Trump is back in court for his hush money trial hearing, and his immunity case was argued at the Supreme Court. On this week’s On the Media, hear what gets lost in the blow-by-blow coverage of Trump’s legal woes. Plus, an essay from a former NPR editor has lawmakers calling to cut funding to the public radio network.[01:10] Host Brooke Gladstone speaks with <a href="https://slate.com/author/dahlia-lithwick">Dahlia Lithwick</a>, who covers the courts for Slate and hosts the podcast <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/amicus">Amicus</a>, about her frustration with pundits' obsession with solving political problems involving Trump with the law. [15:14] Host Micah Loewinger speaks with <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/831682772/kelly-mcbride">Kelly McBride</a>, NPR’s public editor, about the push to ‘defund NPR’ sparked by a former NPR editor’s essay and whether his points have any salience. [32:59] Brooke continues the conversation about NPR with <a href="https://slate.com/author/alicia-montgomery">Alicia Montgomery</a>, vice president of audio at Slate and former editor at NPR. They explore the real problems brewing at the public radio network.Further reading / listening:<ul><li><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/01/donald-trump-trials-not-enough.html">The Law Alone Cannot Curb Donald Trump’s Lawlessness</a></li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/publiceditor/2024/04/17/1245346337/the-relentless-focus-on-gaza">The relentless focus on Gaza</a></li><li><a href="https://slate.com/business/2024/04/npr-diversity-public-broadcasting-radio.html">The Real Story Behind NPR’s Current Problems</a></li></ul>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Trump is back in court for his hush money trial hearing, and his immunity case was argued at the Supreme Court. On this week’s On the Media, hear what gets lost in the blow-by-blow coverage of Trump’s legal woes. Plus, an essay from a former NPR editor has lawmakers calling to cut funding to the public radio network.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[01:10] Host Brooke Gladstone speaks with &lt;a href="https://slate.com/author/dahlia-lithwick"&gt;Dahlia Lithwick&lt;/a&gt;, who covers the courts for Slate and hosts the podcast &lt;a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/amicus"&gt;Amicus&lt;/a&gt;, about her frustration with pundits' obsession with solving political problems involving Trump with the law. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[15:14] Host Micah Loewinger speaks with &lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/people/831682772/kelly-mcbride"&gt;Kelly McBride&lt;/a&gt;, NPR’s public editor, about the push to ‘defund NPR’ sparked by a former NPR editor’s essay and whether his points have any salience. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[32:59] Brooke continues the conversation about NPR with &lt;a href="https://slate.com/author/alicia-montgomery"&gt;Alicia Montgomery&lt;/a&gt;, vice president of audio at Slate and former editor at NPR. They explore the real problems brewing at the public radio network.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Further reading / listening:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/01/donald-trump-trials-not-enough.html"&gt;The Law Alone Cannot Curb Donald Trump’s Lawlessness&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/publiceditor/2024/04/17/1245346337/the-relentless-focus-on-gaza"&gt;The relentless focus on Gaza&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://slate.com/business/2024/04/npr-diversity-public-broadcasting-radio.html"&gt;The Real Story Behind NPR’s Current Problems&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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Why the law won't fix the Trump's lawlessness; and a former NPR editor's essay puts a spotlight on the public radio network.

