On the Media Podcast Transcripts
WNYC Studios · 1,920 episodes with transcripts
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.
Spoken has transcripts of 1,920 On the Media episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 7, 2026.
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Locked Up In Russia
October 7, 2026
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Micah Loewinger (0:30)
Hey, it's Micah. Before we get into the show, just a quick message. When we're talking about what we want to cover on On the Media each week, we ask ourselves as a team, what will help our listeners understand what's happening in the world? That means separating the important stories from the noise, digging beneath…
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David Remnick (2:56)
In 2023, a young reporter for the Wall Street Journal working in Moscow was arrested by Russian authorities and charged with espionage. His name is Evan Gershkovich.
For Putin's regime to lock up an American journalist on charges that were obviously blatantly was shocking. I'm a former Moscow correspondent myself. I'm on the board of the Committee to Protect Journalists, and so I watched these threats to the press very closely, and this felt like a distinctly dangerous…
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