TED Talks and the History of Public Speaking
Episode 395
In Episode 395, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the rise—and fall?—of the TED Talk....
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Sen. John Fetterman and the Senate Dress Code
Episode 394
In Episode 394 of Past Present, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the history of political dress codes. ...
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Monica Youn on When “Euripides Meets Margaret Cho”
In Multi-Verse Episode 11, a son’s rejection meets a mother’s frenzy
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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Ibram X. Kendi and the Controversy over the Center for Antiracist Research
Episode 393
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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The New Crisis of Masculinity
Episode 392
In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the latest “crisis of masculinity.”...
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Niina Pollari on Truth’s Heart of Stone
In Multi-Verse Episode 10, the past is “always invisibly moving”
In Episode 10 of Multi-Verse, poet Niina Pollari reads and discusses “How to Read This Poem.” In a conversation with host Evangeline Riddiford Graham, Pollari talks about what it means to be honest in a poem about grief....
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Black Resistance, Black Joy
In Episode 37, conversation with political theorist Christopher Paul Harris about his new book, To Build a Black Future: The Radical Politics of Joy, Pain, and Care
To Build a Black Future: The Radical Politics of Joy, Pain, and Care (Princeton University Press, 2023) draws on Christopher PaulHarris’s own experiences as an activist and organizer to analyze contemporary Black struggle and places that struggle in the long history of Black oppression, resistance, community making and joy....
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The History of Telemarketing
Past Present Podcast, Episode 391
In this episode of Past Present, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the history of telemarketing....
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The Reality of Desire
In this episode, feminist sex educator, filmmaker and podcast host Tristan Taormino discusses her new memoir, “A Part of the Heart Can’t Be Eaten”
In this episode of Why Now?, feminist sex educator, filmmaker and podcast host Tristan Taormino discusses her new memoir, "A Part of the Heart Can't Be Eaten"...
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A History of the Mugshot
Past Present Podcast, Episode 390
In this episode of Past Present, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the history of the mugshot. ...
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West Virginia University and the Attack on American Universities
Past Present Podcast, Episode 389
In this episode of Past Present, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the significance of major cutbacks at West Virginia University....
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No Age of Innocence
In Episode 35, Claire Potter chats with historian Drew Faust about fighting back, making change, and her new memoir, Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury
In Episode 35, Claire Potter chats with historian Drew Faust about fighting back, making change, and her new memoir, Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury...
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