Bob Garfield appears in the following:
The Power of a Protest
Friday, January 26, 2018
How strong is the women's resistance movement? To find out, look beyond headcounts at protests.
Memes: An Aesthetic & Political Overview
Friday, January 26, 2018
From whence, memes? For whom, memes? Gloom or doom, memes? With The New York Times's internet culture critic Amanda Hess.
Facebook Mutes the News
Friday, January 19, 2018
Will Facebook's modified News Feed stymie fake news and make its users happier — or will it cripple the real news industry?
The Fake News Crisis That Wasn't
Friday, January 12, 2018
A new study looks at the role of "fake news" in the weeks prior to the 2016 election, and the results are not as dire as previously assumed.
Live From the Most Dishonest & Corrupt Media Awards!
Friday, January 12, 2018
The time has finally come for President Trump's promised "Most Dishonest & Corrupt Media Awards." Bob and Brooke hit the (fictional) red carpet to check it out.
Michael Wolff Doesn't Have To Go Back
Friday, January 12, 2018
Fire and Fury offers new details about chaos in the Trump White House. Author Michael Wolff explains how he got the access and what sets the book apart from daily reports.
Bob Garfield's One-Man Show
Monday, January 08, 2018
Bob Garfield, co-host of “On the Media,” discusses his new one-man show “Ruggedly Jewish.”
Rebecca Solnit on Hope, Lies, and Making Change
Friday, December 29, 2017
The writer is impatient with despair, not only because it paralyzes action, but because the lessons of history teach us that change happens in unexpected and often non-linear ways.
The Story on Detroit
Friday, December 22, 2017
Skirting the boundaries of propaganda, but with the best intentions.
Is it Right to Dox a Nazi?
Friday, December 22, 2017
Just deserts or a startling brand of online vigilantism?
The Media's Trump Problem
Friday, December 22, 2017
Glenn Greenwald on how a recent misstep by CNN speaks to a disturbing trend in the media's Trump-Russia coverage.
Puerto Rico "Se Levanta," Maybe
Friday, December 15, 2017
As the government grossly underestimates Hurricane Maria's damage, journalists in Puerto Rico work overtime to track the real recovery process.
Anatomy of a Trolling
Friday, December 08, 2017
Early this week, MSNBC contributor Sam Seder was fired following a smear campaign by a right wing troll. We talk to Seder about why that was and confront the man responsible.
In Praise of Radically Transparent Journalism
Friday, December 01, 2017
Is radical transparency the antidote to poisonous misinformation?
Lifestyles of the Rich and Hidden
Friday, November 10, 2017
The Paradise and Panama Papers have exposed only a sliver of the vast wealth that lives in the shadows. And there's an entire industry devoted to keeping it that way.
Paradise Found
Friday, November 10, 2017
Remember the Panama Papers? This week, an even bigger trove of documents reveals even more rich people avoiding even more taxes.
Swedish Cowboys & Syrian Refugees
Friday, November 10, 2017
The story of a Syrian who found refuge in a Wild West theme park, and what his journey can teach us about the fantastical story underlying America's rugged self-image.
When a Billionaire Buys Your Publication
Friday, November 10, 2017
One week after voting to unionize, hyperlocal news outlets Gothamist and DNAinfo were suddenly shut down by their owner. A look at journalism's "billionaire problem."
Who Won the Disney Boycott?
Friday, November 10, 2017
When Disney blacklisted the LA Times, media outlets boycotted Disney in solidarity. Their strategy worked...sort of.
Gitmo, Unredacted
Friday, November 03, 2017
Mohamedou Ould Slahi wrote a bestseller while in a cell in Guantanamo Bay. Since being released last year, he's been working on unredacting it.
