On the Media

WNYC Studios

On the Media is a weekly show that uses the media as a lens to understand our world. On the Media listeners say the show is an essential companion, helping them survive the firehose of media coming at them 24/7. Hosted by Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger, the show does not do ‘hot takes’, instead offering listeners context, historical parallels, media analysis and often a much appreciated deep exhale. On the Media hosts have an eye on the nuances and details regularly missed by other outlets which helps listeners understand where they should be paying attention (and what they can afford to ig...

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On the Media

Episodes (1000)

Yesterday A New Doc Questions The Legacy of "To Catch A Predator"
Feb 28th The Ellisons Prepare to Expand Their Media Empire
Feb 25th The Century-Long Capture of U.S. Media

On the Media

Mar 4, 2026
19½ minutes
17 MB

“To Catch a Predator” aired on television as a segment of NBC’s Dateline in the early 2000's. Men would be lured into talking online to a decoy posing as a child then would show up at a so-called 'sting house' fitted with hidden cameras where the truth of their situation would be revealed. The show eventually became one of the biggest and most influential true crime shows ever, drawing seven million viewers per episode by its final season in 2007. The main draw? Watching the humiliation of the would-be child predators play out in front of your eyes. ...

On the Media

A New Doc Questions The Legacy of "To Catch A Predator"

WNYC Studios

00:00 -18:32