On the Media

In Retrospect


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And just like that, 2022 is coming to a close. On this week's On the Media, a look back at our year of coverage, from Russia’s war on Ukraine, to an unprecedented rise in book bannings at home. Tune in to hear about the fights, fictions, and things we’re still figuring out.

With excerpts from:

    Is Talk of a Possible 'New' Civil War Useful?
    The Perils of a Gauzy History
    How Meduza is Adapting to Russia's Crackdown on Speech
    When the World Starts to Look Away
    Joe Rogan's Podcast isn't Just 'Entertainment'
    Musk And The International Reach of Twitter
    How Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric Foreshadowed a Deadly Shooting
    Republicans' Latest Go-To Dog Whistle
    How to Interview a 'Big Lie' Believer
    In Georgia, a Conservative Elections Official Stands Up to the Big Lie
    How Books Get Removed from Classrooms and Libraries
    Parents vs. Democracy
    Libraries Under Attack
    The Big Sigh: An Assessment of Our Economic Future
    This Much Death is Not 'Normal'
    The State of Our Immunity
    Should the Country See What an Assault Rifle Does to the Body of a Child?
    How Racism Ended a Renaissance of Weight
    Donald Trump, Ye, and The New Old Anti-Semitism

    Music:What's That Sound by Michael AndrewsLost, Night by Bill Frisell Fallen Leaves by Marcos CiscarEye Surgery by Thomas NewmanGerman Lullaby by The KiboomersGormenghast by John ZornBerotim by John Zorn featuring Bill Frisell, Carol Emanuel, and Kenny WollesenCellar Door by Michael AndrewsLiquid Spear Waltz by Michael AndrewsHarpsichord by Four Tet 

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