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On the Media

The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is m

Episodes

Total: 1791

This weekend marks five brutal months since Russia invaded Ukraine — with no end in sight. And in Ru

How to Report a Cold Case

2022/7/15

In 2014, the brutal killing of John and Joyce Sheridan, a prominent couple with personal ties to thr

Earlier this year, the New Jersey Attorney General opened up an investigation into the killings of J

The F-Word

2022/7/8

Early in the pandemic, weight was named a risk factor for severe covid-19. But what if the greater r

This fall, students in Hong Kong will learn a new version of history — one that erases the fact the

Locked and Loaded

2022/7/1

The overturning of Roe v. Wade will remain the most discussed opinion of this Supreme Court term. Bu

As the country reels from last Friday’s decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, peopl

Struck From the Record

2022/6/24

This week, the Supreme Court officially struck down Roe v. Wade, overturning fifty years of legal pr

All across the country this month, people are celebrating queer and trans pride with parades, cookou

The Conspiracy Machine

2022/6/17

In this week's January 6th committee hearings, a documentary selling election conspiracies was laugh

Josh Owens was an InfoWars employee from 2013 to 2017. In an essay published on CNN.com this week, O

Worth a Thousand Words

2022/6/10

Gun control legislation appears doomed once again, even as Congress heard heartbreaking testimony fr

Back in the before-times, when we used to go into the radio station every day, our office next-door

When the Fog Clears

2022/6/3

This week, On the Media looks ahead to the January 6th committee hearings that will air live in prim

This Wednesday afternoon, in Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia, a jury awarded Johnny Depp $1

Imperfect Immunity

2022/5/27

As we trudge through our third year of the pandemic, what is the state of our immunity to COVID? On

Last week’s show was titled “Again and Again” and it led with an essay about the then latest devasta

Again and Again

2022/5/20

In the wake of yet another racist mass shooting, this time in Buffalo, New York, media outlets are c

This week we're airing an interview that Brooke did while on a fellowship at the American Academy in

Seeing Is Believing

2022/5/13

With Roe v Wade under threat, some politicians and media outlets are trying to turn the national con