Summary: <p>Since the insurrection on January 6, warnings of a second American Civil War have been sounded. This week, On the Media explores whether the civil war talk is an alarmist cry, or actually a sober assessment. Plus, hear how the myth of “the Dark Ages” paints an unfair portrait of medieval times. </p> <p>1. David Remnick, editor of <em>The New Yorker</em> and host of the New Yorker Radio Hour, on the risk of second civil war. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/talk-possible-new-civil-war-useful-on-the-media">Listen.</a></p> <p>2. Barbara Walter [<a href="https://twitter.com/bfwalter">@bfwalter</a>], professor of International Relations at the University of California, San Diego, on the tell-tale signs that a country is headed for insurgence. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/international-insurgency-expert-looks-home-on-the-media">Listen.</a></p> <p>3. Charlie Warzel [<a href="https://twitter.com/cwarzel">@cwarzel</a>], journalist and contributing writer at The Atlantic, on when journalists should sound the alarm (and how loud we should ring it). <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/right-dose-alarmism-on-the-media">Listen.</a></p> <p>4. David M. Perry [<a href="https://twitter.com/Lollardfish">@Lollardfish</a>] and Matthew Gabriele [<a href="https://twitter.com/prof_gabriele">@prof_gabriele</a>], authors of <em>The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe, </em>on how the Dark Ages might have not been so dark. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/case-bright-ages-on-the-media">Listen.</a></p> <p><em>Music:</em></p> <p><em>Wade in the Water by Hank Jones and Charlie Haden</em><em>The Glass House - Marjane’s Inspiration by David Bergeaud</em><em>Seinfeld Theme - Jonathan Wolff</em><em>Lowland’s Away by Gregory Blavenz - The Us Army Fife And Drum Corps</em><em>Harpsichord - Four T</em><em>et</em><em>Ad summan missam: Santus II by Ensemble Aeolus</em></p> <p></p>