How Not to Cover the Trump Trials. Plus, the Latest Push To Defund NPR

Alex Garland's new film, '<a href="https://a24films.com/films/civil-war">Civil War</a>,' debuted at no. 1 at the box office earlier this month, and  follows four journalists on a road trip from New York City to D.C. in the midst of societal collapse. The beating heart of the film is Lee, a veteran photojournalist played by Kirsten Dunst, who's determined to interview the president as his administration is on the verge of collapse to rebel forces. <a href="https://www.lynseyaddario.com/">Lynsey Addario</a> is an award-winning photojournalist who has covered humanitarian crises abroad for over two decades, including the ongoing war in Ukraine, and  conflicts in the Middle East and Africa. For the midweek pod, Brooke Gladstone speaks with <a href="https://www.lynseyaddario.com/">Addario</a> about her real-life experience covering wars abroad, and how accurately the film depicts what it's like to report amidst a dangerous war. 
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Alex Garland's new film, '&lt;a href="https://a24films.com/films/civil-war"&gt;Civil War&lt;/a&gt;,' debuted at no. 1 at the box office earlier this month, and  follows four journalists on a road trip from New York City to D.C. in the midst of societal collapse. The beating heart of the film is Lee, a veteran photojournalist played by Kirsten Dunst, who's determined to interview the president as his administration is on the verge of collapse to rebel forces. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.lynseyaddario.com/"&gt;Lynsey Addario&lt;/a&gt; is an award-winning photojournalist who has covered humanitarian crises abroad for over two decades, including the ongoing war in Ukraine, and  conflicts in the Middle East and Africa. For the midweek pod, Brooke Gladstone speaks with &lt;a href="https://www.lynseyaddario.com/"&gt;Addario&lt;/a&gt; about her real-life experience covering wars abroad, and how accurately the film depicts what it's like to report amidst a dangerous war. &lt;/p&gt;
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Award-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario on the new film 'Civil War.'

A War Photographer Watches Alex Garland's 'Civil War'

Former president Trump says he wants to make America pray again. On this week’s On the Media, hear how Christian nationalism is shaping American politics. Plus, what the new film Civil War has to say about the role of journalism when civilizing norms have broken down. [01:08] Host Brooke Gladstone speaks with <a href="https://icjs.org/people/matthew-d-taylor/">Matthew D. Taylor</a>, scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, & Jewish Studies in Baltimore and author of the forthcoming book, <a href="https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506497785/The-Violent-Take-It-by-Force">The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy</a>. They discuss different strains of Christian nationalism — from the sentimental view of America as a Christian nation, to the desire to uphold Christian supremacy. Plus, how the phenomenon has shaped American politics for centuries.[17:42] Brooke continues her conversation with <a href="https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506497785/The-Violent-Take-It-by-Force">Matthew D. Taylor</a>. Taylor introduces Brooke to the world of independent charismatic Christianity and its media, where an extreme form of Christian nationalism has taken root. Plus, the Christian leaders who stoked violence on January 6th.[35:27] Brooke speaks with <a href="https://www.vox.com/authors/zack-beauchamp">Zack Beauchamp</a>, senior correspondent at Vox, about Alex Garland’s new film <a href="https://a24films.com/films/civil-war">Civil War</a>, the power it derives from avoiding ideological warfare, and what it reveals about the role of journalism during complete civil collapse.Further reading / listening:<ul><li><a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/how-alabama-ivf-ruling-was-influenced-christian-nationalism-on-the-media">How the Alabama IVF Ruling Was Influenced by Christian Nationalism</a></li><li><a href="https://icjs.org/events/christian-nationalism-undefined/">Christian Nationalism (Un)Defined</a></li><li><a href="https://www.vox.com/politics/24127680/civil-war-review-alex-garland-polarization-violence">“Civil War” has little to say about America — but a lot to say about war</a></li></ul>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Former president Trump says he wants to make America pray again. On this week’s On the Media, hear how Christian nationalism is shaping American politics. Plus, what the new film &lt;i&gt;Civil War&lt;/i&gt; has to say about the role of journalism when civilizing norms have broken down. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[01:08] Host Brooke Gladstone speaks with &lt;a href="https://icjs.org/people/matthew-d-taylor/"&gt;Matthew D. Taylor&lt;/a&gt;, scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, &amp; Jewish Studies in Baltimore and author of the forthcoming book, &lt;a href="https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506497785/The-Violent-Take-It-by-Force"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. They discuss different strains of Christian nationalism — from the sentimental view of America as a Christian nation, to the desire to uphold Christian supremacy. Plus, how the phenomenon has shaped American politics for centuries.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[17:42] Brooke continues her conversation with &lt;a href="https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506497785/The-Violent-Take-It-by-Force"&gt;Matthew D. Taylor&lt;/a&gt;. Taylor introduces Brooke to the world of independent charismatic Christianity and its media, where an extreme form of Christian nationalism has taken root. Plus, the Christian leaders who stoked violence on January 6th.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[35:27] Brooke speaks with &lt;a href="https://www.vox.com/authors/zack-beauchamp"&gt;Zack Beauchamp&lt;/a&gt;, senior correspondent at Vox, about Alex Garland’s new film &lt;a href="https://a24films.com/films/civil-war"&gt;Civil War&lt;/a&gt;, the power it derives from avoiding ideological warfare, and what it reveals about the role of journalism during complete civil collapse.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Further reading / listening:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/how-alabama-ivf-ruling-was-influenced-christian-nationalism-on-the-media"&gt;How the Alabama IVF Ruling Was Influenced by Christian Nationalism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://icjs.org/events/christian-nationalism-undefined/"&gt;Christian Nationalism (Un)Defined&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.vox.com/politics/24127680/civil-war-review-alex-garland-polarization-violence"&gt;“Civil War” has little to say about America — but a lot to say about war&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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How Christian nationalism is reshaping politics, and a movie centering journalism tops the box office. 

