On the Media has joined Mastodon

"OTM" to its fans, and foes, along with numerous other journalists at https://journa.host

I'm less enthused about the programme / podcast than I'd been, #BobGarfield's absence is felt deeply, and the circumstances of the separation tarnish OTM, its host and editor (Brooke and Katya) especially. But it's still worth listening to, though not always as it once was, something I say as a decades-long follower.

This week features two episodes one a mid-week short, the other the weekly full session, on Mastodon and the Twitter meltdown generally, respectively. The first episode is an expanded version of the segment on Mastodon w/ in the weekly show.

Short: "Mastodon: The Platform Taking Twitter's Worn and Weary"
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/mastodon-platform-taking-twitters-worn-on-the-media
Audio: https://chrt.fm/track/53A61E/pdst.fm/e/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/waaa.wnyc.org/otm/otm111822_cms1272318_pod.mp3

Weekly: "Flipping the Bird"
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-flipping-bird
Audio: https://chrt.fm/track/53A61E/pdst.fm/e/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/waaa.wnyc.org/otm/otm111822_cms1272319_pod.mp3

As usual, there should be transcripts up by mid-next week (the 23rd or so).

OTM on Mastodon: @onthemedia

#OnTheMedia #BrookeGladston

The ... no longer uniformly excellent ex-Garfield ... On the Media nontheless does have an extremely good episode on libraries, books, lending (digital and otherwise), the Internet Archive's Open Library, and more:

Infinite Scroll

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-infinite-scroll

Audio: https://chrt.fm/track/53A61E/pdst.fm/e/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/waaa.wnyc.org/otm/otm111122_cms1268062_pod2.mp3

A transcript should appear by mid-week for those preferring text to audio.

#OnTheMedia #BobGarfield #Libraries #InternetArchive #OpenLibrary #Podcasts

And for the textuallly-inclined:

[D]ue to certain circumstances, situations, events, misfortunes and all kinds of converging mishegas (some highly juicy details forthcoming), but the bottom line is: Bully Pulpit, the Podcast, is dead.

https://bullypulpit.substack.com/p/some-personal-news

#BobGarfield #BullyPulpit

#BobGarfield signs off

https://bullypulpit.substack.com/p/off-the-air

#BullyPulpit is no more.

#Podcasts

The 60-Year Coup, Part 2

Part 2 of Bob’s conversation with author Anne Nelson about the Council for National Policy, which has spent decades exploiting bugs in the system to gain minority control of our politics — and our future.

https://www.booksmartstudios.org/p/the-60-year-coup-part-2

Audio: https://cdn.substack.com/public/audio/876a48a0-7378-4384-9b57-5ef6f8cc6f80.mpga>

#BullyPulpit #BobGarfield #AnneNelson #CouncilForNationalPolicy #Podcasts

The 60-Year Coup, Part 1

The slow, steady and successful subversion of American democracy.

https://www.booksmartstudios.org/p/the-60-year-coup-part-1

#BullyPulpit #BobGarfield #AnneNelson #CenterForNationalPolicy #Podcasts #fascism #audio

It Wasn't Me, It Was My Dog

Bob talks with Princeton scholar Orestis Papakyriakopoulos about the social media titan’s latest assault on transparency, and the all-too-familiar blame-shifting that followed it. That has become standard operating procedure from a company Bob describes as “amoral, except when it’s immoral.”

https://www.booksmartstudios.org/p/bully-pulpit-ep-4-it-wasnt-me-it

#BullyPulpit #BobGarfield #Facebook #AdObservatory #podcast

Bully Pulpit: Bridging the Divide

https://www.booksmartstudios.org/p/episode-2-bridging-the-divide

During moments of rhetorical generosity, politicians will give lip-service to bipartisanship or working across the aisle. Another favored metaphor of both Democrats and Republicans is “bridging the divide,” which, once upon a time, would actually happen on major legislation. With the Biden administration now calling for cooperation on infrastructure and other bills, Bob reflects on the fact that not all bridges are well built. Sometimes they collapse.

#BullyPulpit #BobGarfield #Podcasts

Introducing Bully Pulpit with Bob Garfield

First ep of the new podcast from veteran media analyst Bob Garfield drops tomorrow.

Bully Pulpit is a wry and pointed take on politics, media and society from longtime public radio personality Bob Garfield. His astute cultural criticism, infused with wit and humor, has earned him many prestigious journalism awards, as well as praise such as “very brave” and “national treasure.”

"We don't consider argumentative to be an insult, we consider it to be an art form."

https://www.booksmartstudios.org/p/introducing-bully-pulpit-with-bob

#BullyPulpit #BobGarfield #BooksmartStudios #Podcasts #MediaWatchdogs #MediaAnalysis #Media #Misinformation #Disinformation #Propaganda

“On The Media” Co-Host Bob Garfield Fired Over Bullying Complaints

New York Public Radio has fired On The Media co-host Bob Garfield for a “pattern of behavior that violated New York Public Radio’s anti-bullying policy,” the organization said Monday, the latest in a series of high-profile dismissals at the public radio powerhouse over the past four years. ...

https://gothamist.com/news/media-host-bob-garfield-fired-over-bullying-complaints

#OnTheMedia #WNYC #BobGarfield #Bullying #Firing #PublicRadio #Media