Katie Thornton is an award-winning multimedia journalist, Fulbright Fellow, and National Geographic Explorer. Her writing, audio, and photos have been published by National Geographic, the BBC, National Public Radio, 99% Invisible, Atlas Obscura, and others.
Katie Thornton appears in the following:
On [The Divided Dial]: Fishing In The Night
Friday, July 04, 2025
A utopian experiment in international connection becomes a hardened tool for information warfare and propaganda.
100 Years of 100 Things: Shortwave Radio
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
As our centennial series continues, Katie Thornton, host of The Divided Dial, a series on WNYC's On the Media, independent journalist, public historian, and Fulbright fellow, talks ab...
100 Years of 100 Things: New Year's in Times Square
Monday, December 30, 2024
As our centennial series continues, Katie Thornton, a Peabody-winning journalist and public historian, reviews the history of Times Square and its popular New Years celebration.
The Decline of AM Radio Will Hurt More Than Conservative Talk Shows
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
The pushback to the phasing out of AM radio has been bipartisan.
The Divided Dial: The Political Force of Far-Right Talk Radio
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
The Peabody-award winning series The Divided Dial with On the Media which dives deep into the far-right's dominance of talk radio.
Episode 5 - The Divided Dial
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Katie speaks to Salem VP Phil Boyce and we ask; is it legal to broadcast election denial lies?
Episode 4 - The Divided Dial
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
How conservative talk radio came to dominate a medium that once thrived on varied viewpoints.
Episode 3 - The Divided Dial
Monday, May 08, 2023
How did the right get their vice grip of the airwaves, all the while arguing that they were being censored by a liberal media?
Episode 2 - The Divided Dial
Sunday, May 07, 2023
Salem Media: from scrappy beginnings to a place of influence in Republican party politics.
Episode 1 - The Divided Dial
Saturday, May 06, 2023
How one side of the political spectrum came to dominate talk radio — and how one company is using the airwaves to launch a right-wing media empire.
Is Lying On the Radio...Legal?
Friday, March 24, 2023
We speak to Salem Media VP Phil Boyce and we ask; is it legal to broadcast election denial lies?
How did Talk Radio Get So Politically Lop-Sided?
Friday, March 17, 2023
A history of America radio, and how it paved the way for our current media landscape.
The Most Influential Christian Talk Radio Network You've Probably Never Heard of
Friday, March 10, 2023
How Salem Media Group came to dominate, and then spread the Big Lie.
The Divided Dial: On the Media's Exploration of Far-Right Talk Radio
Thursday, December 08, 2022
A new series with On the Media which dives deep into the far-right's dominance of talk radio
The True Believers: Part 1
Friday, November 25, 2022
A new series from OTM about how one side of the political spectrum came to dominate talk radio — and how one company is using the airwaves to launch a right wing media empire.
The True Believers: Part 2
Friday, November 25, 2022
A new series from OTM about how one side of the political spectrum came to dominate talk radio — and how one company is using the airwaves to launch a right wing media empire.
The Right Wing Media Empire Hiding in Plain Sight
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Far-right conspiracies and incitements to violence have found a comfortable home on the nation’s radio airwaves. This is the story of how.
Mesmerize: The 18th Century Medical Craze Behind the Word
Tuesday, February 09, 2021
It all started when a doctor with some peculiar methods showed up in Paris.