Meet the Media Prophets Who Preach Christian Supremacy. Plus, Journalism in ‘Civil War’

April 19th, which is this Friday, marks an odd holiday known as Bicycle Day — the day, now 81 years ago, when Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann rode his bike home from work after dosing himself with his lab concoction, lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD. The first acid trip.Hofmann’s wobbly ride is what launches us into an exploration of a moment, when Ken Kesey, an evangelist of acid would emerge from a Menlo Park hospital lab, and plow through the nation’s gray flannel culture in a candy colored bus. Some know Kesey as the enigmatic author behind One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest — others, as the driving force in <a href="http://www.tomwolfe.com/koolaid.html">The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test</a>, <a href="http://www.tomwolfe.com/bio.html">Tom Wolfe’s</a> seminal work in New Journalism. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the release of Acid Test, Brooke speaks with Wolfe and writer <a href="https://www.riverdonaghey.com/">River Donaghey</a> about how acid shaped Kesey, spawned the book and de-normalized American conformity.Songs:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGPCxUdfH_g">Holidays B by Ib Glindemann</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLthiqkvO4w">Im Glück by Neu!</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-28X06cLRw">Apache '65 by Davie Allan and the Arrows</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHqCAY6AElE&t=2170s">Selections from "The Acid Tests Reels" by The Merry Pranksters & The Grateful Dead</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBvdwRLucf0">Alicia by Los Monstruos</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5-KFneP7E0">The Days Between by The Grateful Dead (Live 6/24/95)</a>  
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<description>&lt;p&gt;April 19th, which is this Friday, marks an odd holiday known as Bicycle Day — the day, now 81 years ago, when Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann rode his bike home from work after dosing himself with his lab concoction, lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD. The first acid &lt;i&gt;trip&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hofmann’s wobbly ride is what launches us into an exploration of a moment, when Ken Kesey, an evangelist of acid would emerge from a Menlo Park hospital lab, and plow through the nation’s gray flannel culture in a candy colored bus. Some know Kesey as the enigmatic author behind &lt;i&gt;One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest&lt;/i&gt; — others, as the driving force in &lt;a href="http://www.tomwolfe.com/koolaid.html"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.tomwolfe.com/bio.html"&gt;Tom Wolfe’s&lt;/a&gt; seminal work in New Journalism. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the release of &lt;i&gt;Acid Test&lt;/i&gt;, Brooke speaks with Wolfe and writer &lt;a href="https://www.riverdonaghey.com/"&gt;River Donaghey&lt;/a&gt; about how acid shaped Kesey, spawned the book and de-normalized American conformity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Songs:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGPCxUdfH_g"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Holidays B by Ib Glindemann&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLthiqkvO4w"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Im Glück by Neu!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-28X06cLRw"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Apache '65 by Davie Allan and the Arrows&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHqCAY6AElE&amp;t=2170s"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Selections from "The Acid Tests Reels" by The Merry Pranksters &amp; The Grateful Dead&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBvdwRLucf0"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Alicia by Los Monstruos&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5-KFneP7E0"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Days Between by The Grateful Dead (Live 6/24/95)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (&lt;a href="https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm"&gt;https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm&lt;/a&gt;). Follow our show on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/onthemedia/?hl=en"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/onthemedia"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/OnTheMedia"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We have never-before-heard tapes from Ken Kesey, the man who taught the hippies how to be hippies and inspired the psychedelic 60's.

