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A live recording of On the Media at the Texas Tribune Festival; an event that gathers 100's of speakers and 1000's of citizens to discuss the big issues of the day. (episode)
Examining media coverage of Puerto Rico post-Maria; the radical history of the national anthem; Catalonia votes on independence; and interpreting the FBI's violent crime statistics. (episode)
Hurricanes Irma and Maria have left a crippled Puerto Rico struggling for electricity, drinking water and recognition from mainland politicians and the media.
How the President's attack on the NFL fueled a multi-day meltdown of outrage, solidarity and race-baiting.
Far from being sacrosanct, the national anthem has long served as a tool for protesters. Musicologist William Robin leads us through some of the most notable iterations.
New FBI data shows that homicides were up by 8.6% in 2016. Why politicians, commentators and advocates interpret that number so differently.
The Spanish government is raiding newsrooms and Catalan government offices in an effort to quash the upcoming Catalan independence referendum.
After Hugh Hefner's death on Wednesday, Bob and Brooke revisit conversations they had with, and about, the Playboy Magazine founder.
The efforts to rescue a 12-year-old girl from rubble in Mexico captivated people around the world. But she never existed at all. (episode)
A live recording of On the Media at the Texas Tribune Festival, an event that gathers hundreds of speakers and thousands of citizens to discuss the big issues of the day. (episode)
Facebook is under fire for allowing Russian propagandists to buy ads during the 2016 election. This week, how we do and don't hold tech giants accountable. (episode)
The US government is pressuring Russia-run media outlets RT and Sputnik to register themselves as propaganda. But do we stand to lose more than we gain?
As Facebook faces pressure from Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Congress, investigative journalists and its own users, ProPublica launches a transparency initiative.
Tech giants like Facebook assure us of their commitment to democracy, but others think our democracy won't be safe until we take on the tech platforms themselves.
To the founders and users of the right-leaning social media website Gab, Google and Twitter are the imperious masters of a left-wing social web that imperils freedom of speech.
Google and Facebook regulate much of what we see and interact with in our day-to-day lives. Whose ethical standards should they follow?
The damage to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria may be far worse than downed power lines and flooded rivers. (episode)
Milo Yiannopoulos says he's hosting "Free Speech Week" at UC Berkeley. The University says the event may not happen at all. But what is this story really about? (episode)
From Taylor Swift to medieval historians, what to do when white supremacists idolize your work; whether the debt ceiling has outlived its usefulness; and why we need more boredom. (episode)
Trump was praised for his deal with "Chuck and Nancy" on the debt ceiling. But why is the debt limit an important political tool in the first place?
Over the last few years Taylor Swift has attracted a following among white supremacists. How it happened and why critics thinks she needs to speak up.
How academics and experts in medieval studies are fighting against white supremacists for the future of the field they love.
Brooke talks to Note to Self host Manoush Zomorodi about her fear of boredom and Manoush's new book, "Bored and Brilliant."
From our friends at The United States of Anxiety: David Yerushalmi sees the threat of radical Islam everywhere. And thanks to him and his allies, the president now does, too. (episode)
The misleading rhetoric around the DACA announcement; the Southern Poverty Law Center faces criticism; and the story behind FEMA's Cold War origins. (episode)
Attorney General Jeff Sessions drew upon longstanding myths about DACA in his announcement this week.
Why there are no longer dissenting voices on immigration in the Democratic Party.
Over the years, the Southern Poverty Law Center has faced criticism from the left and the right. SPLC President Richard Cohen responds to recent financial and political charges.
Created to respond to a nuclear attack, FEMA now responds mostly to "natural" disasters. How the agency's transition changed the way we think about its role.