On the Media

On the Media

Download on the App Store
  • Ranking

    30th

    on History

  • Favorites

    4,383

    Followers

  • Typical duration

    39 min

    per episode

  • If it hooks

    57%

    finish an episode

Based on Podcast App listening data

On the Media episodes

  • April 25, 2008

    This Week: military analysts on the air, Nazi prison-guard porn and a forgotten New Orleans newspaper

    On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    51 min
  • April 18, 2008

    Show Summary: Why journalists report on the Pope-Mobile rather than asking tough questions when the Pontiff comes to town; what we sacrifice in the long run if we opt for a secure, reliable internet now; and the editor in chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association calls for new standards for medical journals.

    On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    51 min
  • April 11, 2008

    Show Summary: The reporter who broke the warrantless wiretapping story; technology recommendations for the next president; Pundimonium! 24 hours trapped in the world of punditry.

    On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    51 min
  • April 4, 2008

    Show Summary: Can a magazine piece be a human rights violation in Canada; and why are media still covering the race for the Democratic nomination?

    On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    51 min
  • March 28, 2008

    Show Summary: The past and present of the Olympic brand; a conflict of interest at ESPN; and Bhutanese journalists learn how to cover their country's first election.

    On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    51 min
  • March 21, 2008

    Show Summary: On the Media's Iraq War Anniversary Special

    On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    51 min
  • March 14, 2008

    Show Summary: Seymour Hersh on breaking the My Lai story; the prototypical war photographer; and mourning the end of The Wire.

    On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    51 min
  • March 7, 2008

    Show Summary: McCain's rocky rapport with his hometown paper; beware the bedbug story!; and cruciverbalists compete

    On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    51 min
  • February 29, 2008

    Show Summary: The media's love affair with Obama; the irresistible urge to call elections before they're over; the Smurfs turn 50!

    On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    51 min
  • February 22, 2008

    Show Summary: The New York Times v McCain; Barack Obama's war of words; cartoonists and comedians struggle with satirizing Obama

    On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    51 min

About On the Media

From the publisher's feed

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…

Best of On the Media

Ranked by our users in the last 21 days

More shows like On the Media

This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

90,525 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,838 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

37,857 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,792 Listeners

99% Invisible by Roman Mars

99% Invisible

26,161 Listeners

The Political Scene | The New Yorker by The New Yorker

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

4,055 Listeners

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti by WBUR

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

3,988 Listeners

Reveal by The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX

Reveal

8,426 Listeners

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts by Slate Podcasts

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

3,474 Listeners

1A by NPR

1A

4,687 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,026 Listeners

Radio Atlantic by The Atlantic

Radio Atlantic

2,380 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,314 Listeners

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast by WNYC Studios

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

670 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,063 Listeners

The Divided Dial by WNYC

The Divided Dial

15 Listeners