Alex Goldman is a producer for On the Media and the co-host/creator of TLDR. He is on twitter here. Subscribe to the TLDR podcast here.
iPhone or Android/Mac or PC?
I have an iPhone, but I’m not sure that I can, in good conscience, endorse it. PC from womb to tomb.
What word would the other producers use to describe you?
Annoyed? Surly? Frustrated?
What embarrasses you about your media diet?
I have seen every episode of Bones.
What would your cable news show be called?
"Controversial Opinions w/Alex Goldman" - It'll basically just be an hour of me shouting about things I don't like that everyone else likes. I'll have a McMahon style sidekick who will yell "Whoa! That's controversial!" to punctuate my rants. It will probably be fellow producer PJ Vogt.
What is your favorite thing about On the Media?
Inside jokes and inappropriate volumes.
Alex Goldman appears in the following:
A Benghazi Victim's Alter Ego
Friday, October 23, 2015
With House Republicans revisiting the 2012 Benghazi consulate attacks, we revisit a 2014 segment about one of the attack's victims, Sean Smith, better known online as "Vile Rat."
#38 - Ask Leah
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Leah Reich was a 24-year old writing for a video game website who accidentally became Advisor-in-Chief to thousands of lonely teenaged boys. Including reporter PJ Vogt.
A Pop Song Written Using iOS's Predictive Text Feature
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
YouTuber Jonathan Mann has written a pretty solid pop song using only the predictive text function on his iPhone.
Imgur Attempts To Break Our Dependency on the GIF
Thursday, October 09, 2014
One of the biggest image hosting sites is trying to wean the internet off of the .gif format.
Californians Shame Their Neighbors With a New "Drought Shaming" App.
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
The data revolution is upon us, folks, and we are using it to shame our neighbors for wasting water during a drought.
Facebook Announces Reforms To Its Research Policies
Friday, October 03, 2014
Yesterday, Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer announced updates to the way that Facebook conducts research.
Lawyer Threatens Google With $100 Million Lawsuit Over Nude Stolen Celeb Photos
Thursday, October 02, 2014
Lawyer Threatens Google With $100 Million Lawsuit Over Nude Stolen Celeb Photos
There is Now a "Mutual Consent" App
Monday, September 29, 2014
An app was released last week that allows potential partners to record their consent to sex prior to having it, as well as their level of intoxication at the time they consent.
Website That Threatened to Release Nudes of Emma Watson Now Threatens to Censor Internet
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
A website threatening to leak nudes of Emma Watson has turned out to be an elaborate anti-nude hoax, but it has turned out not to be any better.
The Strange True Story of Dr. Selfie
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
How I tried to break an app I was beta testing
#37 - Every City Gets the Hero it Deserves
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
The Philadelphia Police's investigation of a hate crime finds an unlikely ally: a local anonymous sports blogger.
There's No Challenge So Absurd That The Internet Won't Try To Rise To It
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
One fan is crowdfunding an effort to get the new Run The Jewels 2 album re-recorded with nothing but cat sounds for music.
Attention: Your Podcasts Are Still In Danger
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Personal Audio, the company that holds the "podcasting patent," is awarded $1.3 million against CBS
#36 - The Mystery of Childish Gambino
Monday, September 15, 2014
Rapper Childish Gambino (a.k.a. actor Donald Glover) claims his rap pseudonym came from a Wu-Tang name generator. But investigating whether that's true led us on an odyssey of discovery.
September 11th Online
Friday, September 12, 2014
In spite of our belief that the internet is forever, there are very few primary documents online from the moment of the September 11th attacks.
BREAKING: A NEW WATCH CAME OUT YESTERDAY
Thursday, September 11, 2014
We hear it's pretty cool. Please let us know what happened in the comments.
DiGiorno Is Actually Covering Its Social Media Screwup Pretty Well
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
DiGiorno embarrassed itself on Twitter last night. But unlike most corporate social media embarrassments, the company actually handled its screwup pretty well.
Reddit's Confusing Response To The Distribution of Nudes
Monday, September 08, 2014
Reddit responds to the distribution of celebrity nude photos on its site, but even its response is confusing.
My Husband's Stupid Record Collection: Wendy Carlos
Friday, September 05, 2014
Sarah O'Holla and her husband, On The Media producer Alex Goldman check in about her project, My Husband’s Stupid Record Collection, with a look at the music of Wendy Carlos.
My Attempt To Write About "Gamergate"
Friday, September 05, 2014
Against my better judgment, I am writing about Gamergate.
