On the Media
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 b...
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On the show
- Pete Hegseth1 ep
- Jon Swaine1 ep
- the man with the legal theory1 ep
Also: J.D. Vance, Pablo Torre
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Total monthly reach
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By chart position
- 🇺🇸United States · PoliticsHOME#15323K to 1.7M
- 🇨🇦Canada · Politics#413.6K to 19K
- 🇦🇷AR · Politics#251.6K to 8.4K
- 🇦🇺Australia · Politics#681.2K to 6.3K
- 🇷🇴RO · Politics#161.2K to 6.3K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
343K to 1.8M🎙 Daily cadence·1,000 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1.1M to 6.0M🇺🇸94%🇨🇦1% - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
628K to 3.3M
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/26 |  Help Is On the Way - A Conversation With Maria Ressa | In 2021 Maria Ressa became the first journalist to win the Nobel Peace Prize, here she speaks with WNYC host Brian Lehrer about her new book. | 50m 08s | ||||||
| 10/23/26 |  Midterm Madness | Plus, university-based radio stations are more vulnerable than ever. | 49m 19s | ||||||
| 10/21/26 |  The Classroom/Technology Pipeline | Natasha Singer's new book explores how big tech became ensconced in our childrens' classrooms | 33m 26s | ||||||
| 10/16/26 |  How to Live Forever (or Die Trying) | Plus, a new apocalyptic strain of fascism. | 50m 01s | ||||||
| 10/14/26 |  Micah's Conversation With Lilliana Mason LONG VERSION | When we aired Micah's conversation with Lilliana Mason, too much was left on the cutting room floor so here's a longer version! | 32m 54s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 |  Polarization Is Not Our Biggest Problem | Plus, inside the far right’s anti-immigration debate. | 50m 01s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 | Locked Up In Russia | A journalist wrote about the 16 months he spent in a Russian prison. | 21m 38s | ||||||
| 10/3/26 |  Trump's Guide to Stealing an Election | The attempts, successful and not, to turn election conspiracies into policy. | 50m 32s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 |  Where Is Austin Tice? | American journalist Austin Tice vanished in Syria 14 years ago. A secret lead suggests he may still be alive. | 31m 20s | ||||||
| 9/25/26 |  The White House on Mute | Plus a history of press access in the people’s house. | 50m 10s | ||||||
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| 9/23/26 |  The New Rules Of War Are There Are No Rules | The Iran war is back in the headlines (it never left). | 29m 49s | ||||||
| 9/19/26 |  How Extinction Entered the AI Debate | And human debaters face-off with chatbots | 50m 19s | ||||||
| 9/16/26 |  How To Make A Documentary, With John Wilson | John Wilson's new doc is out this fall, "The History of Concrete" | 35m 07s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 |  Haitians Live in a Dual State in Ohio Right Now | Plus, the next frontier for the AI debate? Classrooms. | 50m 21s | ||||||
| 9/9/26 |  Dave Jorgenson on Politics in the Influencer Age | And why we need to regulate it. | 29m 39s | ||||||
| 9/4/26 | mediapolitics+3 | — | Pentagon | — | PentagonTrump+3 | — | 50m 32s | ||
| 9/2/26 | 9/11conspiracy theories+3 | — | The 9/11 Truther Movie | — | 9/11truther+4 | — | 16m 36s | ||
| 8/28/26 | public airwavesmedia+3 | — | public airwaves | — | public airwavesmedia regulation+3 | — | 50m 48s | ||
| 8/26/26 | AIeducation+4 | — | WNYC Studios | — | AI chatbotsclassrooms+3 | — | 23m 23s | ||
| 8/21/26 | shoe-leather reportingjournalism+3 | — | WNYC Studios | — | shoe-leather reportingjournalism+3 | — | 50m 18s | ||
| 8/20/26 | live showemergency response+1 | — | American Emergency | — | live showAmerican Emergency+3 | — | 41m 20s | ||
| 8/14/26 | governmentconspiracy theories+3 | — | FEMA | U.S. | FEMAconspiracy theories+3 | — | 50m 00s | ||
| 8/12/26 | sports journalismYouTube+3 | Pablo Torre | — | — | Pablo Torresports+5 | — | 20m 05s | ||
| 8/7/26 | Trump's approval ratingmedia watchdog+3 | — | WNYC Studios | — | Trumpapproval rating+4 | — | 50m 37s | ||
| 8/5/26 | Trumpforeign policy+3 | — | — | Greenland | TrumpGreenland+3 | — | 18m 11s | ||
| 7/17/26 | journalismintimidation+3 | — | eBay | — | journalist intimidationeBay+3 | — | 50m 31s | ||
