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Pickleball

Past Present Podcast, Episode 344

September 27, 2022 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: Pickleball is a booming recreation trend – and is inspiring controversy. Natalia referred to this leftist manifesto against pickleball and Christopher Lasch’s chapter in the Culture of Narcissism on the “degradation of sport.” She also talked about it on TikTok. ...

Past Present

The Averted Rail Strike

Past Present Podcast, Episode 343

September 20, 2022 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: Railway workers came close to striking last week. Niki referenced this episode of her This Day podcast. Natalia cited this New York Times article, and Niki drew on this Guardian piece about the burst of unionization. In our regular closing feature, ...

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Queen Elizabeth II

Past Present Podcast, Episode 342

September 13, 2022 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

In this episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki discuss the death of Queen Elizabeth II....

Multi-Verse

Multi-Verse Episode 4: Gregory Kan and the Mysterious Human Brain

Withholding and world-building in poetry

September 7, 2022 • by Evangeline Riddiford Graham

In Episode 4 of Multi-Verse, poet Gregory Kan reads poetry from his collection Under Glass and chats with host Evangeline Riddiford Graham about writing trauma, challenging received wisdom, and the art of poetic restraint....

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Mikhail Gorbachev

Past Present Podcast, Episode 341

September 6, 2022 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: Former leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev has died. We reflected on the slew of essays in U.S. publications remembering Gorbachev through a mostly positive light. Neil mentioned Saturday Night Live’s frequent send-ups of Gorbachev. In our regular closing feature, ...

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Nicole Hemmer’s “Partisans”

Past Present Podcast, Episode 340

August 30, 2022 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

In this episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil discuss – and celebrate! - the publication of Niki’s new book, Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s....