WNYC presents: ON THE MEDIA

Your Last Meal is a James Beard Award finalist for best podcast hosted by national Edward R. Murrow award-winning reporter Rachel Belle. Each episode, Belle asks a celebrity (Greta Gerwig, Jewel, Margaret Cho, John Waters, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Kyle MacLachlan, Bill Nye, Maria Sharapova, etc,) what they would choose to eat for their last meal. Then she consults experts from around the world to uncover the history, science and culture of these dishes — from the designer who crafted Lady Gaga’s infamous meat dress to the ice-cream scientists at Ben & Jerry’s. 

Northwest Reports takes listeners a little deeper into the stories that shape Washington state through in-depth, limited series. 

Mike Pesca has established an 11-year connection to his audience as host of The Gist. For 30 minutes each day, Pesca challenges himself and his audience, in a responsibly provocative style, and gets beyond the rigidity and dogma. The Gist is surprising, reasonable and willing to critique the left, the right, either party or any idea.

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Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is known for innovative sound design, smashing information into music. 

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Open to Debate is the nation’s only nonpartisan, debate-driven media organization dedicated to bringing multiple viewpoints together for a constructive, balanced, respectful exchange of ideas. Open to Debate is a platform for intellectually curious and open-minded people to engage with others holding opposing views on complex issues. Through weekly debates distributed on public radio, in podcasts and digital videos, Open to Debate systematically brings opposing viewpoints together for a respectful and open-minded exchange of ideas.

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You’ve been overwhelmed with headlines all week – what’s worth a closer look? On One Thing, Rind talks to experts, reporters on the front lines and the real people impacted by the news about what they've learned – and why it matters. 

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Criminal is an award-winning podcast about true crime. Stories of people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Criminal is one of the most popular podcasts in the world, and was named one of the Best Podcasts of 2023 by The New York Times. The show has also been featured in “Best of” lists in Time, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, USA Today, Wired and more.

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If you’re looking for hype, fake outrage, and groupthink, kindly keep moving. Our mission at What a Day is simple: to be your guide to what truly matters each morning (and the fun stuff you might have missed) in just 20 minutes. Host Jane Coaston brings you in-depth reporting and substantive analysis on the big stories shaping today and the creeping trends shaping tomorrow — and when she doesn’t know the answers, she asks someone even smarter to fill us all in. Radical, right?

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Have you ever heard a commonly held belief or a fast-developing worldview and asked: Is that idea right? Or just good on paper? Each week, host Jerusalem Demsas and a guest take a closer look at the facts and research that challenge the popular narratives of the day, to better understand why we believe what we believe.

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