On the Media is a weekly show that uses the media as a lens to understand our world. On the Media listeners say the show is an essential companion, helping them survive the firehose of media coming at them 24/7. Hosted by Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger, the show does not do ‘hot takes’, instead offering listeners context, historical parallels, media analysis and often a much appreciated deep exhale. On the Media hosts have an eye on the nuances and details regularly missed by other outlets which helps listeners understand where they should be paying attention (and what they can afford to ignore). Our media diets have untruths woven in, and inconvenient truths left out. These are the bits explored every week at On the Media.
Podcast Overview
On the Media is a weekly show that uses the media as a lens to understand our world. On the Media listeners say the show is an essential companion, helping them survive the firehose of media coming at them 24/7. Hosted by Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger, the show does not do ‘hot takes’, instead offering listeners context, historical parallels, media analysis and often a much appreciated deep exhale. On the Media hosts have an eye on the nuances and details regularly missed by other outlets which helps listeners understand where they should be paying attention (and what they can afford to ignore). Our media diets have untruths woven in, and inconvenient truths left out. These are the bits explored every week at On the Media.
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June 19, 2026
J.D. Vance: Iran Deal Fall Guy
Donald Trump has signed a preliminary agreement to end the war in Iran. On this week’s On the Media, hear how J.D. Vance has been positioned to suffer the political fallout from the conflict – and from the much criticized deal. Plus, the theological tensions dividing the MAGA coalition. [01:34] Host Micah Loewinger speaks with <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/cheetah.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Joe Perticone</a>, national political reporter at The Bulwark, about how J.D. Vance is being set up as the Iran deal “fall guy.” [18:26] Micah talks to <a href="https://www.the7eye.org.il/writer/oren-persico" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Oren Persico</a>, staff writer for The Seventh Eye, an independent Israeli website devoted to journalism and freedom of the press, about the Israeli media coverage of the Iran deal as a ‘catastrophic capitulation,’ the fracturing relationship between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu and what it may portend for Israel’s political future. [34:14] Host Brooke Gladstone sits down with <a href="https://matthewdtaylor.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Matthew D. Taylor</a>, visiting scholar at Georgetown University's Center on Faith and Justice, to discuss how the growing factions in the Republican party over Israel and the Iran war are part-policy, part-divergent Christian theologies. Further reading: <ul><li><a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-202311097" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“JD Vance Is Being Set Up as the Iran Deal Fall Guy,” </a>by Joe Perticone</li><li>“<a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-202077732" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How Christian Zionism and Christian Antisemitism Are Tearing MAGA Apart</a>,” by Matthew D. Taylor</li><li><a href="https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506497785/The-Violent-Take-It-by-Force" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy</i></a>, by Matthew D. Taylor</li></ul> On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (<a href="https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm</a>). Follow our show on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/onthemedia/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/onthemedia.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bluesky</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@onthemedia" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OnTheMedia" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a> @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.<br /> Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
June 17, 2026
The Cat Ladies Haven't Forgotten
This week JD Vance has been doing a lot of press; partly to sell the quote-unquote peace deal with Iran that he had a hand in brokering. But he’s also on a book tour! <i>Communion</i>, out this week, is Vance’s follow-up to his 2016 best seller <i>hillbilly elegy</i>. Some of the excerpts being circulated are making their own headlines, like this one, quote; “One of the dumbest things I ever said came when I argued that ‘childless cat ladies’ across the Democrat Party were running our country into the ground,” He first made his cat lady quip when he was running for office in Ohio and it came up again when he was on the campaign trail with Donald Trump in 2024. So while Vance is attempting to<i> claw</i> his way back into the good books with said women, we are taking this opportunity to rerun a fabulous conversation Brooke had in 2024 with Kathryn Hughes, author of the book <i>Catland: Louis Wain and the Great Cat Mania</i>. In it, she traces the many meanings ascribed to cats and their guardians, because cruelty to cats has a long tradition. Early on, Hughes described the notorious case in 1730 of the Great Cat Massacre in Paris. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (<a href="https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm</a>). Follow our show on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/onthemedia/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/onthemedia.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bluesky</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@onthemedia" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OnTheMedia" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a> @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.<br /> Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
June 12, 2026
The UK’s Violent Riots Were Stoked by Elon Musk and a Global Far-Right Network
This week, a mob attacked immigrant communities in Northern Ireland after Elon Musk fomented anger on X. On this week’s On the Media, hear how a group linked with a global neo-Nazi movement organized the riots. Plus, what the recent upheaval at 60 Minutes tells us about the state of TV news. [01:34] Micah speaks with <a href="https://www.wired.com/author/david-gilbert/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David Gilbert</a>, a reporter at WIRED covering disinformation and online extremism, about the anti-immigrant riots that exploded across the UK and more recently Northern Ireland, and how Elon Musk stoked violence on X. Plus, the racist ideology behind the attacks. [17:29] Micah sits down with <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/oliverdarcy.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Oliver Darcy</a>, founder of <a href="https://www.status.news/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Status </a>and co-host of <a href="https://www.status.news/power-lines" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Power Lines</a>, to discuss the turmoil at 60 Minutes since Bari Weiss fired about half a dozen staffers. [32:52] Brooke talks with Maria Kuznetsova and Dan Storyev, the authors of the upcoming book <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/how-to-survive-authoritarianism" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>How to Survive Authoritarianism: A Russian's Phrasebook for Everyday Life in America</i></a>, about how Russian words and phrases can help Americans understand what's happening in their country today. Further reading: <ul><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/a-white-supremacist-youth-group-helped-orchestrate-the-belfast-riots/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“A White Supremacist Youth Group Helped Orchestrate the Belfast Riots,” </a>by David Gilbert</li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-and-americas-far-right-stoke-anger-over-murder-of-uk-teen/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Elon Musk and America’s Far Right Stoke Anger Over Murder of UK Teen,</a>” by David Gilbert</li><li><a href="https://www.status.news/p/bari-weiss-david-ellison-lesley-stahl-60-minutes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Bari in the Bunker and Ellison at the Gates,” </a>by Oliver Darcy</li><li><a href="https://www.status.news/p/scott-pelley-60-minutes-nick-bilton-bari-weiss" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Pelley’s ‘60 Minutes’ Revolt,”</a> by Oliver Darcy</li><li><a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/how-to-survive-authoritarianism" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>How to Survive Authoritarianism: A Russian's Phrasebook for Everyday Life in America</i></a> by Maria Kuznetsova and Dan Storyev</li></ul> On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (<a href="https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm</a>). Follow our show on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/onthemedia/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/onthemedia.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bluesky</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@onthemedia" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OnTheMedia" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a> @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.<br /> Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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