Episode 406: Neil J. Young's "Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right"
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In this episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil discuss – and celebrate! – Neil’s new book, Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right. Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: · Coming Out Republican is now available for order. You can buy Neil’s book . In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: · shared about the Gothamist article, “.” · commented on his forthcoming piece at The Revealer, “Reaching the Heartland: Gay...
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Episode 405: Controversies over Christmas “Classics”
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In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss controversies over Christmas “classics.” Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: · Beloved and movies, like so many cultural products, have recently. Neil’s informed our whole conversation. We drew on that began the backlash against the film Love Actually, and Natalia referenced with its director. Niki referred to about “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: · , , and ...
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Episode 404: George Santos
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In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the strange career of now ex-Republican Congressman George Santos. Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: · are so numerous, it is . Niki referred to about how Santos got elected, and Neil and Natalia referred by Adam Serwer. We all drew on of expelled Congress members. In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: · declared her ambition to compete in the . · recommended the Slate...
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Episode 403: Nikki Haley
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In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley. Support Past Present on Patreon: Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: · Nikki Haley recently , bringing more attention to . Natalia referred to this on Haley’s career. Neil drew on , and Niki on from The Intercept. In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: · shared about her most recent MSNBC column, “.” · recommended Sopan...
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Episode 402: Home Ownership and the History of Mortgages
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In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss Americans’ attachment to the thirty-year mortgage. Support Past Present on Patreon: Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: · A is an – if you can lock one in at a low interest rate. Niki cited about the unfavorable market for millennial homebuyers, and Natalia referenced about the pitfalls of mortgages. We all drew on about the resilience of the “ownership society” ideal. Natalia referred to about a landlord harassed by her tenant. In our regular...
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Episode 401: The History of Drive-Thru Dining
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In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the history of drive-thru dining. Support Past Present on Patreon: Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: · is since the pandemic. Neil drew on history, and we all referred to . In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: · recommended Eboo Patel’s essay for Inside Higher Ed, “.” · discussed Natasha Singer’s New York Times article, “” · ...
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Episode 400: The History of U.S. Divorce Laws
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In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the history of divorce law in the United States. Support Past Present on Patreon: Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: · Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is a ,” an institutional arrangement that makes it much more difficult to get divorced. Natalia referred to about the history of no-fault divorce. Niki drew on on how women advocated for these changes and on as well. In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: · ...
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Episode 399: Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican Chaos
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In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the drama around the election of the new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson. Support Past Present on Patreon: Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: · Until this week, the was little known beyond Louisiana and . Natalia referenced about Johnson’s homophobic comments, and historian Matthew Dallek’s article for . Neil referred to Niki’s . In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: · discussed Ksenia Svetlova’s...
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Episode 398: The History of Restaurant Reservations
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In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the history of restaurant reservations. Support Past Present on Patreon: Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: · , like so much else, . Neil referred to . We all drew on this and . In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: · shared about Britney Spears’ new memoir, . · recommended historian Daniel Immerwahr’s New Yorker article, “” and Steven Conn’s book . ...
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Episode 397: The Beyoncé and Taylor Swift Tours
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In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the history of musical megatours and the concert movies they inspired. Support Past Present on Patreon: Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: · and made concert history this summer, and are now offering feature film versions of their concerts for the masses. Niki referenced , and Natalia cited Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: · shared about her upcoming events in the Center for...
info_outlineIn this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the role of car dealers in U.S. political culture.
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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
· Car salesmen play an underappreciated role in GOP power politics, a recent Slate article argued. Niki cited this data reported in The Verge, and Natalia drew on this NPR story. We all drew on this history of the industry at CNN.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
· Natalia discussed Summer Lin, Andrew J. Campa, and Howard Blume’s Los Angeles Times article, “Fight Erupts At Anti-Pride Day Protest Outside L.A. School Where Trans Teacher’s Flag Was Burned.”
· Neil recommended Shoshi Parks’ Smithsonian story, “How the U.S. Almost Became a Nation of Hippo Ranchers.”
· Niki shared about Ja’han Jones’ MSNBC article, “Obama Oral History is the G.O.A.T.”