A rebroadcast of a Scene on Radio episode, eighty years after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The word “Hiroshima” may bring to mind a black-and-white image of…
2020 REBROADCAST: The word “Hiroshima” may bring to mind a black-and-white image of a mushroom cloud. It’s easy to forget that it’s an actual city with a million people and a popular baseball team. How…
A father turns on a recorder while tucking in his 7-year-old, having no idea he’s about to capture a poignant growing-up moment in his son’s life. (Advisory: This episode is not suitable for some young…
For Eddie Wise, owning a hog farm was a lifelong dream. In middle age, he and his wife, Dorothy, finally got a farm of their own. But they say that over the next twenty-five years,…
Facts can be ignored by the powers that be and still ignite a movement. An interview with Tim Tyson, author of the new book, The Blood of Emmett Till. Tyson was the first historian…
There’s a long and painful history in the U.S. of white men killing black men and boys without punishment. In this episode, we listen in on “Dar He,” the one-man play by Mike Wiley that…
S1 E29: I Found No Strangers (Travels with Mic, Part 3)
- December 14, 2016
- Tagged as: Season 1, Travels With Mic
The last in our series exploring the spirit of America in the footsteps of one of its greatest writers, John Steinbeck. At key spots on Steinbeck’s 1960 journey across the country, we team up with…
S1 E28: Reality is Not the Stronger (Travels with Mic, Part 2)
- November 30, 2016
- Tagged as: Season 1, Travels With Mic
The second in a three-part series, journeying into the soul of America through the eyes of artists, while following in the footsteps of Nobel Prize-winning writer John Steinbeck who drove across the country in 1960…
S1 E27: Monster America (Travels With Mic, Part 1)
- November 16, 2016
- Tagged as: Season 1, Travels With Mic
First in a three-part journey into the soul of America, through the eyes of working people who happen to be artists. In this episode, David Slater in Sag Harbor, New York, and Kalamu ya Salaam…
Siler City, North Carolina used to be a typical Southern town. Everybody was white or black. Now the town’s population is half Latino. One community’s journey through the “five stages of grief” – all the…
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We discuss NYT, CNN, the Sunday shows — if they’re “conservatives” you agree with our thesis! And nobody mentioned bad behavior, it’s documentable patterns and ideological positioning. Our full ep on the theme:
@SceneOnRadio @PeterBeinart @catchatweetdown I’m conservative, and this had blind spots. <4% republicans in news? NBD, because corporations are censoring radical reporters. Your self analysis should mention that all your examples of bad behavior is from conservatives. Isn’t this a bit of a straw man?
A lack of local journalism is fueling mistrust in the news. What can we do about it?
This week, we partner with the podcast @SceneOnRadio for their latest season: The News.
Always great to work with the brilliant journalists at Reveal. Check out this taste of our new season, The News.
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For decades, many Americans have accused the major news media of liberal bias. But is it true?
We take a fresh look with our partners at @SceneOnRadio. https://revealnews.org/podcast/american-news-media-trust-journalism-bias-scene-on-radio/
In Ep 3 of The News: How about that long-running claim of a liberal/left news media? True story or successful propaganda campaign? Why does it matter? We take a fresh look, with receipts and experts like @PeterBeinart.
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Thanks, Victor! And everyone needs to know that Victor plays a major role in the series in later episodes.
The voices and stories and analyses covered in these episodes couldn't be timelier. I urge folks to check them out!