In this week’s episode, Niki, Neil, and Natalia debate Scalia’s legacy, women in comedy, and Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy performans
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Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Associate Professor of History, Eugene Lang College, The New School
Neil J. Young
Opinion writer at The Week and co-host of the history podcast Past Present
Nicole Hemmer
Associate research scholar, Obama Presidency Oral History project, Columbia University
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