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Micah Loewinger

@micahloewinger.bsky.social
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Co-host of @onthemedia.bsky.social from WNYC mloewinger(at)wnyc,org Signal: (646) 753-2373

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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 5h
“The problem is not that the parties are divided. The problem is the existential threat that a reempowered ethnonationalist strain poses to pluralistic U.S. democracy writ large.” – Hear @lilymasonphd.bsky.social explain why polarization is not the problem: lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine 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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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
📻 Show’s up! Featuring @gelliottmorris.com, Jose Olivares, @letsgomathias.bsky.social, and @lilymasonphd.bsky.social: lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 11h
TPM's @letsgomathias.bsky.social joined @onthemedia.bsky.social to discuss his recent reporting on Chris Rufo, his “Indian Question" and the "veneer of legitimacy" that "has helped Rufo mainstream an arguably fascist agenda." More on that here: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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Polarization Is Not Our Biggest Problem | On the Media | WNYC Studios
During an I.C.E. operation in New York City, officers shot a man in a car while a child sat in the back seat. On this week’s On the Media, coverage of I.C.E. has decreased since the s...
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 11h
This was a great segment (about an upsetting subject). Really enjoyed finally having @letsgomathias.bsky.social and his invaluable work on the show!!
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 09/10/2026
Over a year ago I met an Anthropic employee at a conference and at one point she mentioned that one of the things she was working on was whether or not it was cruel to ever turn off an AI model. I thought she was joking. She was not.
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
People saying the gift link isn’t work in my post below, does this work? www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026
A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD @josephhall.org · 03/10/2026
Do not miss this: the incomparable @rickhasen.bsky.social, interviewed by the incomparable @micahloewinger.bsky.social for @onthemedia.bsky.social: “Trump’s Guide to Stealing an Election.” www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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Trump's Guide to Stealing an Election | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The Supreme Court has denied a bid by the Trump administration to restrict mail-in voting. On this week’s On the Media, hear about the attempts, successful and not, to turn election c...
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ruh roh they put my face on a mug onthemedia.org/donate
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I've been drowning in pieces about all ways the Trump administration could try to steal the midterms. So I called up @rickhasen.bsky.social to get a better sense of what's actually worth worrying about vs what's just "electoral-process porn." Very clarifying convo!
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
📻 Show’s up! Featuring @rickhasen.bsky.social, @markkrotov.bsky.social, and @lbmcgrath.bsky.social: lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Almost 3 hours and somehow exciting most of the time / not stressful!
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Oppenheim** fuck me
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
LOL that's a good idea! I always struggle to think of a costume
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Also I went to an oddly star-studded screening and multiple people thought I was co-director Lance Oppenheimer… including Paul Rudd who waved at me!??
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just saw You Can See Everything... Wow. I feel like people are gonna be talking about this movie for a long time
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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New: Chris Rufo & his co-host devoted a podcast to "The Indian Question," framing Desi people as a problem to be solved. Their "solution?" Mass expulsion. For those allowed to remain: an “assimilation hazing process” w/ instances of “vulgar, defamatory racism" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
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Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing
To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
At this point the fringiest parts of MAGA are just re-enacting the logic from Nicholas Cage's National Treasure: the only way to save the midterms from being stolen is to steal the election first
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@mollyfication.bsky.social's first @onthemedia.bsky.social TikTok is fascinating!
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 30/09/2026
The Trump administration’s illegal cuts to FEMA have undermined the nation’s ability to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. Congress must hold the line against further efforts to weaken FEMA and rebuild the agency’s capacity. bit.ly/4ypsAyP
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Administration’s Arbitrary, Unlawful Cuts to FEMA Funding and Staff Threaten American Communities
Grant cancellations, staff reductions, and other policy changes far overstep the president’s authority while limiting FEMA’s ability to respond to disasters.
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This week, Brooke and I did something we rarely do on @onthemedia.bsky.social... we spoke to each other on mic! We're hoping to make our banter a more common element of the show :)
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On the show this week, @micahloewinger.bsky.social and @brookegladstone.bsky.social break format to discuss why it took the White House press corps so long to stand up to Trump’s attacks on the media.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For this week’s @onthemedia.bsky.social I spoke with - @jasonkoebler.bsky.social about how easy it is to “poison” chat bots responses - @kakape.bsky.social about behavior science research that suggests chat bots are maybe more persuasive than humans. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
John Wilson's new movie, The History of Concrete, is out today! @micahloewinger.bsky.social called him up to talk about the state of the documentary industry and the arduous journey behind making the film:
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How To Make A Documentary, With John Wilson | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The hit HBO series, How To With John Wilson was huge when it came out during the pandemic, 2020. Wilson begins each episode with a sort of mundane premise like how to split a check wi...
