Bob Garfield appears in the following:
Will Mobile Save Newspapers?
Friday, November 06, 2015
More news consumers are reading headlines on their phone, and social media platforms want to make it easier and faster. What does it mean for the struggling newspaper industry?
Debate Demands
Friday, November 06, 2015
Republican presidential candidates trying to reassert control over future debates were roundly mocked for their demands.
Lessig's Less
Friday, November 06, 2015
Lawrence Lessig, Harvard law professor and crusader for campaign finance reform, explains why he ditched his reluctant campaign for president.
Two Angry Men
Wednesday, November 04, 2015
Bob talks with Alec Baldwin about all things media.
Humdingers, Boondoggles and the Big Apple
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
On the Media's Bob Garfield answers questions like "How did New York become the Big Apple?" and explains the origins of great words like "humdinger" and "boondoggle."
California Protects Online Privacy
Friday, October 23, 2015
A new California law requires police to get a warrant before searching your electronic data. Bob talks to State Sen. Mark Leno, a co-sponsor of the bill, about its implications.
Lockerbie, Revisited
Friday, October 23, 2015
More than 25 years after the Lockerbie bombing, a filmmaker travels to Libya to make sense of the unresolved attack and discovers some damning new ledes.
George Takei Has A Play
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Bob speaks with Star Trek star and multimedia phenomenon, George Takei.
Gallup Quits the Horse Race
Friday, October 16, 2015
Bob talks to Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of Gallup, about the organization's decision to stop tracking the presidential primaries after nearly 80 years of polling the horse race.
"Who Won The Debate?"
Friday, October 16, 2015
Reminder: a debate isn't an election. After this week's Democratic debate, pundits and online polls came to different conclusions about who "won" the night. Bob weighs in.
Plaintiff Shopping
Friday, October 09, 2015
Plaintiffs who come to symbolize major supreme court cases are often carefully cast by advocates and public-interest lawyers.
Cameras In The Court (feat. The Justices)
Friday, October 09, 2015
Supreme Court justices refuse to allow filming in the court during oral arguments and on decision days. We consider the arguments for and against -- and the justices sing a song.
Behind the Corinthian Columns
Friday, October 09, 2015
At a time when digital connectivity rules, the nine justices of the Supreme Court operate in intentional, analog obscurity. A special look into our highest court.
The Other Greenhouse Effect
Friday, October 09, 2015
Does the liberal intellectual press really influence the Supreme Court?
We Got Scooped: SCOTUS Edition
Wednesday, October 07, 2015
This week's show is all going to be all about the Supreme Court, and we were excited about a particular segment on transparency... until the Court made it totally obsolete on Monday.
Podcast Extra: After Oregon
Saturday, October 03, 2015
In 2011, a reporter asked for Oregon's gun ownership stats. The legislature quickly made that data private. Plus: a father explains why his son's killer shouldn't be named by the press.
"Those Who Reject Mainstream Climate Science"
Friday, September 25, 2015
The Associated Press Stylebook now urges journalists to avoid the terms "climate change denier" or "skeptic." An AP science reporter defends their preferred term, "doubter."
Munchausen By Internet
Friday, September 25, 2015
Taryn Harper Wright spends her spare time unraveling the efforts of people who fake illnesses online.
The Pope Is Not a Politician
Friday, September 25, 2015
Pundits treat Pope Francis like a politician, even referring to his "approval ratings." But the Pope, as Bob notes, isn't running for anything. And his positions are not partisan.
Debunking Migration Memes
Friday, September 18, 2015
Fact-checking some of the anti-refugee and anti-migration memes making their way around social media.
