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On the Media

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On the Media

558 episodes · 9 with AI analysis

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Fairness Doctrine and Broadcast Regulation×2Trump's Madman Theory Foreign PolicyIran-US Military Conflict and Ceasefire NegotiationsNixon's Vietnam War Strategy and Historical PrecedentPresidential Rhetoric and Nuclear Weapons AuthorityShortwave Radio Broadcasting and Regulatory GapsExtremist Content Platforming and Free SpeechWBCQ Radio Station Operations and FundingReligious Extremism and Cult DynamicsMedia Gatekeeping and Editorial Standards

Analyzed Episodes

Apr 11, 2026

Trump’s “Madman Theory” Is on Full Display in Iran

Trump's Madman Theory Foreign PolicyIran-US Military Conflict and Ceasefire NegotiationsNixon's Vietnam War Strategy and Historical Precedent
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Apr 8, 2026

A New Day for the Press in Hungary?

Democratic backsliding in Central EuropeState control of media and public broadcastingIndependent journalism under authoritarian regimes
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Apr 3, 2026

Pete Hegseth is Praying for a Holy War

Christian Nationalism in Military LeadershipPentagon Prayer Services and Theological Influence on War StrategyTheopolitics vs. Political Theology
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Apr 1, 2026

The Danger of Keeping Score

Prediction Markets and Betting PlatformsGamification of Real LifeScoring Systems and Value Capture
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Feb 28, 2026

The Ellisons Prepare to Expand Their Media Empire

Media Consolidation and Antitrust EnforcementMedia Capture Theory and Democratic DeclineBillionaire Ownership of News Outlets
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Feb 25, 2026

The Century-Long Capture of U.S. Media

Media Capture TheoryAdvertising-Dependent Business ModelsMedia Consolidation and Oligopoly
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Feb 18, 2026

Orson Welles and the Blind Soldier

Civil Rights Movement OriginsRacial Violence and Police BrutalityPost-WWII African-American Veterans
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Feb 21, 2026

The Man With a Plan to Reshape Broadcast TV

FCC Equal Time Rule EnforcementPublic Interest Standard in BroadcastingBroadcast License Renewal and Merger Review
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Feb 14, 2026

The Social Media Addiction Trials Begin

Social Media Addiction LitigationSection 230 Reform and Platform LiabilityAlgorithmic Design and Product Liability
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