The Viral Outrage Over Peanut the Squirr...

In 2023, Evan Gershkovich was working as a young reporter in Moscow for the Wall Street Journal, when he was arrested by Russian authorities. He was eventually convicted on blatantly false charges of espionage and spent nearly five hundred days in imprisonment. Gershkovich recoun ... Show More

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 conspiracies into policy. Plus, the case for literary gatekeepers. [01:00] Micah Loewinger speaks ... Show More

American journalist Austin Tice vanished in Syria 14 years ago. A secret lead suggests he may still be alive. This week we're sharing the first episode of Where Is Austin Tice? NPR's documentary podcast, Embedded, partners with BBC Radio 4 to follow reporter Josh Baker as he trav ... Show More

Cardi B breaks silence over viral teleprompter glitch at Kamala Harris's rally. Jason Kelce drops three homophobic f-slurs in rage during confrontation with a man who insulted his brother Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. Plus, Peanut the squirrel's owners are pursuing legal action ... Show More

The tragic saga of Peanut the Squirrel becomes oddly politicized. The Feds prevent a massive drone attack on a power station in Nashville. IKEA agrees to pay 6 million euros to East German prisoners. Hackers demand payment in baguettes, and the guys tease a mysterious scandal out ... Show More

Hour 3 of A&G features... A Peanut the squirrel update Laws on going to the polls! The damage the media is doing to itself Trump votes!  Stupid Should Hurt: https://www.armstrongandgetty.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

<p>Henry & Eddie bring you this week's weirdest stories and true crime news starting off with a slew of updates AND THEN the story of the week: beloved internet star Peanut the Squirrel euthanized by New York State DEC, Four UK cult members jailed after storming courthouse with h ... Show More

German police raid a citizen over an online meme. Why culture and assimilation matter. Our friends at The View say DOGE should cut funding to SpaceX because the U.S. government already has NASA. Social Security going to dead people? The federal civil service mindset is almost lik ... Show More

Today we are investigating a NYC paparazzi chase, the current state of San Francisco, pandemic school policies, and dumb phones. Times Stamps: 03:49 Getting Hammered Investigates 19:10 San Francisco 29:19 Pandemic Policies 41:58 Debt Limit Update 52:33 Dumb Phone Questions? Comme ... Show More

Goats run wild in a California neighborhood, a Japanese aquarium offers video calls with eels, and a pizza-eating groundhog in Philadelphia goes viral. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ... Show More