Past Present
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 325:51:45
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Synopsis
Past Present brings together three historians to discuss what's happening in American politics and culture today. Natalia, Neil, and Niki bring historical insights to the news of the day, offering listeners an alternative to the reflexive and polarized world of punditry. Interested in the world around you but exhausted by rote reactions and partisan talking points? You've come to the right place.
Episodes
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Episode 34: Multicultural Evangelicalism, the End of Running, and Facebook in India
17/05/2016 Duration: 52minIn this week's episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the changing racial demographics of American evangelicalism, the decline of running, and Facebook's digital imperialism.
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Episode 33: Dennis Hastert, Phyllis Schlafly, and Malia's Gap Year
10/05/2016 Duration: 57minIn this week's episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil debate Dennis Hastert's sentencing, the coup facing Phyllis Schlafly and Malia Obama's pre-Harvard gap year.
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Episode 32: Prince, America First, and the Degree Divide
03/05/2016 Duration: 47minIn this week's episode, Niki, Neil, and Nataliadebate Prince's career, Donald Trump’s America First foreignpolicy, and educational divide in partisan politics.
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Episode 31: Tubman Twenties, Adult Toys, and Whole Foods Politics
26/04/2016 Duration: 50minIn this week's episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the decision to put Harriet Tubman on the $20, the history of sex toy regulation, and the politics of Whole Foods.
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Episode 30: Political Violence, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Prisons for Profit
12/04/2016 Duration: 58minIn this week's episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil debate Trump and political violence, the nostalgia of Kimmy Schmidt, and the origins of prisons for profit.
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Episode 29: Flashback! Woodrow Wilson, SoulCycle, and Bernie Sanders
12/04/2016 Duration: 40minIn this week's special flashback episode, Niki, Neil, and Natalia debate Woodrow Wilson's legacy at Princeton, the spiritual origins of SoulCycle, and Bernie Sanders's place in America's socialist tradition.
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Episode 28: Bathroom Politics, Spring Break, and the Heroin Crisis
05/04/2016 Duration: 51minIn this week's episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the politics of public bathrooms, the history of Spring Break, and the origins of the American heroin crisis.
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Episode 27: Hulk Hogan v Gawker, Parental Leave, and Bernie's Scandinavia
29/03/2016 Duration: 46minIn this week's episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil delve into the privacy laws protecting Hulk Hogan's sex tape, the fight for paid parental leave, and the left's love of Scandinavia.
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Episode 26: Merrick Garland, Misty Copeland, and Contested Conventions
22/03/2016 Duration: 44minIn this week's episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia debate Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Misty Copeland and the future of ballet, and the history of contested conventions.
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Episode 25: Nancy Reagan, OJ Simpson, and Presidential Bodies
15/03/2016 Duration: 50minIn this week's episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil debate Nancy Reagan's legacy, the impact of the OJ Simpson trial, and the politics of presidential bodies.
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Episode 24: Trump's Evangelicals, the KKK, and CrossFit
08/03/2016 Duration: 49minIn this week's episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate Trump's hold on the white evangelical vote, the politics of the KKK, and the place of CrossFit in fitness history.
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Episode 23: Apple v. US, Michael Pollan, and Guantanamo Bay
01/03/2016 Duration: 44minIn this week's episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the government's attempt to hack the iPhone, Michael Pollan's new documentary "Cooked," and Obama's latest attempt to close Guantanamo Bay.
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Episode 22: Antonin Scalia, Samantha Bee, and the Grammys
23/02/2016 Duration: 51minIn this week's episode, Niki, Neil, and Natalia debate Scalia's legacy, women in comedy, and Kendrick Lamar's Grammy performance.
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Episode 21: The Zika Virus, Beyonce's Formation, and Hillary Clinton's Feminism Problem
16/02/2016 Duration: 44minIn this week's episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate the Zika virus and public health, Beyonce's Formation, and Hillary Clinton's feminism problem.
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Episode 20: Clinton & Reconstruction, Curvy Barbie, and Bernie Sanders's (Un)Religion
09/02/2016 Duration: 50minIn this week's episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate Hillary Clinton's comments on Reconstruction, Mattel's release of a curvy Barbie doll, and Bernie Sanders's religious (non)affiliation.
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Episode 19: #OscarsSoWhite, Oprah & Weight Watchers, and the Iowa Caucuses
02/02/2016 Duration: 46minIn this week's episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia debate racism and the Oscars, Oprah and the history of Weight Watchers, and why Iowa comes first.
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Episode 18: Flint's Water, New York Values, and Wheaton College
26/01/2016 Duration: 52minIn this week's episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate the origins of Flint's water crisis, Ted Cruz and New York values, and Wheaton College and evangelical higher education.
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Episode 17: David Bowie, Bikini Bodies, and Natural Born Citizens
19/01/2016 Duration: 51minIn this week's episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil debate David Bowie's legacy, the history of bikini bodies, and Ted Cruz's citizenship.
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Episode 15: Star Wars, Marriage Inequality, and Tamir Rice
05/01/2016 Duration: 48minOn this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Star Wars, marriage and income inequality, and Tamir Rice. Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: The Force Awakens is the latest entry in the Star Wars franchise. Niki argued that the optimistic Star Wars movies are a departure from the dystopian anxieties apparent in earlier science fiction films such as Godzilla and Them! which were responding to the nuclear age. Natalia remarked this Star Wars moment is taking place within our culture’s current love affair with Wonder Woman, a topic she has written about.A recent New York Times article by the economist Tyler Cowen argued that “assertive mating” – where people of similar class and educational backgrounds marry – is contributing to income inequality. Natalia pointed to Nancy Cott’s Public Vows as an indispensable guide to the history of marriage and Christine Whelan’s Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women for understanding more abo