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Investigating the "cancel culture" scare. Plus, the women war reporters who shaped Vietnam coverage. (episode)
Like the "political correctness" scare before it, 'cancel culture' is a convenient myth.
An academic on why he uses the term 'cancellation' to describe his experience.
How the "cancel" in "cancel culture" originated in the Black community.
How three women changed the course of history and paved the way for women to cover wars.
Basketball, broadcasting, and the art of being cool. (episode)
A media year in review; how true crime rots the brain; the mob gets a podcast. (episode)
Reporters murdered, a surge in arrests, and shuttered newspapers.
"You shouldn't have a favorite murder."
The allure of true-crime with very particular narrators.
"The problem is, most of what I've ever done in my life is motivated by fear." (episode)
Fox News and January 6th; the 'lancing' celebrity profile; and showcasing "Who? Weekly" (episode)
What Fox hosts were saying on TV and texting Mark Meadows were very different.
Why the profile of Jeremy Strong in The New Yorker struck a chord.
How the non-famous attempt to climb the rungs of celebrity.
Write a great book and you're a genius. Turn a book into a great film and you're a visionary. Turn a great film into a book...that's another story. Inside the world of novelizations. (episode)
How to unlove work; the liberating oppression of technology; and lessons from the actual Luddites. (episode)
The perils of loving your job.
"Efficiency purgatory," the original open office, and more.
The misremembered tech-savvy pioneers.
Play OTM trivia online. Win a Brooke hat. 7pm ET tonight! (episode)
A new variant; the thankless job of pandemic research; and our right to die. (episode)
Is another new variant a cause for concern?
Researchers in Hong Kong, Botswana, and South Africa were the first to sound the alarm.
Inside the euthanasia underground.
Understanding the holiday as a civil war helps explain modern divisions among the Jewish people. (episode)