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Past Present

Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Cynthia Greenlee, Neil J. Young, and Nicole Hemmer, editors.

Created in 2015 by historians Natalia Mehlman Petrzela. Neil J. Young and Nicole Hemmer, Past Present is a weekly conversational podcast that turns hindsight into foresight. Going beyond Twitter hot takes and cable news sound bites, we think that every headline has a history – and every listener is a historian.

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The 2018 Recounts, Jim Acosta, and Bedtime Stories
November 20, 2018Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young
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The 2018 Midterm Elections, Gab, and Movember
November 13, 2018Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young
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The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting, the Closing of Rural Hospitals, and the Political Mobilization of Orange County Women
November 7, 2018Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young
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U.S.-Saudi Relations, Trans Americans, and Horror Movies
November 2, 2018Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young
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Black Women’s Political Power, the End of Sears, and Corporate Art Patronage
October 23, 2018Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young
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George Soros, “Grievance Studies,” and Bavarian Hipsterism
October 16, 2018Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young
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Binge Drinking, McCarthyism, and Women’s Rage
October 9, 2018Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young
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High School Yearbooks, Trump and Immigrants, and Barstool Sports
October 2, 2018Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young
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Brett Kavanaugh, Fraternity Hazing, and the Natural Beauty Industry
September 25, 2018Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young
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Crafting, the 2008 Financial Crisis, and the Marshmallow Test
September 18, 2018Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young
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Nike’s Colin Kaepernick Ad, the Anonymous New York Times Op-Ed, and Robin Leach
September 11, 2018Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young
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John McCain, The Catholic Church, and The Latest Panic Over Loneliness
September 4, 2018Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young

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