Brooke Gladstone

Host, On The Media

Brooke Gladstone appears in the following:

The Publishing Industry Hasn't Collapsed

Friday, December 30, 2022

A health check on the book biz.

How Mega-Publishers Changed the Book World

Friday, December 30, 2022

Trust-busting hits the publishing industry.

Samples of recent book covers.

Why So Many Book Covers Look the Same

Friday, December 30, 2022

The story behind book blobs.

The Origins of America's White Jesus

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Examining the consequences of 'White Jesus' in America.

A child and adult wave goodbye through the window of a train in Ukraine painted yellow and blue.

It's All War

Friday, December 23, 2022

The battles, both real and figurative, of 2022. 

A man kneels in front of the brick Robb Elementary School sign that's covered in flowers and tributes.

It's All Reverberating

Friday, December 23, 2022

Old struggles born anew in 2022.

Seven books lay on a table between two outstretched arms.

It's All Fiction

Friday, December 23, 2022

Our continuous struggle to define truth. 

The Perils of a Gauzy History

Friday, December 16, 2022

The art of weaponizing nostalgia.

Why We Argue About The Same Things Over and Over

Friday, December 16, 2022

"Nobody wants to work anymore." "People are losing their sense of humor."

Nationalism and The Politics of Nostalgia

Friday, December 16, 2022

Weaponized nostalgia has become a regular feature of politics in Europe. 

People inspect the crash site of MH17 near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, on July 17, 2014.

How Journalists Uncovered Russia's Role in Shooting Down a Passenger Plane

Friday, December 02, 2022

Eight years after Flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, a Dutch court has delivered a verdict.

A black kippah on a man's head is shown with the words 'stronger than hate' embroidered in white, next to a golden Star of David and two diamonds, one in blue and one in red.

Donald Trump, Ye, and The New Old Anti-Semitism

Friday, December 02, 2022

A strange cast of characters has brought anti-semitism back to the mainstream. 

How a Russian Sleeper Agent Charmed Her Way Onto NATO's Social Scene

Friday, December 02, 2022

Uncovering the identity of Maria Adela.

How Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric Foreshadowed a Deadly Shooting

Friday, November 25, 2022

Members of the queer community in Colorado Springs say they felt an attack coming. 

A hand holds an Iphone with the word 'Mastodon' in cartoon letters on a blue sky on the screen. Also on screen is a cartoon plane, with cartoon mastodons on green hills with a login and signup button

Mastodon: The Platform Taking Twitter's Worn and Weary

Friday, November 18, 2022

What happens when you slow down socializing?

Where Political Reporting Goes Wrong

Friday, November 18, 2022

The business of predictions is hurting elections coverage.

Elon Musk, Twitter's new owner, speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition on March 9, 2020, in Washington.

Inside the Meltdown at Twitter 2.0

Friday, November 18, 2022

Twitter's revenue and personnel are both in crisis.

Musk And The International Reach of Twitter

Friday, November 18, 2022

Musk's changes at Twitter leave some international users in the lurch. 

A hand holds an Iphone with the word 'Mastodon' in cartoon letters on a blue sky on the screen. Also on screen is a cartoon plane, with cartoon mastodons on green hills with a login and signup button

Mastodon: The Platform Taking Twitter's Worn and Weary

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

What happens when you slow down socializing?

Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books that have been the subject of complaints from parents in Salt Lake City.

Libraries Under Attack

Friday, November 11, 2022

The incoming ALA president on why libraries matter more than ever

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