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Past Present Podcast: Trump’s Evangelicals, the KKK, and CrossFit

On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Donald Trump and evangelical voters, the Ku Klux Klan, and CrossFit. Donald Trump and Evangelical Christians Donald Trump is winning white evangelical voters, and evangelical leaders are not happy about it. Niki pointed out that Ted Cruz seemed like the […]

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Past Present Podcast: Apple v. US, Michael Pollan, and Guantanamo Bay

On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Apple vs. the US, Michael Pollan’s “Cooked,” and Guantanamo Bay. Apple vs U.S. The federal government has sued Apple to develop technology that will allow it to access the locked iPhone of the San Bernardino terrorists. Neil noted the government

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How They Did It: Jamal Smith of HRC for America & Equinox

Welcome to How They Did It: the podcast that gets you the real story behind the success. Host Darbi Worley interviews extraordinary people about this thing called life and how to do it better. This episode, Darbi discusses love, body image and politics with Jamal Smith (HRC for America, Equinox). Connect with Jamal on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Next episode:

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Past Present Podcast: Antonin Scalia, Samantha Bee, and the Grammys

On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Antonin Scalia, Samantha Bee and women in comedy, and the Grammy Awards. Replacing Scalia The death of Antonin Scalia has opened up a spot on the Supreme Court and created a political controversy about his replacement. Niki noted Scalia’s reputation

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Past Present Podcast: The Zika Virus, Beyonce’s Formulation, and Hillary Clinton’s Feminism Problem

On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss the Zika virus, Beyonce’s “Formation,” and Hillary Clinton’s feminism problem. The Zika Virus The mosquito-borne virus is ravaging Brazil, but starting to spread globally. Natalia pointed to how rubella outbreaks in the 1960s helped change European abortion laws, a relevant

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Past Present Podcast: Clinton & Reconstruction, Curvy Barbie, and Bernie Sanders’s (Un) Religion

On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Hillary Clinton and Reconstruction, Curvy Barbie, and Bernie Sanders and atheism.   Hillary Clinton and Reconstruction Hillary Clinton stepped into controversy when she named Abraham Lincoln as her favorite president, in part, because he would have brought the nation back

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Past Present Podcast: #OscarsSoWhite, Oprah and Weight Watchers, and the Iowa Caucus

On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss #OscarsSoWhite, Oprah Winfrey and the history of Weight Watchers, and why Iowa’s caucus goes first. #OscarsSoWhite For the second year in a row, the Academy Awards will feature only white nominees in the acting categories, leading to an #OscarsSoWhite boycott.

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