politics

Kwanzaa

Past Present Podcast: Aleppo, Japanese Internment, and Kwanzaa

In this week’s episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil debate US involvement in Syria, the legacy of Japanese-American internment, and the 50th anniversary of the first Kwanzaa. Aleppo A cease-fire in Aleppo has brought a temporary halt to the assault on the city’s civilians by the Syrian government. Neil noted the Obama administration’s relative lack of involvement in Aleppo

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African American Santa

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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News Feed

Past Present Podcast: Fidel Castro, Liberalism’s Future, and Fake News

In this week’s episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate Fidel Castro’s legacy, the future of liberalism, and the rise of fake news. Fidel Castro Fidel Castro died at the age of 90, having ruled over Cuba for more than 50 years. Niki placed Castro’s rise to power in a longer history of US-Cuba relations, including

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Cast of Hamilton on Broadway Speech Mike Pence

Past Present Podcast: Trump University, Pence and Hamilton, and Turkeys Gone Wild

In this week’s episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate the Trump University fraud settlement, Mike Pence’s reception at Hamilton, and the wild turkey’s distaste for the wild.    Trump University Donald Trump’s lawyers reached a $25 million settlement in the lawsuits over Trump University. Natalia situated Trump U in the long history of for-profit colleges but also the history

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Safety Pin

Past Present Podcast: International Adoption, Steve Bannon, and Safety-Pin Politics

In this week’s episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the role of citizenship in international adoption, Steve Bannon’s appointment as Trump’s chief strategist, and the place of safety pins in sartorial politics. International Adoption We discussed the case of Adam Crasper, a South Korean adoptee who is being deported. Natalia recommended Arissa Oh’s To Save the Children

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Rob McGovern

How They Did It: Rob McGovern, Serial Entrepreneur and TBI Survivor

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 chats with her former boss, Rob McGovern, about his recovery from a traumatic brain injury. They also discuss Donald Trump and

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