Past Present
Past Present brings together three historians to discuss what's happening in American politics and culture today. Natalia, Neil, and Niki bring historical insights to the news of the day, offering listeners an alternative to the reflexive and polarized world of punditry. Interested in the world around you but exhausted by rote reactions and partisan talking points? You've come to the right place.
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In this episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil discuss – and celebrate! – Neil’s new book, Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right.
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In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss controversies over Christmas “classics.”
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In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the strange career of now ex-Republican Congressman George Santos.
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In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley.
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In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss Americans’ attachment to the thirty-year mortgage.
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In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the history of drive-thru dining.
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In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the history of divorce law in the United States.
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In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the drama around the election of the new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson.
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In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the history of restaurant reservations.
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In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the history of musical megatours and the concert movies they inspired.
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In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the history of historic preservation.
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In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the rise – and fall? – of the TED Talk.
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In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the history of political dress codes.
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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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In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the latest “crisis of masculinity.”
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In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the history of telemarketing.
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In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the history of the mugshot.
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In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the significance of major cutbacks at West Virginia University.
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In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the current strike in Hollywood.
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In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss “trigger warnings.”
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