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Enda o Dowd @endaodowd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Great interview with John Wilson on concrete, documentaries and loads of other weird stuff www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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How To Make A Documentary, With John Wilson | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The hit HBO series, How To With John Wilson was huge when it came out during the pandemic, 2020. Wilson begins each episode with a sort of mundane premise like how to split a check wi...
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I interviewed the great John Wilson for this week’s @onthemedia.bsky.social midweek podcast. We spoke about his new feature length doc The History of Concrete and all the psychic turmoil the film caused him. He was vulnerable, and had a lot of thoughts on the problems w media and modern city life:
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How To Make A Documentary, With John Wilson | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The hit HBO series, How To With John Wilson was huge when it came out during the pandemic, 2020. Wilson begins each episode with a sort of mundane premise like how to split a check wi...
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don’t watch a ton of prestige TV but the fact that this show cleaned up at the Emmy’s suggests I’m not missing much
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
ICYMI: For @onthemedia.bsky.social I spoke with @juliaangwin.com about how Meta jiu jitsued the teen social media addiction case into an opportunity for self-regulation:
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Haitians Live in a Dual State in Ohio Right Now | On the Media | WNYC Studios
I.C.E. agents have targeted Springfield, Ohio since Haitians lost Temporary Protected Status. On this week’s On the Media, a reporter from The Haitian Times describes the culture of f...
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What would an AI code of ethics for creators look like? @micahloewinger.bsky.social spoke with @davejorgenson.bsky.social about how to earn your audience’s trust in the age of AI.
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I had a blast talking to Micah and we covered a whole lot. Listen now!
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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Dave is just delightfully good at what he does.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New midweek podcast! The extended 30-minute edit of @micahloewinger.bsky.social's conversation with @davejorgenson.bsky.social. More on Dave's decision to leave the Washington Post, his approach to storytelling and teaching media literacy, and the need for a universal code of ethics on social media.
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Dave Jorgenson on Politics in the Influencer Age | On the Media | WNYC Studios
On last week's show we devoted a segment to the plague of online influencers making endorsement videos for politicians in exchange for money, but we wanted to hear from a creator's pe...
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yesterday was insane! Tiafoe's comeback!? I wish I had stayed up for Shelton's win :/
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
First showing is sold out but still some tickets left in the 2nd: www.childhooddelusions.com
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Nitehawk Cinema – Prospect Park
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
My "film" Quaderno's Adventure will be screening at Nitehawk on Thursday in the Childhood Delusion Film Festival. My friend Henry Van Dusen and I made this when we were in 5th grade. It's Napoleon Dynamite meets Office Space and I think it holds up!!??
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Briiiiiiaaaaannnnnssss!! @spocksbrian.worstpossible.world · 08/09/2026
I love journalism and journalists
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Very popular content creators are quietly taking money from PACs and political campaigns for their endorsements. For this week's @onthemedia.bsky.social I spoke with @davejorgenson.bsky.social about the need for a universal code of ethics on social media: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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The Pentagon is Waging War on Its Own Paper | On the Media | WNYC Studios
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth is demanding what he calls “more patriotic” coverage of his cabinet. On this week’s On the Media, hear how the Pentagon is cracking down on its publicat...
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
There is a world in which AI could be used to actually improve our lives rather than make everything worse, but it will take drastically rethinking the current AI rollout — and empowering workers, @doctorow.pluralistic.net said.
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is a screenshot btw -- don't try to click play
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
On this weekend's show... Turns out @davejorgenson.bsky.social is as friendly and cool as he come across in his videos!
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Thanks for sharing Ell. I can relate. Hope you'll consider listening again when you feel ready :)
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A growing number of friends and loved ones have recently told me that they cope with the current times by avoiding the news and not thinking about our political crisis. Even some news junkies. The burn out is deep and real, and I'm not sure how you get people to tune back in
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Most of these people have spoken out against "purity tests" within the party
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“When a third of the stock market is vaporized and takes the savings of everyday people with it, when the S&P 500 loses a third of its value overnight, it's going to make 2008 look like a walk in the park,” @doctorow.pluralistic.net said.
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I get this a lot hah
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Earlier this summer @eloise-b.bsky.social and I put on a live event at WNYC about our @onthemedia.bsky.social series about FEMA, a very important very hated agency. It was surprisingly fun (!!?) and insightful: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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Behind the Scenes of 'American Emergency' | On the Media | WNYC Studios
Over the weekend we re-shared the first installment of American Emergency, our 4-part series all about the Federal Emergency Management Agency. OTM’s Senior Producer Eloise Blondiau a...
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Bob’s looks awesome! Maybe I’ll stop by on the drive back :)
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Thanks Raphael! Hoping to zoom up to ME so I probably don’t have time, but that’s a very generous offer. 💙
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