Brooke Gladstone

Host, On The Media

Brooke Gladstone appears in the following:

How Racism Ended a Renaissance of Weight

Friday, July 08, 2022

At the beginning of the 16th century, fat was a part of the divine ideal. In the 18th century, that all changed.

The Complications of Weight and Covid

Friday, July 08, 2022

Obesity emerged early on as a risk factor for COVID-19. But is the true risk of weight actually the care bigger bodies receive?

Science, Media, and the Morality of Fat

Friday, July 08, 2022

When did we all get scared of fat?

Bruen and the Distorted History of Gun Regulation

Friday, July 01, 2022

The upcoming fight over the annals of gun regulation.

The Supreme Court Justice With The Most To Say

Friday, July 01, 2022

Clarence Thomas has a comprehensive vision for America. We ignore it at our own peril. 

The End of Roe in the Armed Forces

Thursday, June 30, 2022

How pregnancy, and abortion, catch servicemembers in a web of complicated policy.

The Latest Revelations From the Jan 6 Hearings, and Where We Go From Here

Friday, June 24, 2022

How the committee's case could aid a Justice Department indictment, and more.

The Big Lie, In Theaters Near You

Friday, June 17, 2022

A riveting tale of election fraud with absolutely no basis in truth.

A Family Grapples with Images of Death

Friday, June 10, 2022

One family and the brutal video of their loved one's death.

Should the Country See What an Assault Rifle Does to the Body of a Child?

Friday, June 10, 2022

"A violent society ought, at the very least, to regard its handiwork, however ugly.”

How to Report on Gun Violence in America

Friday, June 10, 2022

Why mainstream media coverage misses the root causes of our deadly national problem. 

What to Expect from the January 6 Hearings

Friday, June 03, 2022

Some people are predicting the hearings will be quite a show. 

The War on Pineapple

Friday, June 03, 2022

The lies that led to the infamous attack on our democracy. 

How The Media Failed Amber Heard

Thursday, June 02, 2022

Why progressive media steered around the facts of Depp v. Heard.

What We Got Wrong About Herd Immunity

Friday, May 27, 2022

What we never really understood about herd immunity and COVID-19.

How to Cover Long Covid

Friday, May 27, 2022

Tapping the wisdom of the Long Covid patient.

The State of Our Immunity

Friday, May 27, 2022

Checking in on our developing Covid protections. 

Monkeypox, in Context

Friday, May 27, 2022

While the outbreak needs to be managed, there is no indication monkeypox poses a pandemic-level threat.

Again and Again and Again and Again (and Again)

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Why the bulk of coverage misses the range of solutions to our deadly national problem.

The (Mostly Forgotten) Writer Who Changed Literature Forever

Friday, May 20, 2022

Stephen Crane paved the way for Hemingway and Camus — but is mostly unremembered.