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Past Present Podcast: Taiwan, the Oakland Fire, and Black Santa

In this week’s episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the future of the One-China policy, the tragedy of the Oakland fire, and the Mall of America’s first black Santa.   Taiwan Donald Trump’s phone call with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen last week set off a controversy in U.S.-China relations. Niki outlined the Cold War context of […]

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Past Present Podcast: Rigged Elections, Wikileaks, and Self-Care

In this week’s episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate the history of rigged elections, Wikileaks, and the importance of self-care. Rigged Elections Donald Trump has already declared the 2016 presidential race a rigged election. We discussed the history of claiming rigged elections. Wikileaks Wikileaks continues to dump Democratic Party emails as Election Day nears. In our discussion of

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Past Present Podcast: Elie Wiesel, Clinton’s Emails, and Guns N Roses

In this week’s episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil debate Elie Wiesel’s impact on Americans’ memory of the Holocaust, the place of Clinton’s email controversy in presidential scandals, and the legacy of Guns N Roses. Elie Wiesel The Holocaust memoirist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel died at the age of 87. Natalia explained how Wiesel’s

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Past Present Podcast: Orlando – The City Beautiful, Histories of Violence, and Presidential Empathy

On this week’s Past Present podcast, Niki, Neil, and Natalia discuss the Orlando shooting, focusing on the history of the city, the attack’s place in the many histories of violence, and the role of presidential empathy in responding to national crises. History of Orlando The world is focused on Orlando after the horrific shooting at the

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#LOVEWINS: Photographer Gia Goodrich Shares Her Bold New Project

LOVE WINS: Faces of Marriage Equality is a powerful archive of LGBTQ love stories. Conceived by photographer Gia Goodrich, the evolving project makes these loving relationships visible, normal, and accepted. Yes, we’ve come a long way, but the sad truth is that the vast majority of us in the LGBTQ community have felt isolated, shamed and questioned

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How They Did It: Lizz Winstead of The Daily Show & Lady Parts Justice

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. In this episode, Darbi talks with longtime friend and creative collaborator Lizz Winstead (The Daily Show, Lady Parts Justice) to talk comedy, life, and reproductive freedom. As

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