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The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is m

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Total: 155

In January 2023, a TV show called In the Know debuted on Peacock. The comedy is a parody of a daily

Every year on the Fourth of July, households across America embrace the aesthetics of patriotism. On

Last month, Clarence Thomas acknowledged several luxury trips that were gifted to him by billionaire

Some of the most outrageous stories about President Biden are originating from a single, unverified

This week, we turn away from the media for a moment, to a realm thousands of feet beneath the ocean’

Why does every social media platform seem to get worse over time? This week’s On the Media explores

Over the past few months, The Washington Post has weathered a slate of unfavorable news. In May, pub

Over the past two decades, 900 British postal workers were wrongfully prosecuted for fraud. On this

This week's midweek podcast comes from our colleagues at the New Yorker Radio Hour:On the Netflix re

This week, the Department of Justice accused one of the most influential right wing outlets of laund

Something happened on the internet this week that was at once HUGE and also kind of a foregone concl

When Donald J. Trump was found guilty on all counts in the hush money trial, some in the press were

Micah breaks down media hype about AI. According to Sam Harnett, a former tech reporter, journalists

A majority of Americans believe that the economy is in a recession even though it’s not. On this wee

Immigration consistently polls as one of the most important topics for voters. According to a recent

On this week’s On the Media we revisit another fraught moment in American democracy: the contested  

This week, President Biden announced major new tariffs on $18 billion worth of imports from China. T

In reports about pro-Palestinian college encampments, comparisons to the anti-war demonstrations of

Last week, news broke that writer Paul Auster died from complications related to lung cancer. The Ne

When politicians publish their autobiographies, often they reveal more than intended. On this week’s