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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Dec 24, 2004
05/05/2011 Duration: 51minAn exit interview with White House reporter Dana Milbank. Plus, when Washington reporters quote that mysterious yet omnipresent, 'senior administration official,' who do they really mean? 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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Dec. 31, 2004
05/05/2011 Duration: 51minArun has left the building and more! 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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August 24, 2007
05/05/2011 Duration: 50minShow Summary: Mortgage panic hits page one, the sanctimony over sanctuary cities, and a newspaper calls for a corporate boycott 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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January 7, 2005
05/05/2011 Duration: 51minA tidal wave of media coverage and the attack of the podcasting people. 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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January 14, 2005
05/05/2011 Duration: 51minThe Democrats form a year-round war room to counter the Republican’s message machine plus much more! 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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January 21, 2005
05/05/2011 Duration: 50minA look back on media behavior in the President’s first term, the rise and fall of the mainstream media, and what makes Bob Novak so "special?" 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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January 28, 2005
05/05/2011 Duration: 51minA review of the controversial reign of FCC Chief Michael Powell… Also, the semantics of Social Security. Plus, reporters who tell government secrets. 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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February 4, 2005
05/05/2011 Duration: 51minHow the State of the Union played across the water, why Al Jazeera is looking for a new home, and the myriad meanings of the term 'mainstream media.' 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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February 11, 2005
05/05/2011 Duration: 51minThe ballistics of radio, the space race and more. 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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February 18, 2005
05/05/2011 Duration: 51minBlog mobs, ethics and more. 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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February 25, 2005
05/05/2011 Duration: 51minWe consider the pros and cons of conspiracy theories. 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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March 4, 2005
05/05/2011 Duration: 51minHollywood’s approach – avoidance relationship with the Holocaust and more. 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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August 10, 2007
05/05/2011 Duration: 50minShow summary: Nuclear weapons, on and off the table, smoking, on and off the silver screen, and the scent of an anchorman. 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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August 17, 2007
05/05/2011 Duration: 50minShow summary: New Orleans revisited, the campaign narrative, and a Christian reporter loses religion 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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August 3, 2007
05/05/2011 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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March 11, 2005
05/05/2011 Duration: 51minTwo issues that journalists just don't understand - guns and the budget. 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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March 18th, 2005
05/05/2011 Duration: 51minVideo news releases and more!! 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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July 27, 2007
05/05/2011 Duration: 50minShow Summary: The Bancrofts ruminate on Rupert Murdoch's offer, the only journalist imprisoned in Guantanamo, and the army reevaluates its influence around the world. 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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July 20, 2007
05/05/2011 Duration: 50minShow Summary: The curious timing of the N.I.E., trouble on the Mexican border, and piracy comes to the publishing world. 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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March 25, 2005
05/05/2011 Duration: 53minWhither the whistle-blower? Some charge the government with failing to protect truth-tellers, this week we hear from both sides. 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.