Brooke Gladstone

Host, On The Media

Brooke Gladstone appears in the following:

The Cost of Canadian Paper Is Too Damn High

Friday, June 15, 2018

A tariff on Canadian paper is putting newspaper jobs in jeopardy.

Seymour Hersh Looks Back (extended mix)

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Legendary investigative journalist, Sy Hersh spoke to Brooke about some of the personal experiences and incredible stories that have defined his half-century long reporting career.

Seymour Hersh Looks Back

Friday, June 08, 2018

One of the most prolific investigative journalists of the past fifty years reflects on his career.

Hurricane Season

Wednesday, June 06, 2018

Hurricane Maria's death toll is questioned by journalists even as the island braces for this year's hurricane season. In this podcast, we revisit our reporting from Puerto Rico.  

Looking Up and Up and Up

Friday, June 01, 2018

Brooke visits a new memorial to the victims of lynching.

"This Is Always Going To Be What Happened"

Friday, June 01, 2018

So, what happens when a nation commits itself to the task of confronting its history?

How Germany Can Help America Remember

Friday, June 01, 2018

Bryan Stevenson has taken inspiration from Berlin for his new civil rights memorial and museum in Montgomery, Alabama.

Africatown

Friday, May 18, 2018

150 years ago, the last slaves brought to America founded a community outside of Mobile, Alabama.

The Poverty Tour

Friday, May 11, 2018

Welfare advocate Jack Frech has taken reporters on "poverty tours" of Athens County, Ohio, for years. But has media attention made any difference in the lives of the Appalachian poor? 

Rags to Riches Revisited

Friday, May 11, 2018

If America is supposed to be a land of equal opportunity and upward mobility for all, why do so many fall through the cracks?

The Myth of Meritocracy

Friday, May 11, 2018

Exposing the myth that financial success stems purely from hard work.

Making Sense of the Manosphere

Friday, May 04, 2018

Since the Toronto van attack last month launched the word "incel" into public consciousness, there's been renewed attention on the so-called "manosphere." What it is — and isn't.

Mayday, May Day

Wednesday, May 02, 2018

May Day isn't some kind of Soviet export developed in Moscow's Red Square. It actually started in the U.S.

The Trump Voter Through the Roseanne Lens

Friday, April 27, 2018

ABC says the reboot of 'Roseanne' portrays "The Family That Looks Like Us." But who is the "us", exactly?

The Trump Voter, Re-Explained

Friday, April 27, 2018

A new study challenges the notion that Trump voters were primarily motivated by economic anxiety.

"The Problem With Apu" Changes a Mind

Friday, April 27, 2018

Comedian Hari Kondabolu confronted "The Simpsons" — and got results. 

Ken Kesey's Acid Quest

Friday, April 20, 2018

We have never-before-heard tapes from Ken Kesey, the man who taught the hippies how to be hippies and inspired the psychedelic 60's.

Why an Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill Isn't a No-Brainer

Friday, April 06, 2018

A bipartisan bill that aims to curb sex trafficking is on its way to be signed by the President. So why aren't more people happy?

Dr. King's Bad Advice

Friday, April 06, 2018

How Dr. King's version of masculinity is wielded against young black Americans. 

How Trump Learned About The Caravan

Friday, April 06, 2018

President Trump has signed an order to send troops to the border. Brooke explores how a single misleading news report has led to an international incident, and who will suffer.