On the Media

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.”

X is full of overseas bots, and a documentary about librarians

This month marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Bullseye.

The Democrats’ identity crisis, explained.

If you’ve ever donated to a Democratic candidate, you’ve probably been rewarded with a never-ending stream of pleas for more money in your inbox.

Inside the fight over the future of academic freedom.

A fight over anti-semitism has rocked the GOP

This week, it gets personal…

The discourse around 'moderate vs. progressive' Democrats has gotten out of hand.

A brand new season.

And so it begins...

The “shadow president”; a white nationalist influencer; and the kids are alright?

How federal cuts are changing public media, and how our station is facing this critical moment.

Surveilling ICE; a historian forced to flee; and true-crime’s impact on real life.

Hussein Agha and Robert Malley spent decades trying to negotiate peace in the Middle East, and they know why it failed.

The “Dual State;” and a new media empire.

A journalist writing from prison upends the typical 'true crime' narrative.

Jamelle Bouie doesn’t mince words; lessons from Casablanca.

The continued fight for democracy in Uganda.

The war on terror and drugs combines; and the canonization of Charlie Kirk.

Edward R. Murrow, CBS and the fight against McCarthyism

A “radicalization engine”; and librarians under siege

The doctor is in.

The shooting of a conservative media icon, and a new bias monitor at CBS.

Stories we tell about the end of the world.

Trump's deployment of troops; how MAGA talks about authoritarianism; and Ukraine's memorials.

Mistaken identity and the power of online fury.

The recipe for an autocracy; how to understand the 3.5% rule.

Dorothy Thompson “thinks, talks and sleeps world problems and scares strange men half to death.”

The Divided Dial, and the consequences of freezing funding for a global media network.

The New York Times called him the “ranking nuisance of broadcasting.”

Silicon Valley’s reactionary roots; the Bluesky CEO explains her mission.

A Black preacher whose reputation took an unlikely turn.

Facts under fire; a viral YouTube channel claims to foster ‘radical empathy.’

Uncovered by WNYC reporters.

Mass starvation in Gaza sparks a turning point; the forgotten inventor of the sitcom.

Murdoch's legacy.

The never-ending grift; the attack on higher ed intensifies.

Brooke talk to "What Is Wrong With Men" author, Jessa Crispin about how Michael Douglas movies explain everything.

Why MAGA (and the rest of us) can’t seem to let the Epstein files go.

The New Orleans model.

Over- and under-hyping of AI.

Amanda Hess' new book explores the technologies involved in pregnancy, childbirth, and parenthood today.

Public broadcasting and its adversaries.

Some of country’s most famous jingoistic songs are more complex than many listeners realize.

Conflicting narratives around the Iran war; the future of vaccines in America.

‘America First’ vs GOP Hawks; student journalists face heightened threats.

A rebound romance becomes the center of an international bribery case.

Decoding LA protest coverage; who killed Shireen Abu Akleh?

Menendez will become the first Senator to go to prison in more than 40 years

The recipe for an autocracy.

The origins and politics of the largest humanitarian organization operating in Gaza; and the history of sports media and gambling.

Remember that time Brooke spoke to Knicks legend, Walt "Clyde" Frazier?

The disaster-conspiracy pipeline; revolving doors between politics and media; and a six-decade career at The New Yorker

Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, comes out on Friday.

A refresher on Trump rhetoric; and Russia's ongoing propaganda campaigns.

The anniversary of Russia's arrest of WSJ reporter, Evan Gershkovich.

Congress against TikTok and the real mission of Moms For Liberty.

Trillin joined The New Yorker in 1963.

Trump and Musk team up; defining "decolonization" in Gaza; and an Oscar-nominated portrait of Ukraine under siege

Tax Time!

Mounting allegations of biased media coverage of Israel and Palestine; former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan on his approach to covering Gaza.

Why are nationalists in the U.S. supporting Putin?

Christian Nationalism in politics; how much literary prizes truly matter; book-to-screen adaptations shine at the Oscars.

In the documentary "Navalny," the Russian opposition leader searches for his would-be killers.

The outsized coverage around Biden's age; Jon Stewart returns to The Daily Show; a popstar-turned-politician fights for democracy in Uganda.

The connections between Russian history, propaganda, and empire.

Journalism and AI have officially collided. Now what?

A wide-ranging exploration of doubling in our lives, culture, and politics.

What's happening at the Texas border; the recent history of immigration in America; and refocusing on Trump coverage.

Recommendation algorithms don't know you.

Tracing the rise and fall of Ron DeSantis; Trump campaigning in the courtroom; a laugh at public radio's expense.

The dawn of HIV and AIDS.

The 'private investment era' of journalism; the fate of The Baltimore Sun; the gutting of Pitchfork and the future of music criticism.

The Israeli media bubble. EXTENDED VERSION

What Israeli media doesn't show its viewers; the politicization of plagiarism; how the politics of memory obscures what we see in Israel and Gaza.

Brooke learns all about The Eurovision Song Contest!

Remembering Daniel Ellsberg; the real team behind "The Post"; & reporting on the horror of war.

The government asked Earl Caldwell to become a spy. He took them to the Supreme Court.

Reflecting on our 2023 coverage, in order to forge a path forward.

Examining the consequences of 'White Jesus' in America.

The limits of election polling; a rise in news avoiders; a comedy scandal tugs the strings between truth and comedy.

It turns out, a lot of us.

Grading the progress, and pitfalls, of COP28; what's replaced "denialism" in climate coverage; and the real mission of Moms For Liberty.

The celebrated writer and producer behind shows like The Jeffersons and All in the Family talks to Anna Sale about his childhood and how it shaped the way he's raised his own six kids.

Debunking bad crime data; and reviewing an AI experiment that bungled local sports coverage.

The North Shore Leader, the local newspaper in Long Island exposed George Santos’ lies first...but no one was listening.

Defining the violence in Gaza; OpenAI's frontpage drama; and the new age of "effective altruism"