On the Media

The dangers of false narratives of migration pushed by politicians and the media, Dr. Oz defends his credibility, and the Hubble space telescope’s lasting impact on popular culture.

In this episode of On House of Cards, Brooke Gladstone discusses the seventh and eighth episodes of the season with Michael Waldman, former Clinton speechwriter and president of the Brennan Center for Justice, and John Dean, former White House Counsel for Nixon and author of The Nixon Defense. Don't forget to subscribe to us on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts, and leave us a review while you're there - they really help! And you can follow On the Media on twitter.

As the 2016 campaign season begins, we discuss the words used repeatedly to describe candidates, and how to cover those who are unlikely to win. Plus: the uncertain right to record police; a critical examination of Washington's "nerd prom"; and more.

In the sixth episode of On House of Cards, Brooke Gladstone discusses the sixth episode of the season with Nina Khrushcheva, professor of International Affairs at the New School, and Dan Savage, host of the Savage Love podcast. Don't forget to subscribe to us on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts, and leave us a review while you're there. And you can follow On the Media on twitter. 

Climate change is arguably the most urgent story in human history, but journalism has struggled to address the threat. This week, an exploration of new efforts by the press to understand and explain the science – and to get you involved. Plus: what the report on Rolling Stone’s retracted story means for the UVA campus, and the anatomy of another story that’s hard to check. 

In the fifth episode of On House of Cards, Brooke Gladstone discusses the fifth episode of the season with Patti Solis-Doyle, former aide to Hillary Clinton and president of Solis Strategies, and Fred Kaplan, War Stories columnist for Slate. Don't forget to subscribe to us on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts, and leave us a review while you're there - they really help! And you can follow On the Media on twitter.

Today, the impact of cancer is not limited to patients and loved ones, not confined to hospital wards and research labs. It's a powerful symbol appropriated by Hollywood, the news media, and every realm of expression to signify what we most fear. In the second hour of "The Cancer Show," the stories we tell about cancer: on stage, on the big screen, and online.

In his new book, So You've Been Publicly Shamed, Jon Ronson tackles the phenomenon of internet-fueled public shaming, which has ruined many a career and life in an era of the enormous, and un-erasable, digital footprint. Brooke talks with Ronson in this On the Media podcast extra. 

In this episode of On House of Cards, Brooke Gladstone discusses the fourth episode of the season with WNYC's Andrea Bernstein and WNYC and New Jersey Public Radio's Matt Katz. Don't forget to subscribe to us on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts, and leave us a review while you're there. And you can follow On the Media on twitter. 

Over the last 2,500 years, cancer has shifted from a disease in the shadows to one at the center of scientific research and public discussion. In the first of two special episodes, On the Media dives deep into the way we talk about cancer: in the news, in the hospital, and in our private lives.

In the third episode of On House of Cards, Brooke Gladstone discusses the third episode of the season with Les Gelb, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Fred Kaplan, War Stories columnist for Slate. Don't forget to subscribe to us on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts, and leave us a review while you're there - they really help! And you can follow On the Media on twitter. 

Last week, suspected murderer Robert Durst was arrested the day before an HBO film aired his apparent confession. On the Media examines the line between making great documentary and staying on the right side of the law. Also, why you won't catch a Florida official using the term "climate change." Plus, Wikipedia takes on the NSA. 

This week, two police officers were shot in Ferguson, MO, bringing in yet another wave of reporters. We examine whether the constant media presence has turned the town of Ferguson into a symbol and a brand. Plus: Brooke charts the history of nihilism.

Cokie Roberts and Linda Wertheimer discuss the second episode of House of Cards with Brooke Gladstone.  Don't forget to subscribe to us on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts, and leave us a review while you're there. And you can follow On the Media on twitter. 

In this debut episode of On House of Cards, Brooke Gladstone dissects the first episode of the third season with the creator and executive producer of House of Cards, Beau Willimon, and chief national correspondent for New York Times Magazine, Mark Leibovich.  Don't forget to subscribe to us on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts, and leave us a review while you're there. And you can follow On the Media on twitter.