Controversies over Christmas “Classics”
Episode 405
In Episode 405, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss controversies over Christmas “classics.”...
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Hallmark Christmas Movies
Past Present Podcast, Episode 260
Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
The Hallmark Christmas movie is a bona fide super-genre. Niki referred to this New Yorker article about how the form took over cable television, and Natalia drew on this piece at The Lily about the tradition of hate-watching the films.
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“Cat Person,” Black Maternal Mortality, and Elf on the Shelf
Past Present Episode 112
In this week's episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia debate the viral New Yorker short story “Cat Person”, the disproportionately high maternal death rate among black women, and the Elf on the Shelf phenomenon.
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