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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....

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The History of U.S. Divorce Laws

Multi-Verse

Timothy Liu’s Love Triangles

Episode 12: “People are not in agreement about what the word ‘lover’ means”

November 13, 2023 • by Evangeline Riddiford Graham

In Multi-Verse Episode 12, Timothy Liu reads “Last Christmas” and chats with Evangeline Riddiford Graham about the poem's themes of love and loneliness....

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Timothy Liu’s Love Triangles

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....

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Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican Chaos

Podcast

Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote

Episode 39: A conversation with historian Jennifer Frost

November 6, 2023 • by Claire Potter

A conversation with historian Jennifer Frost about her book Let Us Vote! Youth Voting Rights and the 26th Amendment...

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Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote

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....

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The History of Restaurant Reservations

Podcast

The Adventures of a Very Amateur Historian

In episode 38, Claire Potter chats with Allison Epstein about her new novel on Imperial Russia, Let the Dead Bury the Dead

October 30, 2023 • by Claire Potter

Allison Epstein’s new historical novel, Let the Dead Bury the Dead, is a story about Russians fighting for freedom. It’s a ripping tale about an officer coming home from the Napoleonic Wars to the man he loves....

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The Adventures of a Very Amateur Historian

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....

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The Beyoncé and Taylor Swift Tours

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. ...

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The History of Historic Preservation

Past Present

TED Talks and the History of Public Speaking

Episode 395

October 10, 2023 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

In Episode 395, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the rise—and fall?—of the TED Talk....

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TED Talks and the History of Public Speaking

Past Present

Sen. John Fetterman and the Senate Dress Code

Episode 394

October 3, 2023 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

In Episode 394 of Past Present, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the history of political dress codes. ...

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Sen. John Fetterman and the Senate Dress Code

Multi-Verse

Monica Youn on When “Euripides Meets Margaret Cho”

In Multi-Verse Episode 11, a son’s rejection meets a mother’s frenzy

October 2, 2023 • by Evangeline Riddiford Graham

In Multi-Verse Episode 11, poet Monica Youn explores what it means to be depicted as an Asian "foreigner" in a Greek play....

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Monica Youn on When “Euripides Meets Margaret Cho”

Past Present

Ibram X. Kendi and the Controversy over the Center for Antiracist Research

Episode 393

September 26, 2023 • by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young

In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the apparent crisis at scholar Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research....

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Ibram X. Kendi and the Controversy over the Center for Antiracist Research