring at the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency.
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Trump Sued Himself … and ‘Settled’ for a $1.8 Billion Fund
May 29, 2026
Plus, how a deadly prison fire in 1930 changed the course of history for CBS News.
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A Russian Phrasebook for Surviving Authoritarianism
May 27, 2026
From apparatchik to samizdat, Russians have lots of words for describing life under an oppressive government.
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Episode 4 of American Emergency: The Movement to Kill FEMA
May 22, 2026
FEMA’s uncertain future. Plus, what happens when the next disaster strikes?
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Trump's Refugee Program Is Reserved for Whites Only
May 20, 2026
10,000 new spots for Afrikaners
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Episode 3 of American Emergency; The Movement To Kill FEMA
May 15, 2026
Oh, and there's a basic statistical error in the majority's opinion.
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How "Economic Blindness" Is Obscuring Our Financial Reality
May 13, 2026
Plus, how human psychology might play a role.
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Episode 2 of American Emergency; The Movement To Kill FEMA
May 08, 2026
Is the stock market ignoring an oil crisis? And FEMA in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Trump's Glitzy Library Grift
May 06, 2026
A shrine to a president, hold the records.
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American Emergency: The Movement to Kill FEMA
May 01, 2026
How did the agency tasked with saving Americans become despised, distrusted, and defunded?
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How a Prison Fire Helped Create CBS News
Apr 29, 2026
The forgotten history of CBS's first breaking news radio report, delivered by a charismatic inmate
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Grab Your Tin Foil Hat for The Onion's Takeover of Infowars
Apr 24, 2026
Trump faces a new accusation; The Onion is taking over InfoWars; and the 30th anniversary of Democracy Now!
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Predicting the News
Apr 22, 2026
Prediction markets are in the headlines again
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Influencers Usher In A New Era For #MeToo
Apr 17, 2026
Plus, Hungary's new Prime Minister vows to dismantle Orban's "factory of lies"
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Planet Money Wrote a Book And Then Dissected The Business of Publishing!
Apr 15, 2026
NPR's Planet Money wrote a book and made a series about the process.
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Trump’s “Madman Theory” Is on Full Display in Iran
Apr 10, 2026
Plus, shortwave radio in the 21st century.
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A New Day for the Press in Hungary?
Apr 08, 2026
What might follow this weekend's national election.
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Pete Hegseth is Praying for a Holy War
Apr 03, 2026
Plus, Peter Thiel’s theory of the antichrist.
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The Danger of Keeping Score
Apr 01, 2026
And why games, like Twister and Dungeons and Dragons, can point us in the right direction...
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The Pentagon Kicks the Press Out … Again
Mar 27, 2026
Plus, meet the new Pentagon press corps.
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Trans People are Facing a 'Dual State' in Trump's America
Mar 25, 2026
How to make sense of the deluge of attacks on trans rights.
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Trump Demands Patriotic Coverage of the War in Iran. Or Else….
Mar 20, 2026
Plus, AI war fakery is getting trickier than ever.
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Hegseth’s Pentagon Axed a Program Meant to Save Civilian Lives
Mar 13, 2026
Then the bombing started in Iran
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