CounterSpin

CounterSpin

Hosted by Janine Jackson · Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting

4.8from 573 ratings

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68Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
449
Episodes
136
Transcribed
573
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2020
First episode

About CounterSpin

CounterSpin is the weekly radio show of FAIR, the national media watch group.

Publisher
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
29 May 2020
Latest episode
16 Oct 2026
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Latest episodes

136 of 449 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Death Penalty Coverage, Domestic Violence Justice

  2. 9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Terri Gerstein on Gig Workers’ Rights

  3. 2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Sarah Anderson on the Letelier/Moffitt Murders

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Death Penalty Coverage, Domestic Violence Justice

Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Why wasn't I? Well, I think time and time again, we've seen examples. And we could go through a list. Sandy Hook. the Sydney shootings. I'd forgotten about that, but that had started in domestic violence, the Colorado abortion clinic attack. And so when you see it happen, and it's such a distinct pattern in the course of the violence, you sort of wait for the other shoe to drop. And I think what happens is that most people who maybe aren't attuned to this particular dimension will see items in the news that are fairly poorly framed are given headlines that don't really address perpetration but instead identify victims, it's hard to then understand the wider context for this idea that it's violence in homes and societal tolerance for violence in homes that is the necessary precursor to all of this public violence. […]

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Who has been a guest on CounterSpin

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Dahlia Lithwick
  • Liliana Segura
  • Soraya Chemaly
  • Jane Manning
  • Terri Gerstein

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.8 / 5
512 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
61 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

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Engagement
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Who hosts CounterSpin?

Janine Jackson host the show. Published by Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting.

How often do new episodes come out?

The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.

Does CounterSpin take guests?

Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.

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