Historie
This year, the Department of Defense began renaming military bases that honor the Confederacy. On this week’s On the Media, a former general explains why the reckoning with the myth of the “lost cause” is overdue. Plus, hear how Russian propaganda about the war in Ukraine has been hundreds of years in the making.
1. Ty Seidule [@Ty_Seidule], the Vice Chair of the National Commission on Base Renaming, on the military's efforts to reckon with the "Lost Cause." Listen.
2. Alexis Akwagyiram [@alexisak], Managing Editor of Semafor Africa and former Reuters bureau chief in Nigeria, on the potential widespread impact of the coup in Niger. Listen.
3. Mikhail Zygar [@zygaro], investigative journalist and founder of the independent Russian TV channel Rain, on debunking some of Russia's most powerful myths about itself. Listen.
Music: The Last Bird - Zoe Keating Tomorrow Never Knows - Quartetto D’Archi Dell’orchestra Sinfonia di Milano Giuseppi Verdi Winter Sun - Gerry O’Beirne Ali Farka Toucche - Jenny Scheinman Airborne Toxic Event - Danny Elfman Lieutenenent Kije - Sergei Prokofiev Lieutenenent Kije - Sergei Prokofiev
On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].
Release date
Lydbog: 4. august 2023
Historie
This year, the Department of Defense began renaming military bases that honor the Confederacy. On this week’s On the Media, a former general explains why the reckoning with the myth of the “lost cause” is overdue. Plus, hear how Russian propaganda about the war in Ukraine has been hundreds of years in the making.
1. Ty Seidule [@Ty_Seidule], the Vice Chair of the National Commission on Base Renaming, on the military's efforts to reckon with the "Lost Cause." Listen.
2. Alexis Akwagyiram [@alexisak], Managing Editor of Semafor Africa and former Reuters bureau chief in Nigeria, on the potential widespread impact of the coup in Niger. Listen.
3. Mikhail Zygar [@zygaro], investigative journalist and founder of the independent Russian TV channel Rain, on debunking some of Russia's most powerful myths about itself. Listen.
Music: The Last Bird - Zoe Keating Tomorrow Never Knows - Quartetto D’Archi Dell’orchestra Sinfonia di Milano Giuseppi Verdi Winter Sun - Gerry O’Beirne Ali Farka Toucche - Jenny Scheinman Airborne Toxic Event - Danny Elfman Lieutenenent Kije - Sergei Prokofiev Lieutenenent Kije - Sergei Prokofiev
On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].
Release date
Lydbog: 4. august 2023
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