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Past Present Podcast: Bathroom Politics, Spring Break, and the Heroin Crisis

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss North Carolina’s bathroom bill, the history of Spring Break, and the nation’s heroin epidemic. Bathroom Politics North Carolina’s state legislature recently overturned a Charlotte non-discrimination ordinance which allowed transgender people to use the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity. Natalia […]

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How They Did It: Allison Jaslow of Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America

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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 Allison Jaslow, Chief of Staff of Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America, about her time in the military and her

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Past Present Podcast: Hulk Hogan v. Gawker, Parental Leave, and Bernie’s Scandinavia

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Hulk Hogan v. Gawker, parental leave policy, and the left’s love of Scandinavia.   Hulk Hogan v. Gawker Hulk Hogan has won a $115 million judgment against Gawker Media for publishing a recording of him having sex with a female

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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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Nancy Reagan

Past Present Podcast: Nancy Reagan, OJ Simpson, and Presidential Bodies

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Nancy Reagan, O.J. Simpson, and presidential bodies. Nancy Reagan Nancy Reagan passed away last week at the age of 94. Niki noted most remembrances of Mrs. Reagan had taken a respectful tone, but a controversial Washington Post obituary accused her of

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

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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

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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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