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On the Media

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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 t...

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March 21, 2008 05.05.2011 50:35

Show Summary: On the Media's Iraq War Anniversary Special On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about...

March 14, 2008 05.05.2011 50:29

Show Summary: Seymour Hersh on breaking the My Lai story; the prototypical war photographer; and mourning the end of The Wire. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simp...

March 7, 2008 05.05.2011 50:24

Show Summary: McCain's rocky rapport with his hometown paper; beware the bedbug story!; and cruciverbalists compete On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an...

February 29, 2008 05.05.2011 50:22

Show Summary: The media's love affair with Obama; the irresistible urge to call elections before they're over; the Smurfs turn 50! On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by...

February 22, 2008 05.05.2011 50:28

Show Summary: The New York Times v McCain; Barack Obama's war of words; cartoonists and comedians struggle with satirizing Obama On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Si...

February 15, 2008 05.05.2011 50:29

Show Summary: Congress stages a walk out; a post writer's strike deal is struck; and the Transportation Security Administration sets up a blog. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.or...

February 8, 2008 05.05.2011 50:29

Show Summary: First Amendment: fact or fiction; hackers mark their turf; and an e-mail blunder ends up on the front page of the New York Times. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.or...

February 1, 2008 05.05.2011 50:22

Show Summary: how earmarks became pork; the politics of high fashion; and betting on the election On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. S...

January 25, 2008 05.05.2011 50:28

Show Summary: the narrative of the returned soldier; the new FBI Most Wanted; and Bobby Fischer remembered On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz c...

January 18, 2008 05.05.2011 50:29

Show Summary: Dennis Kucinich on being shut out of the MSNBC debate; 'Filipino monkey' makes mischief?; and the UK's fascination with the U.S. primaries On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedi...

January 11, 2008 05.05.2011 50:18

Show Summary: reporting recession, the death of the Daily Worker and a year of murders On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adsw...

January 4, 2008 05.05.2011 50:29

Show Summary: Iowa's aftermath, Bhutto's martyrdom and writers (still) on strike On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.co...

December 28, 2007 05.05.2011 50:49

Show Summary: Presidential candidates and their autobiographies, a gossip columnist turns Iraq war correspondent, plus some of our favorite books of 2007. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing ontheme...

December 21, 2007 05.05.2011 50:21

Show Summary: Keeping the presidential candidates and the networks honest, plus the grim routine of covering capital punishment in Texas. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hos...

December 14, 2007 05.05.2011 50:29

Show Summary: Brooke goes to New Hampshire, pre-primary; soldiers blog; and sneaky advertising. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

December 7, 2007 05.05.2011 50:26

Show Summary: Using psychology 101 on President Bush; putting the press back in a White House press conference plus we revisit OTM's trip to Russia. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wn...

November 30, 2007 05.05.2011 50:24

Why local stories about presidential candidates don’t make it into the national press, how to address the junior senator from New York, and the word of the year! On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing...

November 23, 2007 05.05.2011 50:28

Show Summary: The forces tugging at the book industry, an ATM-like machine for literature, and the rise of E-paper. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an...

November 16, 2007 05.05.2011 50:27

Show Summary: the surge; the conservative email forward; and border radio On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for i...

November 9, 2007 05.05.2011 50:28

Show Summary: Defining waterboarding, naming droughts and OTM's novel challenge. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.co...

November 2, 2007 05.05.2011 50:28

Show Summary: Karen Hughs resigns; the myth of Che Guevarra; and the obsession with polls. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm....

October 26, 2007 05.05.2011 50:23

Show Summary: California burning; news as art at the New York York Times Building; and a new documentary tackles LARPing On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast...

October 19, 2007 05.05.2011 50:28

Show Summary: Iraqi Kurds' PR campaign, the fate of municipal wi-fi and Mitt Romney's makeover On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

October 12, 2007 05.05.2011 50:28

Show Summary: Brian De Palma on Redacted; the federal shield law moves through the Senate; celeb profiles contaminate journalism On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Si...

October 5, 2007 05.05.2011 50:23

Show Summary: Radiohead to fans: pay what you will; reporting the Supreme Court; plus Thank You, Dan Rather On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...