Synopsis
The smartest, wittiest, most incisive media analysis show in the universe. The weekly one-hour podcast of NPRs On the Media is your guide to how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield examine threats to free speech and government transparency, criticize media coverage of the weeks big stories, examine new technology, and unravel hidden political narratives in the media. In an age of information overload, OTM helps you dig your way out. The Peabody Award winning show is produced by WNYC Radio.
Episodes
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![CNNs Malaysia Air Obsession, Bad Political Memoirs, and More]()
CNN's Malaysia Air Obsession, Bad Political Memoirs, and More
25/04/2014 Duration: 50minOn the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![ROBOTS! (and artificial intelligence)]()
ROBOTS! (and artificial intelligence)
18/04/2014 Duration: 50minOn the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![Attacking the Koch Brothers, Remembering Rwandan Genocide, and More]()
Attacking the Koch Brothers, Remembering Rwandan Genocide, and More
11/04/2014 Duration: 50minA fond farewell to Stephen Colbert's character, remembering the genocide in Rwanda 20 years ago, and a report on the skin lightening industry. 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, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![Punishing Propagandists, Covering Climate Change, and More]()
Punishing Propagandists, Covering Climate Change, and More
04/04/2014 Duration: 50minOn the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![Obamacare In Spanish, Cartographers vs. The World, and More]()
Obamacare In Spanish, Cartographers vs. The World, and More
28/03/2014 Duration: 49minOn the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![Cold War 2.0, The Guardians of the Internet, and More]()
Cold War 2.0, The Guardians of the Internet, and More
21/03/2014 Duration: 50minOn the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![Covering a missing airplane, Copyright in outer space, and more]()
Covering a missing airplane, Copyright in outer space, and more
14/03/2014 Duration: 51minOn the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![The Crisis in Crimea, Dissent on Russia Today, Streaming Media and More]()
The Crisis in Crimea, Dissent on Russia Today, Streaming Media and More
07/03/2014 Duration: 50minOn the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![Secrecy at the Border]()
Secrecy at the Border
27/02/2014 Duration: 51minOn the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![Protests in Ukraine, A Broadband Behemoth, and A Vile Rat]()
Protests in Ukraine, A Broadband Behemoth, and A Vile Rat
21/02/2014 Duration: 50minOn the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![Bridgegate, Inside the TSA, Japans Beethovens Fall from Grace, and More]()
Bridgegate, Inside the TSA, Japan's Beethoven's Fall from Grace, and More
14/02/2014 Duration: 50minA look at Chris Christie's struggle to control his own narrative, an inside look into the TSA, and a musical scandal at the Olympics. 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, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![Crushing Dissent in Sochi, Banning the R-Word, and More]()
Crushing Dissent in Sochi, Banning the R-Word, and More
07/02/2014 Duration: 50minA look at media dissent in Sochi, scrubbing the R-word from the Washington Redskins, and Game Theory on Jeopardy. 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, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![The Media Crisis in Egypt, Instant Replay and More]()
The Media Crisis in Egypt, Instant Replay and More
31/01/2014 Duration: 50minA look at the deteriorating media environment in Egypt, bans on e-cigarettes, and the technology that allows you to see those Super Bowl highlights over and over…and over. 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, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![Snowdens Beliefs, Banning the word Nazi in Israel, and More]()
Snowden's Beliefs, Banning the word "Nazi" in Israel, and More
24/01/2014 Duration: 50minOn the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![Obama’s NSA Surveillance Orders, the Uncertain Future of Net Neutrality, and more]()
Obama’s NSA Surveillance Orders, the Uncertain Future of Net Neutrality, and more
17/01/2014 Duration: 50minOn the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![The Myth of Blue Monday, The Campaign for Creationism, and a Lying Cyborg Telemarketer]()
The Myth of 'Blue Monday,' The Campaign for Creationism, and a Lying Cyborg Telemarketer
10/01/2014 Duration: 49minOn the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![The Biggest Media Errors of 2013, the Never Ending Debate about Benghazi, and More]()
The Biggest Media Errors of 2013, the Never Ending Debate about Benghazi, and More
03/01/2014 Duration: 50minOn the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![The Past, Present, and Future of Ownership]()
The Past, Present, and Future of Ownership
27/12/2013 Duration: 51minOn the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![The NSAs PR Offensive, The State of Hyperlocal Reporting, and More]()
The NSA's PR Offensive, The State of Hyperlocal Reporting, and More
20/12/2013 Duration: 51minOn the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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![The Media Savvy Pope, Overblown Selfie-Gate, and More]()
The Media Savvy Pope, Overblown "Selfie-Gate," and More
12/12/2013 Duration: 50minOn the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
