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And just like that, 2022 is coming to a close. On this week's On the Media, a look back at our year of coverage, from Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine, to an unprecedented rise in book bannings at home. Tune in to hear about the fights, fictions, and things we\u2019re still figuring out.

With excerpts from:

\nIs Talk of a Possible 'New' Civil War Useful?\nThe Perils of a Gauzy History\nHow Meduza is Adapting to Russia's Crackdown on Speech\nWhen the World Starts to Look Away\nJoe Rogan's Podcast isn't Just 'Entertainment'\nMusk And The International Reach of Twitter\nHow Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric Foreshadowed a Deadly Shooting\nRepublicans' Latest Go-To Dog Whistle\nHow to Interview a 'Big Lie' Believer\nIn Georgia, a Conservative Elections Official Stands Up to the Big Lie\nHow Books Get Removed from Classrooms and Libraries\nParents vs. Democracy\nLibraries Under Attack\nThe Big Sigh: An Assessment of Our Economic Future\nThis Much Death is Not 'Normal'\nThe State of Our Immunity\nShould the Country See What an Assault Rifle Does to the Body of a Child?\nHow Racism Ended a Renaissance of Weight\nDonald Trump, Ye, and The New Old Anti-Semitism\n

Music:What's That Sound by Michael AndrewsLost, Night by\xa0Bill Frisell\xa0Fallen Leaves by Marcos CiscarEye Surgery by Thomas NewmanGerman Lullaby\xa0by The KiboomersGormenghast by John ZornBerotim by John Zorn featuring Bill Frisell, Carol Emanuel, and Kenny WollesenCellar Door by Michael AndrewsLiquid Spear Waltz by Michael AndrewsHarpsichord by Four Tet\xa0