About this episode
This summer’s extreme heat has contributed to disasters around the world--but some of them are hard to see. On this week’s On the Media, why extreme heat is one of the most challenging climate disasters for reporters to cover. Plus, the story of how historical fiction became the unexpected darling of the literary world. 1. Jake Bittle [ @jake_bittle ], staff writer at Grist, on this year's scarily hot summer and the impacts of extreme heat . Listen . 2. OTM producer Eloise Blondiau [ @eloiseblondiau ] takes a deep dive into how historical fiction became a rich resource for reckoning with our past, feat: Alexander Manshel, assistant professor of English at McGill University [ @xandermanshel ], and novelists Alexander Chee [ @alexanderchee ] and Min Jin Lee [ @minjinlee11 ]. Listen . 3. Tiya Miles [ @TiyaMilesTAM ] , professor of history at Harvard University and author of All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake , on rediscovering lost histories. Listen . Music: Misterioso - (Monk) - Kronos Quartet Non Pusc Sofir Principio di Virtu Going Home - Hank Jones, Charlie Haden The Beatitudes - Kronos Quartet Tilliboyo - Kronos Quartet Traveling Music - Kronos Quartet 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 onthemedia@wnyc.org.