On the Media

WNYC Studios

The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Read more

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Episodes

How Debate Took Over the Internet. Plus, a Case for Confronting the Past.

01/02/2026 00:50:24The Rapid Rise of Bari Weiss

12/31/2025 00:19:17 Is it Over Yet? 2025 in Review

12/26/2025 00:52:21A Hundred Years of The New Yorker

12/24/2025 00:31:57Deep Fakes, Data Centers, and AI Slop — Are We Cooked?

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On the Media is a Peabody Award-winning podcast that explores how the media shapes our perceptions of the world. Host Brooke Gladstone critically examines media coverage of significant events and uncovers hidden political narratives and threats to free speech and transparency. The show's episodes are released on Wednesdays (around 20 minutes) and Fridays (about 50 minutes), offering reporting that is short enough to digest. On The Media's journalism is self-aware, alive, and always informative, making it the right place to better understand our flawed media environment. On the Media is a news commentary podcast by WNYC Studios.