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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![Covering the Newtown Shooting Anniversary, Fighting Revenge Porn, and More]()
Covering the Newtown Shooting Anniversary, Fighting Revenge Porn, and More
06/12/2013 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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![Economics of Thanksgiving Dinner, Going Viral Pre-Internet, and More]()
Economics of Thanksgiving Dinner, Going Viral Pre-Internet, and More
21/11/2013 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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![Inside NFL Football, The Journalist Behind Jackie Robinson, and More]()
Inside NFL Football, The Journalist Behind Jackie Robinson, and More
20/11/2013 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.
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![Premature Predictions for 2016, Guns as Free Speech, and More]()
Premature Predictions for 2016, Guns as Free Speech, and More
15/11/2013 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.
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![Murdochs Media Empire, NFL Bullying and More]()
Murdoch's Media Empire, NFL Bullying and More
08/11/2013 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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![Misleading Obamacare Promises, The Original Nigerian Scam Letter, and More]()
Misleading Obamacare Promises, The Original 'Nigerian' Scam Letter, and More
31/10/2013 Duration: 53minThe media start challenging Obama's "you can keep it" promise about health care, a man who challenged hackers to hack him, and a predecessor to "Nigerian" scam emails. 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 Government Shutdowns Damage, Brookes DNA, and More]()
The Government Shutdown's Damage, Brooke's DNA, and More
11/10/2013 Duration: 52minOn 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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![A Major Data Breach, the Media Spotlight on Victims of Tragedy, and More]()
A Major Data Breach, the Media Spotlight on Victims of Tragedy, and More
11/10/2013 Duration: 53minOn 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 and the Press, a Wikileaks movie, and Brooke Talks with an iPhone.]()
Obama and the Press, a Wikileaks movie, and Brooke Talks with an iPhone.
11/10/2013 Duration: 53minOn 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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![Coverage of the Government Shutdown, Tweeting TV Audiences, and More]()
Coverage of the Government Shutdown, Tweeting TV Audiences, and More
04/10/2013 Duration: 54minOn 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 Messaging, Fake Reviews Online, and More]()
Obamacare Messaging, Fake Reviews Online, and More
27/09/2013 Duration: 52minOn 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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![Breaking News Consumers Handbook, Detainment at US Borders, and More]()
Breaking News Consumer's Handbook, Detainment at US Borders, and More
19/09/2013 Duration: 53minEarlier this month, OTM producer Sarah Abdurrahman, her family, and her friends were detained for hours by US Customs and Border Protection on their way home from Canada. 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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![Battling media narratives over Syria, a terrible anniversary, and more]()
Battling media narratives over Syria, a terrible anniversary, and more
12/09/2013 Duration: 59minOn 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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![Syria Coverage, Nazi Collaborations with Hollywood, and More]()
Syria Coverage, Nazi Collaborations with Hollywood, and More
06/09/2013 Duration: 52minOn 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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![Who’s gonna pay for this stuff?]()
Who’s gonna pay for this stuff?
30/08/2013 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 Importance of Foreign Reporting]()
The Importance of Foreign Reporting
20/08/2013 Duration: 52minOn 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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![Bezos Buys the Washington Post, and Why Jerks Make the Best TV, and More]()
Bezos Buys the Washington Post, and Why Jerks Make the Best TV, and More
09/08/2013 Duration: 53minAmazon founder Jeff Bezos buys the Washington Post, and the story of the (incredibly) difficult men behind the golden age of television. 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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![A New Security Standard For Journalists, Al Jazeera America, and More]()
A New Security Standard For Journalists, Al Jazeera America, and More
11/07/2013 Duration: 52minOn 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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![Portraying Medicine: The Perils of Painting By Numbers]()
Portraying Medicine: The Perils of Painting By Numbers
05/07/2013 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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![Public Opinion on Gay Marriage, Americas Most Notorious Gangster, and More]()
Public Opinion on Gay Marriage, America's Most Notorious Gangster, and More
28/06/2013 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.
