Snow...in the tropics?
This week we are airing another episode from the show "La Brega"a podcast about life in Puerto Rico and hosted by former OTM producer Alana Casanova-Burgess. During the early 1950s, the children of Pu...
19 Jan 202228min
A Question of War
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 asse...
14 Jan 202250min
Is New York Times v Sullivan on the Chopping Block?
13 Jan 202213min
Road To Insurrection
It’s been one year since the armed insurrection at the Capitol, what do we know now about how it happened? On this week’s On the Media, hear about the signs that reveal militia groups were preparing f...
7 Jan 202250min
Aaron Swartz: The Wunderkind of the Free Culture Movement
In 2013, 26-year-old software developer and political activist Aaron Swartz died by suicide. He had been indicted on federal charges after illegally downloading 4.8 million articles from JSTOR, a data...
5 Jan 202229min
Reputation
Should we cancel the word “cancel”? On this week’s On the Media, find out who benefits from the newest culture scare, and a history of "cancellation." Plus, hear how three women reporters covered the ...
31 Dec 202150min
An Interview With Basketball Great Walt "Clyde" Frazier
Basketball Hall of Famer Walt "Clyde" Frazier made a successful transition from NBA star to sports broadcaster on the MSG Network. With his cool rhymes and even cooler clothes, Frazier sat down with B...
29 Dec 202116min
Scene of the Crime
On this week’s On the Media, a look at the journalists and newspapers we lost in 2021, and hopes for the press in the year ahead. Plus, is the ever-popular genre of true crime good for us? And the mob...
24 Dec 202150min
