In Retrospect
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And just like that, 2022 is coming to a close. On this week's On the Media, a look back at our year of coverage, from Russia’s war on Ukraine, to an unprecedented rise in book bannings at home. Tune in to hear about the fights, fictions, and things we’re still figuring out.

With excerpts from:

• Is Talk of a Possible 'New' Civil War Useful?)

• The Perils of a Gauzy History)

• How Meduza is Adapting to Russia's Crackdown on Speech)

• When the World Starts to Look Away)

• Joe Rogan's Podcast isn't Just 'Entertainment')

• Musk And The International Reach of Twitter)

• How Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric Foreshadowed a Deadly Shooting)

• Republicans' Latest Go-To Dog Whist)le

• How to Interview a 'Big Lie' Believer)

• In Georgia, a Conservative Elections Official Stands Up to the Big Lie)

• How Books Get Removed from Classrooms and Libraries)

• Parents vs. Democracy)

• Libraries Under Attack)

• The Big Sigh: An Assessment of Our Economic Futur)e

• This Much Death is Not 'Normal')

• The State of Our Immunity)

• Should the Country See What an Assault Rifle Does to the Body of a Child?)

• How Racism Ended a Renaissance of Weight)

• Donald Trump, Ye, and The New Old Anti-Semitism)

*Music:What's That Sound by Michael AndrewsLost, Night by Bill Frisell* Fallen Leaves by Marcos CiscarEye Surgery by Thomas NewmanGerman Lullaby by The KiboomersGormenghast by John ZornBerotim by John Zorn featuring Bill Frisell, Carol Emanuel, and Kenny Wollesen**Cellar Door by Michael AndrewsLiquid Spear Waltz by Michael AndrewsHarpsichord by Four Tet 

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