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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 18h

📻On this week’s show: @gregsargent.bsky.social on Stephen Miller’s plan to “sleepwalk” America into authoritarianism; @pemalevy.bsky.social on the highest court citing the "dual state;" & @jakelahut.writes.news on the rise of the Ellisons' tech-media dynasty. https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky

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mollyfication.bsky.social @mollyfication.bsky.social · 3d

New @onthemedia.bsky.social pod alert! Produced by @cwango.bsky.social :
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

What's Wrong with True Crime? | On the Media | WNYC Studios

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

www.wnycstudios.org

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mollyfication.bsky.social @mollyfication.bsky.social · 5d

Was such a pleasure producing this interview with @jamellebouie.net and @micahloewinger.bsky.social. The subject matter is heavy, but interspersed with some chuckles and some hope. It's a good one take a listen: lnk.to/onthemedia/b...

On the Media

The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transp...

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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 5d

Some excerpts from our latest episode, when @micahloewinger.bsky.social asked @jamellebouie.net about some of his mean posts on Bluesky:

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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 10d

That quote is from this incredible interview @brookegladstone.bsky.social did 20 years ago with 2 of Murrow’s colleagues: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

Goodnight And Goodluck 20 Years Later | On the Media | WNYC Studios

Brooke speaks with Joseph and Shirley Wershba about working at CBS news when Edward R. Murrow stood up to McCarthyism.

www.wnycstudios.org

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 10d

What Murrow said when McCarthy was pressuring CBS to bend to his will. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

Let it go. You could tell that a lot of the people were worried stiff about what the consequences of this program would be, and Murrow caught that and said, terror is right here in this room. And then he followed up with another line which unfortunately is not in the script, but I remembered and I couldn't have made it up myself.
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No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices.
You know, in the end, it wasn't politics,
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but bottom line pressures that compelled Paley to act and essentially push Murrow off of his primetime perch.

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Bobby Allyn @bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 11d

"This is straight influence-peddling," said @ericgoldman.bsky.social "This YouTube settlement is not a sign of any legal merit."

www.npr.org/2025/09/29/n...

YouTube agrees to pay Trump $24 million to settle lawsuit over Jan. 6 suspension

YouTube is the latest social media company to pay Trump tens of millions of dollars to resolve lawsuits brought before he returned to power. The money will fund a new ballroom at the White House.

www.npr.org

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 11d

Wow!! Thrilled to see @librarianjones.com on the TIME100 List of the World's Most Influential Rising Stars for her work fighting for the freedom to read. time.com/collections/...

Amanda Jones Is on the 2025 TIME100 Next

Find out why Amanda Jones is on this year’s list

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 11d

Taking a nine-figure piece of property away from a college in order to give it to Trump for a new Trump Tower (with a presidential library tucked in there somewhere).

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Florida Plans to Hand Over Prime Miami Property for Trump Library

www.nytimes.com

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mollyfication.bsky.social @mollyfication.bsky.social · 11d

the Patton reference is a little much

screenshot of general Patton from the opening scene of the movie, Patton

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Zoë Schiffer @zoeschiffer.bsky.social · 11d

Scoop with @lmatsakis.bsky.social: OpenAI is about to launch a TikTok-style social app for AI generated videos. We got the deets (and the docs): www.wired.com/story/openai...

OpenAI Is Preparing to Launch a Social App for AI-Generated Videos

The platform appears to closely resemble TikTok and is powered by Sora 2, OpenAI's latest video generation model.

www.wired.com

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 11d

Great overview of the current situation and the impact on addressing health concerns and disparities.

Disappearing Federal Data: Implications for Addressing Health Disparities | KFF

This policy watch reviews recent changes in availability and timeliness of federal data based on a review of publicly available federal datasets that are commonly used to measure health and health…

www.kff.org

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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 17d

My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...

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John Tuthill @tuthill.bsky.social · 12d

last week i spoke with the NPR show @onthemedia.bsky.social about what it feels like serving on an NIH grant review panel as the Trump administration works to defund and destroy US universities and biomedical research

www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

Trump v. Tylenol. Plus, How Charlie Kirk Became a Martyr for the Christian Right. | On the Media | WNYC Studios

President Trump has declared that Tylenol should not be used during pregnancy. On this week’s On the Media, how funding cuts and disputed claims linking the drug to autism have sent s...

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Joshua Keating @joshuakeating.bsky.social · 12d

A real honor to appear on @onthemedia.bsky.social 22 years (yikes) after I was a summer intern there.

Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 14d

On @onthemedia.bsky.social I spoke with @joshuakeating.bsky.social about the US bombing boats in the Caribbean and why combining the war on drugs with the war on terror is a very bad development: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11d

Breaking news: YouTube will pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the company’s 2021 decision to suspend President Trump's account after the Jan. 6 attack.

The agreement says $22 million will go toward construction of a new White House ballroom.

YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit over post-Jan. 6 suspension

YouTube will pay $24.5 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit alleging it unfairly blocked President Donald Trump’s account after the Jan 6. Capitol attacks.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 28d

If you’re not already doing so, this would be an excellent week to start listening to @onthemedia.bsky.social.

On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 28d

Show’s up!

- Brooke and Micah on the misinfo following the murder of Charlie Kirk.

- @oliverdarcy.bsky.social on how CBS is caving to conservative pressure.

- @notalawyer.bsky.social unpacks the influence and ideology of Bari Weiss + the Free Press

www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

The Aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s Murder. Plus, the Rise and Fall of CBS. | On the Media | WNYC Studios

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in front of a crowd of students at Utah Valley University. On this week’s On the Media, how the murder of a MAGA media powerhous...

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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 28d

Show’s up!

- Brooke and Micah on the misinfo following the murder of Charlie Kirk.

- @oliverdarcy.bsky.social on how CBS is caving to conservative pressure.

- @notalawyer.bsky.social unpacks the influence and ideology of Bari Weiss + the Free Press

www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

The Aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s Murder. Plus, the Rise and Fall of CBS. | On the Media | WNYC Studios

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in front of a crowd of students at Utah Valley University. On this week’s On the Media, how the murder of a MAGA media powerhous...

www.wnycstudios.org

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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 27d

For this week I spoke with @notalawyer.bsky.social about how Bari Weiss has made many millions presenting her conservative outlet as non-ideological.

On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 28d

Show’s up!

- Brooke and Micah on the misinfo following the murder of Charlie Kirk.

- @oliverdarcy.bsky.social on how CBS is caving to conservative pressure.

- @notalawyer.bsky.social unpacks the influence and ideology of Bari Weiss + the Free Press

www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

The Aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s Murder. Plus, the Rise and Fall of CBS. | On the Media | WNYC Studios

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in front of a crowd of students at Utah Valley University. On this week’s On the Media, how the murder of a MAGA media powerhous...

www.wnycstudios.org

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · Sep 9

New: HHS has told all employees that they should start using ChatGPT, continuing the administration's AI-ification of everything, its trust in tools that hallucinate, and the general sense that getting things right is not important or worth trying to do:

www.404media.co/hhs-asks-all...

HHS Asks All Employees to Start Using ChatGPT

The agency tells workers "we should all be vigilant against barriers that could slow our progress toward making America healthy again."

www.404media.co

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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · Sep 6

We’re baaaack! With an all-new show this week 📻📻📻 Check it out: @jamisonfoser.bsky.social on manufacturing consent for Trumps red city takeover, @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social on the MAGA weirdos and NPR-legend @debamos.bsky.social went to Ukraine! www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

No, Trump Isn't Cracking Down on Crime. Plus, How Ukrainians Tell Their Story of the War. | On the Media | WNYC Studios

President Trump is preparing to send the National Guard to cities across the country. On this week’s On the Media, what the press is missing about the president’s so-called “crackdown...

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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · Sep 9

@thedanrather.bsky.social Hey Dan we're interested in having you on the show this week to talk about CBS. Please email: rclark-callender (at) nypublicradio (dot) org

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Lisa Pickoff-White @pickoffwhite.bsky.social · Sep 3

The Marshall Project examined hundreds of abuse allegations in law enforcement Explorer programs and found that about a quarter of them involved officers on ride-alongs with teens — some as young as 14 years old

Why Riding Along With a Police Officer Can Leave Teens Vulnerable

A quarter of sexual misconduct allegations in law enforcement Explorers programs involve officers grooming or abusing young people during ride-alongs.

www.themarshallproject.org

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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · Sep 2

OTM is hiring a Senior Video Producer! We're looking for someone with video and editorial chops, who can help us repurpose and reimagine the show for social media. More info:

nypublicradio.org/job-openings/

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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · Aug 16

Hi hello @onthemedia.bsky.social is rerunning some interviews I did. One with @beccalew.bsky.social and another with Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team. The episode also features @mmasnick.bsky.social, and @mollyfication.bsky.social’s excellent interview with @amandahess.bsky.social. Great show! Listen:

Silicon Valley's Rightwing Roots. Plus, the CEO of Bluesky Reimagines Social Media | On the Media | WNYC Studios

When Donald Trump returned to office, tech companies donated millions of dollars to his inaugural committee. On this week’s On the Media, the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley. Plus, ...

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