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The Kicker

The Kicker is a podcast on the media and the world today. It comes out twice a month, hosted by Megan Greenwell and produced by Amanda Darrach for the Columbia Journalism Review . It is available wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and YouTube .

Episodes

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A Look Back at Covering Gaza for the Post

26 Feb 2026
31m
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Profit or Nonprofit? A Debate over Journalism’s Future

19 Feb 2026
1h 13m
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The podcast explores the debate between for-profit and nonprofit models in journalism, questioning which structure best ensures resilience, independence, and sustainability. It highlights the rise of nonprofit newsrooms and examines the challenges of maintaining their long-term impact. The discussion features Vanan Mur...

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The Letter of the Law, and the Law in Practice

12 Feb 2026
1h 2m
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Outlier Media Reimagines What Local News Can Be

05 Feb 2026
51m
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A Veteran of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—and its Long Strike—Prepares for What’s Next

29 Jan 2026
44m
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How the Gawker Trial Was the Gateway to Trump: Examining a political legacy, ten years on.

22 Jan 2026
1h 19m
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Defector’s Jasper Wang and His Unvarnished Truth

15 Jan 2026
44m
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Why You Should Never Marry a Journalist—and Other Lessons from Decades in Media

08 Jan 2026
30m
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Jay Rosen on the Digital Revolution That Wasn’t

29 Dec 2025
41m
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Ben Smith Isn’t Afraid of the Future

23 Dec 2025
36m
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How Silicon Valley Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Oligarchs

16 Dec 2025
59m
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The Future of Journalism After Gaza

11 Dec 2025
53m
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Douglas Rushkoff on Being the Intellectual Dominatrix of Billionaire Tech Bros

25 Nov 2025
1h 5m
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Journalism 2050 - Trailer

24 Nov 2025
1m
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Margaret Sullivan Takes a New Look at Journalism Ethics

23 Oct 2025
28m
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Chicago’s Block Club Is Ready for ICE

10 Oct 2025
25m
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Elle Reeve on the Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect’s Inscrutable Memes

19 Sep 2025
36m
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Garrett Graff Thinks the Press Should Be Taking Trump’s Health Much More Seriously

10 Sep 2025
27m
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Hind Hassan Is Sorry We Didn’t Do More to Make Journalism Safe

28 Aug 2025
28m
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Will the Jeffrey Epstein Scandal Break MAGA Media?

01 Aug 2025
24m
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