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Prince

Past Present Podcast: Prince, America First, and the Degree Divide

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Prince, Donald Trump’s America First foreign policy, and educational inequality. Prince The legendary musician Prince died last month at the age of 57. Niki noted his New York Times obituary described Prince as a “songwriter, singer, one-man studio band and […]

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Misty Copeland

Past Present Podcast: Merrick Garland, Misty Copeland, and Contested Convictions

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Merrick Garland, Misty Copeland, and brokered conventions.     Merrick Garland President Obama has nominated Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. Niki noted that Republican leaders and activists have cited historical precedents to defend their opposition to Obama’s nomination, but

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Beyonce Formation

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

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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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Star Wars

Past Present Podcast: Star Wars, Marriage Inequality, and Tamir Rice

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Star Wars, marriage and income inequality, and Tamir Rice.   Star Wars The Force Awakens is the latest entry in the Star Wars franchise. Niki argued that the optimistic Star Wars movies are a departure from the dystopian anxieties apparent

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chasten harmon

Chasten Harmon on Big Goals, Creative Collaboration, and Performing Beyond Broadway

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Chasten Harmon has that rare combination of creative talent and business acumen, and she has it in spades. Shortly after graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, she made her Broadway debut in the revival of Hair. During that same year, she launched Space on White, an arts rehearsal and performance space in Tribeca NYC

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