| 7/15/26 | politicsinfluence+3 | Jon Swaine | Washington Post | — | Tulsi GabbardJon Swaine+3 | — | 34m 40s | ||
| 7/10/26 | broadcast TVFCC+3 | the man with the legal theory | FCC | — | FCCbroadcast TV+3 | — | 50m 35s | ||
| 7/8/26 | EpsteinTrump+3 | — | Epstein Files | — | Donald TrumpJeffrey Epstein+3 | — | 21m 08s | ||
| 7/3/26 | journalismlaw enforcement+3 | — | local paper | small town | newspaperraid+4 | — | 50m 38s | ||
| 7/1/26 | historymedia+1 | — | New Yorker Radio Hour | — | historymedia+3 | — | 47m 55s | ||
| 6/26/26 | Americalife sentences+4 | — | — | Texas | AmericaTexas+4 | — | 50m 16s | ||
| 6/24/26 | far rightpolitics+3 | — | far right | — | far rightchaos+3 | — | 22m 52s | ||
| 6/19/26 | Iran Dealpolitics+3 | J.D. Vance | MAGA | — | Iran DealJ.D. Vance+3 | — | 51m 05s | ||
| 6/17/26 | politicssociety+3 | — | — | — | JD Vancechildless cat lady+3 | — | 17m 48s | ||
| 6/10/26 | internet literatureChina+3 | — | Make China Great Again | — | Chinainternet literature+3 | — | 20m 40s | ||
| 6/5/26 | AI ethicspublishing+4 | — | Anthropicpublishing+2 | — | AnthropicAI+4 | — | 50m 26s | ||
| 6/3/26 | law enforcementrecruitment+3 | — | I.C.E.U.S. law enforcement agency | — | I.C.E.recruitment+3 | — | 15m 33s | ||
| 5/29/26 | legal issuesmedia history+3 | — | CBS News | — | Trumplawsuit+4 | — | 50m 30s | ||
| 5/27/26 | authoritarianismRussia+3 | — | WNYC Studiossamizdat+1 | Russia | authoritarianismRussia+3 | — | 29m 20s | ||
| 5/22/26 | FEMAdisaster response+3 | — | FEMA | — | FEMAdisaster+3 | — | 51m 37s | ||
| 5/20/26 | refugee programracial policy+3 | — | Trump | Afrikaners | Trumprefugee program+3 | — | 16m 13s | ||
| 5/15/26 | FEMAemergency management+3 | — | FEMA | — | FEMAemergency management+3 | — | 33m 57s | ||
| 5/13/26 | economic blindnessfinancial reality+3 | — | WNYC Studios | — | economic blindnessfinancial reality+3 | — | 23m 57s | ||
| 5/8/26 | stock marketoil crisis+4 | — | FEMA | stock marketoil crisis | stock marketoil crisis+4 | — | 35m 37s | ||
| 5/6/26 | Trumplibrary+3 | — | WNYC StudiosTrump's Glitzy Library Grift | — | Trumplibrary+3 | — | 16m 19s | ||
| 5/1/26 | FEMAgovernment agency+4 | — | FEMA | — | FEMAemergency management+3 | — | 52m 11s | ||
| 4/29/26 | prison historymedia evolution+3 | — | CBS News | — | CBS Newsprison fire+3 | — | 35m 36s | ||
| 4/24/26 | politicsmedia+3 | — | The OnionInfoWars+1 | — | TrumpThe Onion+5 | — | 50m 42s | ||
| 4/22/26 | prediction marketsnews+3 | — | WNYC Studios | — | prediction marketsnews+3 | — | 17m 48s | ||
| 4/18/26 | #MeToopolitics+3 | — | Hungary | — | #MeTooinfluencers+4 | — | 50m 22s | ||
| 4/15/26 | publishingbusiness+3 | — | NPRPlanet Money+1 | — | Planet Moneypublishing+3 | — | 43m 03s | ||
| 4/11/26 | politicsmedia+3 | — | — | Iran | TrumpMadman Theory+5 | — | 50m 35s | ||
| 4/8/26 | press freedomHungary+3 | — | — | Hungary | Hungarypress+3 | — | 22m 00s | ||
| 4/3/26 | holy warpolitics+3 | Pete Hegseth | the antichrist | — | Pete HegsethPeter Thiel+4 | — | 50m 49s | ||
| 4/1/26 | gamesDungeons and Dragons+3 | — | TwisterDungeons and Dragons | — | gamesTwister+3 | — | 21m 54s | ||
| 3/27/26 | press freedommilitary+3 | — | PentagonWNYC Studios | — | Pentagonpress corps+3 | — | 50m 15s | ||
| 3/25/26 | trans rightspolitical attacks+3 | — | Trump | — | trans rightsTrump+3 | — | 24m 32s | ||
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Chart history for On the Media
Peaked at #15 in United States, currently #15 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| RO | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| TH | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| AR | — | #25 | #25 | — |
| NG | — | #29 | #29 | — |
| Finland | — | #35 | #35 | — |
| KE | — | #40 | #40 | — |
| Canada | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| United States | — | #44 | #44 | — |
| PE | — | #44 | #44 | — |
| South Africa | — | #44 | #44 | — |
| Denmark | — | #49 | #49 | — |
| Ireland | — | #53 | #53 | — |
| VN | — | #62 | #62 | — |
| RO | — | #67 | #67 | — |
| Australia | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| CO | — | #70 | #70 | — |
| TW | — | #73 | #73 | — |
| IS | — | #75 | #75 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #77 | #77 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 42 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 42 markets.