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.
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Oct 3, 2014 • 51min
Nothing But The Truth
The splintering image of the Secret Service, why rumors are more interesting than fact, and an atheist tome for kids. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating
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Sep 26, 2014 • 59min
Message Wars
A cartoon aimed to deter potential ISIS recruits, using prisoners to deliver propaganda, and correcting the Ebola numbers. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating
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Sep 19, 2014 • 51min
Confronting the Unknown
Why most Americans fear ISIS, politicians and pundits stoking terror panic on the US-Mexico border, and Nihilism: now and forever. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating
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Sep 12, 2014 • 51min
Deadbeats
OTM looks at the great decline in beat reporting. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating
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Sep 5, 2014 • 51min
Media Kidnapping Blackouts, A Conversation With Carl Kasell, and More
Gruesome murders of American journalists by ISIS militants have raised serious questions about the way the media should cover these acts of terrorism. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating
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Aug 28, 2014 • 51min
OTM Goes Inside Washington
On the Media travels to Washington, DC to investigate perception and reality, money and celebrity, and the evolving role of the media in the nation’s capital. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating
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Aug 21, 2014 • 51min
Dissecting the Media After Michael Brown
From Trayvon Martin to Michael Brown, how media coverage unspools. Also, the #ISISmediablackout after James Foley's murder, and how the music of reality TV manipulates viewers. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating
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Aug 14, 2014 • 50min
Tweets and Vines change Ferguson Coverage, Cameras in the Courtroom, and More
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Aug 1, 2014 • 51min
Breaking News Consumers Handbook, Slow TV, and more
How to parse early coverage of breaking news events, Norway's slow TV phenomenon, and a report on the streaming-video revolution.
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Jul 30, 2014 • 51min
THIS WEEK ROBOTS! (AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE)
A special theme hour - starring a computer competing against a comedian for laughs, the Army's recruitment chatbot, and Google crushing on robots.
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