Andrew Marantz

Andrew Marantz appears in the following:

How the Left Can Connect with Young Men

Friday, March 28, 2025

Young men broke heavily for Trump, Andrew Marantz, staff writer at The New Yorker, discusses the reason behind this phenomena and how the left can make gains in this demographic.

Less Than Kilogram

Friday, November 29, 2024

In today’s story, which originally aired in 2014, we meet a very special cylinder. It's the gold standard (or in this case, the platinum-iridium standard) for measuring mass.

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Is Trump a Fascist?

Tuesday, April 02, 2024

As Donald Trump's rhetoric grows increasingly more inflammatory, debate surrounding whether or not to use the label 'fascist' heats up as well. 

American Free Speech: Radical and Radically Inconsistent

Friday, August 27, 2021

We think we know what free speech is. But history and the history of the law make things tricky. 

70 Years After Trump

Friday, August 27, 2021

Is the path to a better society paved through laws? Or norms? Or something else altogether?

Against Free Speech Absolutism

Friday, August 27, 2021

A hard look at the assumptions under-girding free speech absolutism.

How Online Extremists Are Planning For Inauguration Day

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

In the aftermath of the Capitol siege, what lies ahead for Inauguration Day?

Zuckerberg in the Hot Seat, Again

Friday, October 25, 2019

Lawmakers like Congresswoman AOC grilled the Facebook founder on his company's outsized role in American democracy  

Against Free Speech Absolutism

Friday, October 11, 2019

A hard look at the assumptions under-girding free speech absolutism.

70 Years After Trump

Friday, October 11, 2019

Is the path to a better society paved through laws? Or norms? Or something else altogether?

American Free Speech: Radical and Radically Inconsistent

Friday, October 11, 2019

We think we know what free speech is. But history and the history of the law make things tricky. 

Social Media: The Wisdom and the Wiseguys

Tuesday, October 08, 2019

How trolls and fascists hijacked American political discourse.

The Internet, Social Media and Extremism

Tuesday, August 06, 2019

Gab, 8chan, Twitter: how are they connected to mass shootings?

About Facebook

Monday, April 09, 2018

In "About Facebook," Andrew Marantz writes about the future of Facebook after Cambridge Analytica. 

Detoxifying Reddit

Thursday, March 22, 2018

The world of Reddit and its efforts to find the line between "open and honest" conversations and hate speech.

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Truth Trolls

Thursday, August 10, 2017

EDITORIAL UPDATE: Radiolab has decided to take down this episode. 
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The Ratings Star Putting on a Show for One

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

The White House press secretary traditionally gave dry daily briefings while the president was off being the president. These days, President Trump tunes in with the rest of America.

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An Anatomy of the Alt-Right

Friday, November 18, 2016

With racist ideologies gaining a foothold in the White House, a deep look at the political and media influence of the so-called "alt-right."

Reality Check

Wednesday, May 06, 2015

All the world's a stage, right?

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Aggregation and Ownership in the Digital Wild West

Friday, January 09, 2015

In a "remix culture" where sharing is a business and virality a science, Bob asks if copyright has lost all meaning.

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