Trump's Refugee Program Is Reserved for Whites Only
May 20, 2026
10,000 new spots for Afrikaners
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.
PodSkip has analyzed 2 episodes of On the Media, averaging 3.0 ads per episode (1% of runtime).
Episodes
▶ Listen on PodSkip
Trump's Justices Changed the Way We Vote Forever. Plus, Ep.3 of American Emergency
May 15, 2026
Oh, and there's a basic statistical error in the majority's opinion.
How "Economic Blindness" Is Obscuring Our Financial Reality
May 13, 2026
Plus, how human psychology might play a role.
The Psychology of Sticking Your Head in the Sand. Plus, Ep. 2 of American Emergency.
May 08, 2026
Is the stock market ignoring an oil crisis? And FEMA in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Reveal Podcast Ad, WNYC underwriting
Trump's Glitzy Library Grift
May 06, 2026
A shrine to a president, hold the records.
American Emergency: The Movement to Kill FEMA
May 01, 2026
How did the agency tasked with saving Americans become despised, distrusted, and defunded?
How a Prison Fire Helped Create CBS News
Apr 29, 2026
The forgotten history of CBS's first breaking news radio report, delivered by a charismatic inmate
Grab Your Tin Foil Hat for The Onion's Takeover of Infowars
Apr 24, 2026
Trump faces a new accusation; The Onion is taking over InfoWars; and the 30th anniversary of Democracy Now!
Influencers Usher In A New Era For #MeToo
Apr 17, 2026
Plus, Hungary's new Prime Minister vows to dismantle Orban's "factory of lies"
Planet Money Wrote a Book And Then Dissected The Business of Publishing!
Apr 15, 2026
NPR's Planet Money wrote a book and made a series about the process.
Trump’s “Madman Theory” Is on Full Display in Iran
Apr 10, 2026
Plus, shortwave radio in the 21st century.
A New Day for the Press in Hungary?
Apr 08, 2026
What might follow this weekend's national election.
Pete Hegseth is Praying for a Holy War
Apr 03, 2026
Plus, Peter Thiel’s theory of the antichrist.
The Danger of Keeping Score
Apr 01, 2026
And why games, like Twister and Dungeons and Dragons, can point us in the right direction...
The Pentagon Kicks the Press Out … Again
Mar 27, 2026
Plus, meet the new Pentagon press corps.
Trans People are Facing a 'Dual State' in Trump's America
Mar 25, 2026
How to make sense of the deluge of attacks on trans rights.
Trump Demands Patriotic Coverage of the War in Iran. Or Else….
Mar 20, 2026
Plus, AI war fakery is getting trickier than ever.
Hegseth’s Pentagon Axed a Program Meant to Save Civilian Lives
Mar 13, 2026
Then the bombing started in Iran
A Good Sign For the VOA?
Mar 11, 2026
A new district court ruling may be a good sign for the future of Voice of America.
The AI-Powered War Machines Are Here
Mar 06, 2026
AI warfare in Iran; and standing up for democracy
A New Doc Questions The Legacy of "To Catch A Predator"
Mar 04, 2026
The beginning of our true crime era.
The Ellisons Prepare to Expand Their Media Empire
Feb 27, 2026
Media capture, media danger, and media power
The Century-Long Capture of U.S. Media
Feb 25, 2026
Capitalists, oligarchs, and authoritarians, oh my!
The Man With a Plan to Reshape Broadcast TV
Feb 20, 2026
(by making it more conservative)
Orson Welles and the Blind Soldier
Feb 18, 2026
The story of a crime in a small, southern town…that became a spark for the budding civil rights movement.
The Social Media Addiction Trials Begin
Feb 13, 2026
Meta and Google go on trial for ‘addicting’ kids. Plus, betting infiltrates cable TV.
An Internet Blackout Hides A Regime's Excesses
Feb 11, 2026
During an internet blackout, thousands of protestors are killed in Iran by armed government forces.
How the Justice Department Failed Epstein’s Victims
Feb 06, 2026
A failure of justice and champions of Puerto Rican culture.