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<p>A judge ruled that the Pentagon’s recent restrictions on the press are unconstitutional. On this week’s On the Media, hear how Pete Hegseth’s ever-changing media policies have made it harder to cover military actions abroad. Plus, how a tenacious journalist used access to the Pentagon building to expose war crimes during the Vietnam War. </p> <p>[01:00] Host Micah Loewinger sits down with <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/dan-lamothe/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dan Lamothe</a>, w

<p>This week, the Idaho Senate is considering a bill that would block transgender people from using public bathrooms that conform with their gender identity, escalating the state’s preexisting trans bathroom ban in public schools. A first offense could land someone in prison for a year. This bill is just the latest in a devastating cascade of legal actions stripping away trans rights. For the midweek pod, host Brooke Gladstone speaks with <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/esqueer.net" rel="noope

<p>President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are demanding “more patriotic” coverage of the widening war in Iran. On this week’s On the Media, hear how the Pentagon is cracking down on its publication, Stars and Stripes. Plus, fake AI images of the Iran war are proliferating, and they're getting more convincing.</p> <p>[01:00] Host Micah Loewinger breaks down the calls from the Trump administration for the media to produce “patriotic” coverage of the war in Iran. Plus, a closer look at

<p>Brooke Gladstone talks with Pasha Talankin, star and co-creator of the new documentary <i>Mr. Nobody Against Putin</i>. Pasha is a high school teacher who made an incredibly vivid and detailed account of Putin’s efforts to indoctrinate schoolchildren in Russia. </p> <p><p>On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (<a href="https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm">https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm</a>). Follow our show on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/on

<p>The US and Israel have continued a large-scale bombing campaign in Iran, killing over 1,300 civilians. On this week’s On the Media, the far-reaching implications of the Department of Defense’s scrapping of an initiative to protect civilians. Plus, how different corners of the MAGA-verse are metabolizing the Epstein files.</p> <p>[01:00] Host Brooke Gladstone interviews <a href="https://www.wesjbryant.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wes J. Bryant</a>, a former senior policy advisor at the Pent

<p>Recently a surprising ruling came down from U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth. The Reagan-appointed judge found that Kari Lake - (formerly best known as the loser of two state-wide races in Arizona), had acted unlawfully in running the United States Agency for Global Media, the body that oversees Voice of America and the handful of other government-assisted media outlets. </p> <p>Kari Lake, wrote the judge "satisfies the requirements of neither the statute nor the Constitution," pot

<p>The US military used AI tools for real-time targeting in its strikes on Iran. On this week’s On the Media, what recent conflicts can tell us about AI-powered weapons and the dangerous future of warfare. Plus, lessons on democratic resilience from around the world.</p> <p>[01:00] Host Brooke Gladstone interviews  <a href="https://mediastudies.as.virginia.edu/people/siva-vaidhyanathan" rel="noopener noreferrer">Siva Vaidhyanathan</a> about how the U.S. military is using artificial intelligence

<p>“To Catch a Predator” aired on television as a segment of NBC’s Dateline in the early 2000's.<i> </i>Men would be lured into talking online to a decoy posing as a child then would show up at a so-called 'sting house' fitted with hidden cameras where the truth of their situation would be revealed.</p> <p>The show eventually became one of the biggest and most influential true crime shows <i>ever</i>, drawing seven million viewers per episode by its final season in 2007. The main draw? Watching