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A Look Back at *The* 9/11 Truther Movie

Next Friday will be the 25th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11. On the 20th anniversary we broadcast a piece Micah reported called “9/11 broke our brains” — at that time podcast maven Dan Taberski had just released a series called "9/12" about what changed in America the day aft ... Show more

. 16min 36sec

Finance Bros Are Coming for the Public Airwaves

Nowadays, scrappy pirate broadcasters rule over shortwave radio. On this week’s On the Media, an unlikely group of finance bros have plans to take over the frequencies for their own gain. In recent years, creative, often music-focused pirate broadcasting has been thriving on shor ... Show more

. 50min 48sec

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