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Umpqua Community College

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

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

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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