Happy Bicycle Day!

New York City’s alternative weekly newspaper, The Village Voice, birthed a generation of legendary writers. On this week’s On the Media, how the Voice transformed journalism and what’s being lost as alt-weeklies across the country die off. Plus, why the feds brought America’s most controversial alt-weekly mogul to court.[02:17] Host Micah Loewinger speaks with <a href="https://triciaromano.com/">Tricia Romano</a>, author of <a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tricia-romano/the-freaks-came-out-to-write/9781541736399/">The Freaks Came Out to Write</a>, about the early days of The Village Voice, including one reporter’s mission to stop Robert Moses and its revolutionary music section. [15:09] Micah continues his conversation with Tricia Romano, getting into the Voice’s sale to Rupert Murdoch, the tensions within the paper, and how Craigslist led to its ultimate demise.[29:11] An alt-weekly mogul, Mike Lacey, became the Larry Flynt of the internet age. The hosts of the new Audible show <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Hold-Fast-Audiobook/B0CYNFZVXY">Hold Fast</a> conducted a series of interviews with Lacey to tell the story of the alt-weekly chain’s rise and fall. Further reading / listening:<ul><li><a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tricia-romano/the-freaks-came-out-to-write/9781541736399/">The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture</a></li><li><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Hold-Fast-Audiobook/B0CYNFZVXY">Hold Fast: The Unadulterated Story of the World’s Most Scandalous Website</a></li></ul>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;New York City’s alternative weekly newspaper, The Village Voice, birthed a generation of legendary writers. On this week’s On the Media, how the Voice transformed journalism and what’s being lost as alt-weeklies across the country die off. Plus, why the feds brought America’s most controversial alt-weekly mogul to court.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[02:17] Host Micah Loewinger speaks with &lt;a href="https://triciaromano.com/"&gt;Tricia Romano&lt;/a&gt;, author of &lt;a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tricia-romano/the-freaks-came-out-to-write/9781541736399/"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Freaks Came Out to Write&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, about the early days of The Village Voice, including one reporter’s mission to stop Robert Moses and its revolutionary music section. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[15:09] Micah continues his conversation with Tricia Romano, getting into the Voice’s sale to Rupert Murdoch, the tensions within the paper, and how Craigslist led to its ultimate demise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[29:11] An alt-weekly mogul, Mike Lacey, became the Larry Flynt of the internet age. The hosts of the new Audible show &lt;a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Hold-Fast-Audiobook/B0CYNFZVXY"&gt;Hold Fast&lt;/a&gt; conducted a series of interviews with Lacey to tell the story of the alt-weekly chain’s rise and fall. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Further reading / listening:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tricia-romano/the-freaks-came-out-to-write/9781541736399/"&gt;The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Hold-Fast-Audiobook/B0CYNFZVXY"&gt;Hold Fast: The Unadulterated Story of the World’s Most Scandalous Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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What has American journalism lost with the decline of alt-weeklies?

The Rise and Fall of Alt-Weeklies, and Backpage.com vs The Feds

The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Host Brooke Gladstone examines threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.

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