Bob Garfield appears in the following:
Exxon Responds to InsideClimate News
Friday, September 18, 2015
Exxon's Richard Keil reacts to reporting about how the company was at the forefront of climate change research in the 1970s and '80s - before pivoting to funding climate change denial.
Exxon's History of Climate Change Research
Friday, September 18, 2015
A report from InsideClimate News details how the oil giant Exxon was at the forefront of climate change research for a decade, before beginning to fund denial groups.
Forgotten US History: The Mexican "Repatriations" of the 1930s
Friday, September 11, 2015
An estimated one million people were expelled to Mexico during the Great Depression, 60 percent of whom were US citizens. We hear how the anti-immigrant policies echo today's rhetoric.
A Deeper Understanding of Europe's Migration Crisis
Friday, September 11, 2015
While the coverage of refugee-laden boats and bedraggled droves on highways may generate sympathy, fear, or confusion, it doesn’t always convey reality.
There Oughta Be A Law
Friday, September 11, 2015
The Kim Davis controversy prompts the GOP field to consider the relationship between religion and the Supreme Court.
Refugees or Migrants?
Friday, September 11, 2015
As the crisis in the Mediterranean intensifies, news outlets wrestle with terms: should we say "migrant crisis" or "refugee crisis"?
The Bitter Advertising of the Iran Nuclear Deal
Friday, September 04, 2015
With Congress voting this month on the Iran nuclear agreement, ads from opponents and supporters of the deal are filling the airwaves. Hear a fact-check of the rhetoric and messaging.
Further Down the Ashley Madison Spiral (Pt. 1)
Friday, September 04, 2015
Hacked data from the adultery website Ashley Madison has hit the open web, and scammers are coming up with new ways to extort people whose names appear in the leaked database.
The Fat Jew: Superstar or Supervillain? (Part 1)
Friday, August 28, 2015
Josh Ostrovsky, better known by his social media alter-ego "The Fat Jew," was recently signed by mega-agency CAA, arousing the ire of comedians who say he steals their jokes.
The Fat Jew: Superstar or Supervillain? (Part 2)
Friday, August 28, 2015
Vilified by the media, Josh Ostrovsky (aka "The Fat Jew") mostly declined comment to the press, until Vulture.com's Jesse David Fox finally persuaded him to talk. It didn't go well.
Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Stock Market Volatility Edition
Friday, August 28, 2015
When stocks go haywire, so do reporters. A breaking news consumer's handbook to help you make sense of senseless stock market coverage.
Fighting for the Future (With the Tools of the Past)
Friday, August 21, 2015
A nonprofit harnesses the power of fax machines to protest cybersecurity legislation.
An American "Right To Be Forgotten?"
Friday, August 21, 2015
It takes little effort to make an impression online. But erasing that impression can be impossible. Privacy watchdog John Simpson on the need for a "right to be forgotten" in the US.
The Socrates of the NSA
Friday, August 21, 2015
Buried in the trove of documents leaked by Edward Snowden was a series of internal opinion columns entitled The SIGINT Philosopher. How'd the NSA wind up with an in-house philosopher?
Lessig's More (And He Might Run For President)
Friday, August 14, 2015
Voters say they want electoral reform, so where's the groundswell? Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig says he has a way to hack a referendum into the 2016 election. Okay, we'll bite.
Roger Ailes Gets Trumped
Friday, August 14, 2015
Fox News president Roger Ailes got the record ratings he was hoping for from the network's GOP primary debate - but at what cost?
When A Journalist Becomes An "Unprivileged Belligerent"
Friday, August 14, 2015
This summer the Department of Defense released its comprehensive "Law of War Manual," sparking an uproar from the journalistic community.
A Cinematic Release
Friday, August 07, 2015
When a funeral director named Bernie Tiede shot and killed a wealthy widow in Carthage, Texas, townspeople were sympathetic toward Bernie and indifferent toward the murder victim.
Chasing Ghosts
Friday, August 07, 2015
Bob talks with Peter Nickeas whose job it is to drive around the city of Chicago all night reporting on shootings.
In Defense of True Crime
Friday, August 07, 2015
Slate's Laura Miller says much True Crime rises above mere pulp.
