Best UC Berkeley J School Podcasts (2024)

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Maggie Haberman on Trump and the Impeachment Inquiry (On Mic E17) 42:07

5y ago42:07

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NYT reporter Maggie Haberman, winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize speaks on President Donald Trump, her early experience as a reporter in NYC and the President's recent impeachment inquiry. In conversation with UC Berkeley journalism lecturer Deirdre English. Produced by UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.…

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Dean Baquet on Trump and Fact Based Journalism (On Mic E16) 32:15

5+ y ago32:15

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Dean Baquet is Editorial Chief of The New York Times, and a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. He sits down with Edward Wasserman to discuss the 2016 elections and the future of fact based journalism.Check out prior episodes of On Mic for more fascinating conversations with some of the world's best writers, journalists and documentarians. This podc…

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How Michael Barbaro Found His Voice (On Mic E15) 50:16

5+ y ago50:16

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Michael Barbaro is best known as the host of ‘The Daily’ podcast at the New York Times. But long before that, he fell in love with the news as a paperboy delivering the New Haven Register with his sister. He details his winding path into audio with veteran producer and J-school audio instructor Ben Manilla in a live discussion about the The Daily’s…

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David Corn and Michael Isikoff on 2016's Russian Roulette (On Mic E14) 43:13

6y ago43:13

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David Corn is the Polk Award-winning Washington Bureau Chief of Mother Jones. He appears frequently on Fox News, MSNBC and NPR. Michael Isikoff is chief investigative correspondent at Yahoo News. He reported previously at Newsweek, NBC and the Washington Post.Together, they wrote the best-selling book Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s W…

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Jodi Kantor on the #MeToo Movement (On Mic E13) 40:35

6y ago40:35

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Jodi Kantor is a New York Times investigative reporter and a recipient of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for her reporting on the #MeToo Movement. Her work has exposed abuses of power, from Harvey Weinstein to Amazon.Kantor also joined this year’s graduation celebrations as the commencement speaker for journalism students. Afterwards, s…

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On Mic 12 - Mark Danner Talks 'The Forever War' (Part Two) 47:41

6y ago47:41

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Mark Danner has covered political affairs and wars around the world for over thirty years. Most recently, he covered the Trump campaign in 2016. He now serves as a Chancellor's Professor of journalism and English at UC Berkeley. In part two of his interview with former Mother Jones editor Deirdre English, Danner discussed his latest book, Spiral: T…

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On Mic 11 - Mark Danner Talks 'The Forever War' (Part One) 19:39

6y ago19:39

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Mark Danner has covered political affairs and wars around the world for over thirty years. He now serves as a Chancellor's Professor of journalism and English at UC Berkeley. He sat down with former Mother Jones editor Deirdre English discuss his latest book, Spiral: Trapped in the Forever War. Check out prior episodes of On Mic for more fascinatin…

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On Mic 10 - Pollan on Psychedelics 50:53

6y ago50:53

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Michael Pollan is the Knight Professor of Science and Environmental Journalism at UC Berkeley and author of a multitude of best-sellers, including “The Omnivore’s Dilemma.” He sat down with former Mother Jones editor Deirdre English discuss his new book, “How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us about Consciousness, …

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On Mic 9 - Kara Swisher 43:53

6+ y ago43:53

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Kara Swisher is the executive editor of Recode and the recipient of the inaugural Esther Wojcicki Lectureship. She’s joined by Farhad Manjoo of the New York Times for a debate on the growth of the top tech companies, and whether or not they can be reeled in before it’s too late.Check out prior episodes of On Mic for more fascinating conversations w…

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On Mic 8 - Rosa Brooks 51:01

6+ y ago51:01

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Rosa Brooks is a columnist for Foreign Policy, a scholar at West Point's Modern War Institute and a professor of law at Georgetown University. She's also the author of a new book, "How Everything Became War, and the Military Became Everything." Brooks sat down with former Mother Jones editor and lecturer Deirdre English to talk about everything fro…

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On Mic 7 - Franklin Foer 36:53

6+ y ago36:53

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Franklin Foer is a national correspondent for The Atlantic and former editor of the New Republic. He’s also the author of a new book, World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech. He sat down with former Mother Jones editor Deirdre English to talk about how big tech companies like Google and Facebook are changing the way we create and con…

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On Mic 6 - Michael Pollan 46:38

7y ago46:38

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Professor Michael Pollan is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and former editor at Harpers, but is best known for his blockbuster books about food and agriculture: The Omnivore’s Dilemma, The Botany of Desire, and In Defense of Food. He sat down with former Mother Jones editor Deirdre English to talk about how he started on the f…

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On Mic 5: Fake News 45:58

7+ y ago45:58

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For this episode, we’re bringing you a fascinating discussion on a messy topic: Fake News. UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism hosted five experts in media and technology to parse what fake news is, the problems it creates, and who is responsible. The panel is:Laura Sydell, NPR's Digital Culture CorrespondentAdam Mosseri, VP of Facebook's N…

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On Mic 4 - Bobby Seale on the Black Panthers' Beginnings 40:17

7+ y ago40:17

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Be aware: This podcast contains language some may find offensive. Bobby Seale stopped by the J-school right before the fiftieth anniversary of the day he and co-founder Huey P. Newton started the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. Mr. Seale shared stories of his experiences as a social justice leader during that tumultuous time, and some of the …

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On Mic 3 - Adam Hochschild And The Americans In The Spanish Civil War 38:04

7+ y ago38:04

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In this week's episode, we’re proud to welcome acclaimed author Adam Hochschild. His recent book, Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War is a best-selling history told through the eyes of a dozen unexpected characters. Adam is a master of narrative, and his new book is an absorbing and brilliantly researched account of a time when …

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On Mic 2 - Peggy Orenstein Talks "Girls And Sex" 34:05

7+ y ago34:05

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Peggy Orenstein is a New York Times best-selling author who has carved out a niche writing about girlhood and womanhood in a changing world. Her newest book is Girls and Sex: Navigating a Complicated New Landscape. The book draws on dozens of interviews with young women to render a portrait of the new realities girls face in our modern technologica…

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UC Berkeley J School Podcasts

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Maggie Haberman on Trump and the Impeachment Inquiry (On Mic E17) 42:07

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Dean Baquet on Trump and Fact Based Journalism (On Mic E16) 32:15

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How Michael Barbaro Found His Voice (On Mic E15) 50:16

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David Corn and Michael Isikoff on 2016's Russian Roulette (On Mic E14) 43:13

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Jodi Kantor on the #MeToo Movement (On Mic E13) 40:35

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On Mic 12 - Mark Danner Talks 'The Forever War' (Part Two) 47:41

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On Mic 11 - Mark Danner Talks 'The Forever War' (Part One) 19:39

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On Mic 10 - Pollan on Psychedelics 50:53

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On Mic 9 - Kara Swisher 43:53

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On Mic 8 - Rosa Brooks 51:01

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On Mic 7 - Franklin Foer 36:53

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On Mic 6 - Michael Pollan 46:38

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On Mic 5: Fake News 45:58

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On Mic 4 - Bobby Seale on the Black Panthers' Beginnings 40:17

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On Mic 3 - Adam Hochschild And The Americans In The Spanish Civil War 38:04

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On Mic 2 - Peggy Orenstein Talks "Girls And Sex" 34:05

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