Summary: <p>With President Trump refusing to accept the results of the election, analysts are asking if he’s trying to wage a coup. On this week’s On the Media, why so many Republicans support the president’s claims, despite the evidence. Don’t miss On the Media, from WNYC Studios.</p> <p>1. Bob on the latest Trumpian Big Lie, concerning the very foundation of democracy. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/biggest-lie-yet-on-the-media">Listen.</a> </p> <p>2. Casey Newton [<a href="https://twitter.com/CaseyNewton">@CaseyNewton</a>], author of the Platformer newsletter, on the surging post-election popularity of the social media platforms Parler and MeWe. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/conservatives-leaving-facebook-twitter">Listen.</a> </p> <p>3. Matthew Sheffield [<a href="https://twitter.com/mattsheffield">@mattsheffield</a>], former conservative journalist and host of the Theory Of Change podcast, on why he hopes to "free people" from the very media ecosystem he helped build. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/former-conservative-blogger-failures-conservative-media-on-the-media">Listen.</a> </p> <p>4. Samanth Subramanian [<a href="https://twitter.com/Samanth_S?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@Samanth_S</a>], journalist, on the Trump administration's assault on public data. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/sabotaging-public-data-trump-on-the-media">Listen.</a> </p> <p> </p> <p><em>Music:</em></p> <p><em>Hidden Agenda - Kevin MacLeodSlow Pulse Conga - William PasleyAccentuate the Positive - Syd Dale Double Dozen and Alec GouldBlues: La dolce vita dei Nobili - Nino Rota </em></p> <p> </p>
