Associate Professor of History, Eugene Lang College, The New School

Past Present

Neil J. Young’s Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right

Episode 406

April 4, 2024 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

In Episode 406 of Past Present, Natalia, Niki, and Neil discuss—and celebrate!—Neil’s new book, Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right....

Neil J. Young’s <em>Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right</em>

Past Present

Controversies over Christmas “Classics”

Episode 405

December 19, 2023 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

In Episode 405, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss controversies over Christmas “classics.”...

Past Present

Episode 404

December 12, 2023 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the strange career of now ex-Republican Congressman George Santos. ...

Past Present

Episode 403

December 5, 2023 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

In this episode of Past Present, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley. ...

Economy

Home Ownership and the History of Mortgages

Episode 402

November 28, 2023 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

In this episode of Past Present, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss Americans’ attachment to the thirty-year mortgage...

Home Ownership and the History of Mortgages

Past Present

The History of Drive-Thru Dining

Episode 401

November 21, 2023 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

In Episode 401 of Past Present, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the history of drive-thru dining. ...

Past Present

The History of U.S. Divorce Laws

Episode 400: Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the history of divorce law in the United States

November 14, 2023 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

In Episode 400, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the history of divorce law in the United States....

Past Present

Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican Chaos

Episode 399: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson

November 7, 2023 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

In Episode 399, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the drama around the election of the new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson....

Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican Chaos

Literature

First He Parks the Golem In Front of a Television

A conversation with Adam Mansbach about his latest novel, The Golem of Brooklyn

November 1, 2023 • by Adam Mansbach and Natalia Mehlman Petrzela

In a recent conversation at The New School, history professor Natalia Mehlman Petrzela chatted with writer Adam Mansbach about his new novel, The Golem of Brooklyn (One World, 2023), in which ancient Jewish folklore meets contemporary Brooklyn....

First He Parks the Golem In Front of a Television

Past Present

The History of Restaurant Reservations

Episode 398

October 31, 2023 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

In Episode 398, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the history of restaurant reservations....

Past Present

The Beyoncé and Taylor Swift Tours

Episode 397

October 24, 2023 • by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer and Neil J. Young

In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the history of musical megatours and the concert movies they inspired....

Past Present

The History of Historic Preservation

Episode 396

October 17, 2023 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

In Episode 396 of Past Present, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the history of historic preservation. ...

Natalia Mehlman Petrzela

Neil J. Young’s Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right

Episode 406

Controversies over Christmas “Classics”

Episode 405

George Santos

Episode 404

Nikki Haley

Episode 403

Home Ownership and the History of Mortgages

Episode 402

The History of Drive-Thru Dining

Episode 401

The History of U.S. Divorce Laws

Episode 400: Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the history of divorce law in the United States

Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican Chaos

Episode 399: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson

First He Parks the Golem In Front of a Television

A conversation with Adam Mansbach about his latest novel, The Golem of Brooklyn

The History of Restaurant Reservations

Episode 398

The Beyoncé and Taylor Swift Tours

Episode 397

The History of Historic Preservation

Episode 396

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