On the Media

Stories of monstrous, demonic women have been written since writing has existed.

Plus, the midterm success of the religious left.

Outwitting the far-right at its own game.

The time-honored tradition of wagering on elections

In 2021 Maria Ressa became the first journalist to win the Nobel Peace Prize, here she speaks with WNYC host Brian Lehrer about her new book.

Plus, university-based radio stations are more vulnerable than ever.

Natasha Singer's new book explores how big tech became ensconced in our childrens' classrooms

Plus, a new apocalyptic strain of fascism.

When we aired Micah's conversation with Lilliana Mason, too much was left on the cutting room floor so here's a longer version!

Plus, inside the far right’s anti-immigration debate.

A journalist wrote about the 16 months he spent in a Russian prison.

The attempts, successful and not, to turn election conspiracies into policy.

American journalist Austin Tice vanished in Syria 14 years ago. A secret lead suggests he may still be alive.

Plus a history of press access in the people’s house.

The Iran war is back in the headlines (it never left).

And human debaters face-off with chatbots

John Wilson's new doc is out this fall, "The History of Concrete"

Plus, the next frontier for the AI debate? Classrooms.

And why we need to regulate it.

Plus, the woman shaping Trump’s media diet.

How 9/11 broke our brains.

The battle over our public airwaves.

And what parents can do about it.

Plus, combing through the Epstein Files.

Sharing our live show.

How FEMA's secretive beginnings fed conspiracy theories that haunt the agency today.

How the YouTuber and sports journalist changing up the industry.

Plus, the origins of Trump’s media watchdog.

Remember Trump's threats about Greenland?

A guide to getting AI to work for us, and not the other way around.

The agency buying all the data it can.

And the dogged journalist covering ICE’s airplane activities.

How Trump bit off more than he could chew.

Plus, a documentary about the eBay stalking scandal.

Washington Post journalist Jon Swaine uncovered a trove of emails that hint at how the former Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard was influenced by the leader of a cult-like group.

And the man with the legal theory behind it.

Inside the Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room.

A local paper gets searched by police. Tragedy ensues.

From our friends at the New Yorker Radio Hour.

Plus, life sentences for zine-makers in Texas.

The 'hot dog' men of the far right.

Blaming Vance, a ‘catastrophic capitulation,’ and a MAGA breakup.

In his new book, JD Vance tries to walk back his old "childless cat lady" comments.

The trillionaire's role in Belfast; chaos at 60 Minutes; and how to survive authoritarianism.

A deep dive into "Make China Great Again" internet literature.

Plus, a literary AI scandal heralds a new era of publishing and journalism.

Hiring at the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency.

Plus, how a deadly prison fire in 1930 changed the course of history for CBS News.

From apparatchik to samizdat, Russians have lots of words for describing life under an oppressive government.

FEMA’s uncertain future. Plus, what happens when the next disaster strikes?

10,000 new spots for Afrikaners

Oh, and there's a basic statistical error in the majority's opinion.

Plus, how human psychology might play a role.

Is the stock market ignoring an oil crisis? And FEMA in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

A shrine to a president, hold the records.

How did the agency tasked with saving Americans become despised, distrusted, and defunded?

The forgotten history of CBS's first breaking news radio report, delivered by a charismatic inmate

Trump faces a new accusation; The Onion is taking over InfoWars; and the 30th anniversary of Democracy Now!

Prediction markets are in the headlines again

Plus, Hungary's new Prime Minister vows to dismantle Orban's "factory of lies"

NPR's Planet Money wrote a book and made a series about the process.

Plus, shortwave radio in the 21st century.

What might follow this weekend's national election.

Plus, Peter Thiel’s theory of the antichrist.

And why games, like Twister and Dungeons and Dragons, can point us in the right direction...

Plus, meet the new Pentagon press corps.

How to make sense of the deluge of attacks on trans rights.

Plus, AI war fakery is getting trickier than ever.

Mr. Nobody Against Putin Wins An Oscar!

Then the bombing started in Iran

A new district court ruling may be a good sign for the future of Voice of America.

AI warfare in Iran; and standing up for democracy

The beginning of our true crime era.

Media capture, media danger, and media power

Capitalists, oligarchs, and authoritarians, oh my!

(by making it more conservative)

The story of a crime in a small, southern town…that became a spark for the budding civil rights movement.

Meta and Google go on trial for ‘addicting’ kids. Plus, betting infiltrates cable TV.

During an internet blackout, thousands of protestors are killed in Iran by armed government forces.

A failure of justice and champions of Puerto Rican culture.

Oscar-nominated documentary pays tribute to the work of the first American journalist killed by Russians while covering the war in Ukraine.

Plus, what the Boston Massacre can teach us about Minneapolis.

Stars and Stripes gets an uninvited makeover courtesy of the DOD

Plus, how ICE watches and recruits us.

MORE MARK BLYTH!

What’s happening at the Fed, and a new documentary from Russia.

Donald Trump's "Darth Vader"

Debunking Minnesota claims; why Trump keeps threatening global takeovers.

Who is Gertrude Berg?

Our hosts’ favorite segments of 2025

How Bari Weiss got here.

Onward and upward

How the Netflix documentary got made.

AI–everything everywhere all at once

AI slop anyone?

The Supreme Court debates presidential power; Hollywood in existential crisis.

Perez Hilton at the edge of journalism

Meet the new Pentagon press corps

One source said DOGE operatives had “burrowed into the agencies like ticks.”