On the Media

with Brooke Gladstone & Micah Loewinger

On the Media is a weekly show that uses the media as a lens to understand our world.

  • Locked Up In Russia

    Oct 7, 2026
    In 2023, Evan Gershkovich was working as a young reporter in Moscow for the Wall Street Journal, when he was arrested by Russian authorities. He was eventually convicted on blatantly ...
  • Trump's Guide to Stealing an Election

    Oct 3, 2026
    The Supreme Court has denied a bid by the Trump administration to restrict mail-in voting. On this week’s On the Media, hear about the attempts, successful and not, to turn election c...
  • Where Is Austin Tice?

    Sep 30, 2026
    American journalist Austin Tice vanished in Syria 14 years ago. A secret lead suggests he may still be alive. This week we're sharing the first episode of Where Is Austin Tice? NPR's ...
  • The White House on Mute

    Sep 25, 2026
    When the president barred Politico, CNN, and MS Now from the White House, the press pool boycotted the president, leaving him without his usual TV coverage. On this week’s On the Medi...
  • How Extinction Entered the AI Debate

    Sep 19, 2026
    AI researchers are warning that the technology they’re creating could kill us all. On this week’s On the Media, unpacking the feverish debate over the dangers of artificial intelligen...
  • How To Make A Documentary, With John Wilson

    Sep 16, 2026
    The hit HBO series, How To With John Wilson was huge when it came out during the pandemic, 2020. Wilson begins each episode with a sort of mundane premise like how to split a check wi...
  • Haitians Live in a Dual State in Ohio Right Now

    Sep 11, 2026
    I.C.E. agents have targeted Springfield, Ohio since Haitians lost Temporary Protected Status. On this week’s On the Media, a reporter from The Haitian Times describes the culture of f...
  • Dave Jorgenson on Politics in the Influencer Age

    Sep 9, 2026
    On last week's show we devoted a segment to the plague of online influencers making endorsement videos for politicians in exchange for money, but we wanted to hear from a creator's pe...

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