Brooke Gladstone

Host, On The Media

Brooke Gladstone appears in the following:

How Historical Novels Can Help Us Remember

Friday, March 03, 2023

Patching the holes in our historical record, one novel at a time.

What the Dominion Lawsuit Reveals about Fox News

Friday, March 03, 2023

A peek behind the curtain of Rupert Murdoch's news empire. 

The Communist Manifesto Through the Ages

Friday, February 24, 2023

The revolutionary text rears its head whenever capitalism falls short.

The History of Free Market Fundamentalism in the US

Friday, February 24, 2023

How a century-long PR campaign shaped American understanding of the free market. 

An Ohio Train Derailment Reveals Structural Issues

Friday, February 17, 2023

Railworkers warned this would happen.

The Reasons Behind Turkey’s Horrific Earthquake Death Toll

Friday, February 17, 2023

How governmental corruption in Turkey exacerbated earthquake fatalities.

Examining the Risks of Bird Flu

Friday, February 17, 2023

Please, not another pandemic. 

Syria’s Earthquake: How Northwest Syria Was Left Behind

Friday, February 17, 2023

In the aftermath of Syria's earthquake, rebel-held areas have struggled for support. 

Rereading the Russian Classics in a Time of War

Friday, February 10, 2023

Novels carry traces of the time and place in which they were written. 

What A Chinese Balloon Can Teach Us About Our Media Consumption

Friday, February 10, 2023

A balloon reveals the difficulty of regarding something as both concerning and absurd.

Documenting Navalny's Hunt for His Poisoners

Friday, February 10, 2023

In the documentary "Navalny," the Russian opposition leader searches for his would-be killers.

Brian Lehrer Asks: What News Defined Your Generation?

Friday, January 27, 2023

From the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the pandemic.

How the Baby Boom Reshaped America

Friday, January 27, 2023

The reign of America's formerly largest generation is ending. What now?

Why Are There So Many Classified Documents?

Friday, January 27, 2023

The United States has an overclassification problem.

How Video Game Fans Leaked Classified Military Documents

Friday, January 27, 2023

Inside the War Thunder military document leak.

Operation Podcast: What the CIA's Latest Media Venture Can Teach Us About the Agency

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

A new podcast promises to reveal the CIA’s inner workings.

A Scientific Devolution

Friday, January 20, 2023

Have we left the golden years of science?

The Flareup Over Gas Stoves Has a Long History

Friday, January 20, 2023

The gas stove enters the culture wars. 

All Charged Up and No Place to Go: The Promise and Pitfalls of Electric Vehicles

Friday, January 20, 2023

Can the US make the switch to electric vehicles? 

How Neural Networks Revolutionized AI

Friday, January 13, 2023

The key to the latest AI tech lies in how humans think.