On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 1805
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
August 18, 2001
A look at China's controls on the web, a hero of the environmental movement attacking environmental groups, and a question: where have all the British celebrities gone? That and more, this week on On…
September 1, 2001
What's the number one channel in prime time? That plus saying goodbye to Mr. Rogers.
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September 8, 2001
Why does the media tend to ignore the competence of public officials? And why has the term schizophrenic become so popular? That and more this week on On the Media.
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September 22, 2001
This week on On the Media: how did the media handle the first 48 hours of coverage following September 11th? That, plus the international reaction to the attacks and Will Ferrell on what comedy is ap…
September 29, 2001
The Pentagon's relationship with the press, how September 11th is changing Broadway,and how the internet has been dealing with tragedy.
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October 6, 2001
Defining terrorism, a journalist killed in Northern Ireland, and how urban legends are growing out of September 11th.
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October 20, 2001
How the news media balances its role as media with its role of crime victim in the light of anthrax scares. Also, a discussion with Surgeon General David Satcher, and, the difference in U.S. and Brit…
October 27, 2001
Reading between the lines when dealing with the Pentagon, and a look at the mayoral races that haven't been covered due to anthrax scares, bombings, and more.
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November 3, 2001
Why charities tend to escape the notice of the media, how Jesse Ventura wants YOU to get your news, and the viral spread of information online.
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November 10, 2001
This week On the Media asks whose side the media is on. Also, we take a look at how the election of Michael Bloomberg to Mayor of New York caught some reporters off guard, and Bob tries the Microsoft…
Novermber 17, 2001
Bob speaks with LA Times reporter Paul Watson about the difficulties of reporting from Afghanistan. Plus, why audiences love violent films, and how to really read movie reviews. That's this week on O…
November 24, 2001
A history of propaganda in the 20th century, talking about the Voice of America, and a report from the front lines of the war on spam.
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December 1, 2001
A look at the media's coverage of cloning, Southern California as a hub for...Iranian television, and why American consumers are turning to British papers for their news.
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December 8, 2001
Meeting the only active PsyOps unit in the U.S. military. And the revival of an old Christmas tradition on New York TV.
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December 15, 2001
This week On the Media looks at September 11th and how it's affecting advertising. And, we have the tale of Bob's personal anthrax scare.
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December 22, 2001
Accusations of a pro-Palestinian bias at NPR, the repercussions of a horrific photograph, and how Afghanistan's interim government is trying to boost its public image.
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December 29, 2001
Looking back at the first two days of coverage after September 11th. And how Madison Avenue dabbles in necromancy to move goods.
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January 5, 2002
The appearance of liquor ads on TV, media coverage of the conflict between India and Pakistan, and Harvard meets hip-hop.
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January 12, 2002
Major media outlets are trying to expand their coverage of gay life. This week on On the Media, we take a look at how they're trying to do this, and Bob takes on, well, Bob over Paula Zahn.
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January 19, 2002
Can the political media give the Enron situation the type of coverage it deserves? That plus the future of Spanish-language television and teens teaching other teens sex-ed. That's this week on On th…