Past Present

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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Episode 30: Political Violence, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Prisons for Profit

Episode 30: Political Violence, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Prisons for Profit

In this week's episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil debate Trump and political violence, the nostalgia of Kimmy Schmidt, and the origins of prisons for profit.

12 Apr 201658min

Episode 29: Flashback! Woodrow Wilson, SoulCycle, and Bernie Sanders

Episode 29: Flashback! Woodrow Wilson, SoulCycle, and Bernie Sanders

In this week's special flashback episode, Niki, Neil, and Natalia debate Woodrow Wilson's legacy at Princeton, the spiritual origins of SoulCycle, and Bernie Sanders's place in America's socialist tra...

12 Apr 201640min

Episode 28: Bathroom Politics, Spring Break, and the Heroin Crisis

Episode 28: Bathroom Politics, Spring Break, and the Heroin Crisis

In this week's episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the politics of public bathrooms, the history of Spring Break, and the origins of the American heroin crisis.

5 Apr 201651min

Episode 27: Hulk Hogan v Gawker, Parental Leave, and Bernie's Scandinavia

Episode 27: Hulk Hogan v Gawker, Parental Leave, and Bernie's Scandinavia

In this week's episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil delve into the privacy laws protecting Hulk Hogan's sex tape, the fight for paid parental leave, and the left's love of Scandinavia.

29 Mar 201646min

Episode 26: Merrick Garland, Misty Copeland, and Contested Conventions

Episode 26: Merrick Garland, Misty Copeland, and Contested Conventions

In this week's episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia debate Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Misty Copeland and the future of ballet, and the history of contested conventions.

22 Mar 201644min

Episode 25: Nancy Reagan, OJ Simpson, and Presidential Bodies

Episode 25: Nancy Reagan, OJ Simpson, and Presidential Bodies

In this week's episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil debate Nancy Reagan's legacy, the impact of the OJ Simpson trial, and the politics of presidential bodies.

15 Mar 201650min

Episode 24: Trump's Evangelicals, the KKK, and CrossFit

Episode 24: Trump's Evangelicals, the KKK, and CrossFit

In this week's episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate Trump's hold on the white evangelical vote, the politics of the KKK, and the place of CrossFit in fitness history.

8 Mar 201649min

Episode 23: Apple v. US, Michael Pollan, and Guantanamo Bay

Episode 23: Apple v. US, Michael Pollan, and Guantanamo Bay

In this week's episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the government's attempt to hack the iPhone, Michael Pollan's new documentary "Cooked," and Obama's latest attempt to close Guantanamo Bay.

1 Mar 201644min

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