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On the Media

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On the Media

570 episodes · 11 with AI analysis

On the Media is a weekly show that uses the media as a lens to understand our world. On the Media listeners say the show is an essential companion, helping them survive the firehose of media coming at them 24/7. Hosted by Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger, the show does not do ‘hot takes’, instead offering listeners context, historical parallels, media analysis and often a much appreciated deep exhale. On the Media hosts have an eye on the nuances and details regularly missed by other outlets which helps listeners understand where they should be paying attention (and what they can afford to ignore). Our media diets have untruths woven in, and inconvenient truths left out. These are the bits explored every week at On the Media.

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Fairness Doctrine and Broadcast Regulation×2CBS News Radio shutdown and digital media transitionPrison fire of 1930 in Columbus, OhioEarly broadcast journalism standards and practicesEdward R. Murrow's reporting from Europe and World War IIEdward Bernays and public relations influence on news organizationsLive breaking news coverage and technical broadcast infrastructureRadio as dominant news medium in 20th century AmericaPress-radio war of 1933-1934Institutional archives and media preservation

Analyzed Episodes

Apr 29, 2026

How a Prison Fire Helped Create CBS News

CBS News Radio shutdown and digital media transitionPrison fire of 1930 in Columbus, OhioEarly broadcast journalism standards and practices
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Apr 22, 2026

Predicting the News

Prediction Market RegulationInsider Trading in Commodities MarketsCFTC Enforcement Gaps
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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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