Nicole Hemmer

Nicole Hemmer is a contributing editor to US News & World Report and host of the Past Present podcast. She works as a research associate at the University of Virginia's Miller Center and the University of Sydney's US Studies Centre.

Past Present Podcast: Bernie Sanders, Fitbit Corporatism, and Halloween (All Grown Up)

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Bernie Sanders and the history of socialism in America, Fitbit, and why adults are now celebrating Halloween. Bernie Sanders  Bernie Sanders’ bid for the Democratic Party’s nomination has raised the old question, “Why is there no socialism in America?” That […]

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Political Parties

Past Present Podcast: Playboy, Political Parties, and the Whitening of American Cities

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Playboy magazine’s decision to stop publishing nude photos, the strength and stability of the nation’s political parties, and the whitening of American cities. Playboy Many commentators attributed Playboy’s decision to stop publishing nude photos as the inevitable result for a

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Selfie

Past Present Podcast: Yale’s Confederate Past, Selfie Shaming, and Carly Fiorina, Feminist?

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Confederate history and memorialization, selfie shaming, and Carly Fiorina and conservative feminism. Yale’s Confederate Past Students at Yale have petitioned the university to rename the residential college named for John C. Calhoun, the South Carolina politician and ardent defender of

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Umpqua Community College

Past Present Podcast: The Many Histories of Gun Control in America

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On this week’s Past Present bonus episode, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss the history of gun policy and debates over the Second Amendment. The mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon that left ten people dead has once again put the contentious issue of gun rights in the national conversation.

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Planned Parenthood

Past Present Podcast: Planned Parenthood, SoulCycle, and Caring Corporations

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss the Planned Parenthood video controversy, the IPO of SoulCycle, and the rise of corporate support for gay rights. Planned Parenthood The release of undercover videos showing a Planned Parenthood official discussing the organization’s practice of donating fetal tissue have elicited

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Taylor Swift

Past Present Podcast: Kim Davis, Teacherpreneurs, and Taylor Swift

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss the jailing of Kim Davis and the history of civil disobedience, the new online marketplace called TeachersPayTeachers, and the controversy over Taylor Swift’s new video for “Wildest Dreams.” Kim Davis The jailing of Kim Davis had her conservative defenders arguing this

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