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.

  • Behind the Scenes of 'American Emergency'

    Aug 20, 2026
    Over the weekend we re-shared the first installment of American Emergency, our 4-part series all about the Federal Emergency Management Agency. OTM’s Senior Producer Eloise Blondiau a...
  • Pablo Torre Is Changing Sports

    Aug 12, 2026
    The sports journalist Pablo Torre recently won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for audio reporting for an investigation on his podcast, “Pablo Torre Finds Out.” Torre talks with the New Yorke...
  • The Story Behind Trump’s Terrible Approval Rating

    Aug 7, 2026
    President Trump has some of the worst approval ratings of any president in modern history, second only to Richard Nixon the week before he resigned. On this week’s On the Media, what ...
  • F@#$ the AI Overlords

    Jul 31, 2026
    The race to build the most advanced artificial intelligence continues to dominate the headlines. On this week’s On the Media, who does this new technology actually serve? Plus, how ev...
  • ICE's Summer Spending Spree

    Jul 29, 2026
    At the start of 2026, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, was top of mind for many Americans. There were nationwide protests, congressional hearings, and plenty of h...
  • The Red Scare, but Dumber

    Jul 25, 2026
    This week, the State Department published a report accusing Cuba of being the “capital of 21st-century communism,” and of plotting an anti-American revolution. On this week’s On the M...
  • Trump v. BBC

    Jul 22, 2026
    What happens when a media company fights back

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