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Multi-Verse

Multi-Verse Episode 2. Wendy Xu: “A Sound Not Unlike a Bell”

“The poem is an agitated bouquet of ideas”

June 22, 2022 • by Evangeline Riddiford Graham

In Episode 2 of Multi-Verse, poet Wendy Xu reads her poem “A Sound Not Unlike a Bell” and chats with host Evangeline Riddiford Graham....

Past Present

The Tampon Shortage

Past Present Podcast, Episode 331

June 21, 2022 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

A national tampon shortage has until recently been dismissed as a minor inconvenience or even a punchline. ...

Past Present

Summer Weddings and June Brides

Past Present Podcast, Episode 330

June 14, 2022 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: June wedding season is upon us, and after two years of delayed celebrations, it is especially packed. Natalia referred to this Harper’s Bazaar photo essay about representation and same-sex marriage, and to this Buzzfeed article, which is useful despite repeating ...

Past Present

Uvalde, Texas and the Persistence of American Gun Violence

Past Present Podcast, Episode 329

June 7, 2022 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: Yet another mass shooting, this one at a Texas elementary school, highlights the unique American obsession with gun rights. Niki referred to this NPR piece on the tape recording of NRA leadership after the 1999 Columbine school shooting, and Natalia ...

Uvalde, Texas and the Persistence of American Gun Violence

Past Present

Cryptocurrency

Past Present Podcast, Episode 328

May 31, 2022 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: The crash of TerraLuna is proving “crypto” to be both more than a passing trend and less than the miracle its boosters once promised. We recommended Kevin Roose’s “Latecomer’s Guide to Crypto” in the New York Times. Niki drew on ...

Multi-Verse

Multi-Verse Episode 1. Erika Meitner: “Thumbs-Up for the Mothership”

Sea level rise and migration in Episode 1 of new poetry podcast Multi-Verse

May 25, 2022 • by Evangeline Riddiford Graham

In Episode 1 of Multi-Verse, poet Erika Meitner reads and discusses her poem “Thumbs-Up for the Mothership” in conversation with host Evangeline Riddiford Graham, touching on themes of climate change, migration, and Whitman vs Dickinson....

Past Present

The “Great Replacement” Conspiracy Theory

Past Present Podcast, Episode 327

May 24, 2022 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: A deadly mass shooting in Buffalo, NY brought renewed attention to the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory widely circulated among white supremacists. Niki drew on this New Yorker article about the European origins of this idea and her own New York ...

The “Great Replacement” Conspiracy Theory

Past Present

The History of Adoption

Past Present Podcast, Episode 326

May 17, 2022 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: The phrase “domestic supply of infants” in a footnote to the leaked draft Supreme Court decision regarding abortion has horrified many Americans. Niki referred to this Atlantic article about the intense process of adopting a baby. Natalia referenced this New ...

Past Present

The End of Roe v. Wade

Past Present Podcast, Episode 325

May 10, 2022 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: Politico published a leaked draft opinion, penned by Justice Samuel Alito, in which the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade opinion. Natalia referred to historian Jill Lepore’s New Yorker article and Niki drew on Jennifer Schuessler’s ...

Podcast

What Austerity Has done to Care Work and Care Workers: An Interview with Emma Dowling

Unproductive Labor Podcast, Episode 14

May 6, 2022 • by Luke Mergner and Pete Sinnott

Unproductive Labor · What Austerity Has done to Care Work and Care Workers: An Interview with Emma Dowling Emma Dowling is a sociologist and political scientist and teaches at the University of Vienna. She previously held academic positions in Germany and the UK. Her research interests include political economies of unpaid ...

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Elon Musk, Twitter, and the History of Media Oligarchs

Past Present Podcast, Episode 324

May 3, 2022 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: Billionaire Elon Musk made a successful $44 billion bid to acquire Twitter. Niki referred to this Los Angeles Times article about the limits of Elon Musk’s “free speech absolutism.” Natalia referenced this New York Times article about billionaire investors in ...

Elon Musk, Twitter, and the History of Media Oligarchs

Past Present

Coachella and the History of Music Festivals

Past Present Podcast, Episode 323

April 26, 2022 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: The Coachella music festival has become a major cultural and commercial event. We all drew on this BBC chronology of music festivals, and Natalia referred to this piece in High Times. Neil referenced this Bloomberg article about the urbanization of ...