On the Media
By WNYC Studios
On the Media is a weekly show that uses the media as a lens to understand our world. On the Media listeners say the show is an essential companion, helping them survive the firehose of media coming at them 24/7. Hosted by Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger, the show does not do ‘hot takes’, instead offering listeners context, historical parallels, media analysis and often a much appreciated deep exhale. On the Media hosts have an eye on the nuances and details regularly missed by other outlets which helps listeners understand where they should be paying attention (and what they can afford to ignore). Our media diets have untruths woven in, and inconvenient truths left out. These are the bits explored every week at On the Media.
Episodes (5)
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I.C.E.'s "Wartime Recruitment" Campaign
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is running a radical, hyper-edgy recruitment campaign that blurs the line between government policy and internet meme culture. Drawing on tactics from 4chan, viral marketing, and video game aesthetics,
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How Anthropic Became Holier Than Thou
Anthropic, the AI company backed by a $65 billion funding round and now valued near a trillion dollars, has cultivated a reputation as the 'ethical AI' leader—yet its moral posturing is increasingly exposed as performative. The episode reveals how Anthropic le
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"Making China Great Again" One Web-Novel At A Time
China's rise isn't just being shaped by policy and economics—it's being imagined, rewritten, and rehearsed in millions of online web novels. In a striking convergence of state ambition and popular culture, Chinese internet users are flooding the digital space
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The UK’s Violent Riots Were Stoked by Elon Musk and a Global Far-Right Network
Elon Musk didn't just amplify a knife attack in Belfast—he helped ignite a wave of anti-immigrant violence across Northern Ireland, according to a new investigation by On the Media. In just 24 hours, a bystander video of a stabbing spiraled into a coordinated
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The Cat Ladies Haven't Forgotten
J.D. Vance's recent defense of his controversial 'childless cat lady' remark—made during his 2024 campaign and now resurfacing amid his book tour—has ignited a global backlash, reigniting long-standing cultural anxieties about women who prioritize cats over tr
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