In this episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil discuss protests against the current national lockdown.
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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
Protestors against national lockdown orders have been demonstrating across the country. Niki referred to this Vox piece in distinguishing these protests from the Tea Party Movement and to this Twitter thread about the Anti-Mask League of 1918-19. Natalia referenced this article at The Week about the underlying psychology of these protests.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
Natalia discussed the Hulu television series, “Little Fires Everywhere.” Neil recommended David French’s column at The Dispatch, “Evangelicals Have Abandoned the Character Test. The Competence Test is Next.” Niki discussed Matt Novak’s Gizmodo article, “The Real Story Behind That Viral Photo of President Johnson During the Vietnam War.”Episode 406: Neil J. Young's "Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right"
Episode 405: Controversies over Christmas “Classics”
Episode 404: George Santos
Episode 403: Nikki Haley
Episode 402: Home Ownership and the History of Mortgages
Episode 401: The History of Drive-Thru Dining
Episode 400: The History of U.S. Divorce Laws
Episode 399: Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican Chaos
Episode 398: The History of Restaurant Reservations
Episode 397: The Beyoncé and Taylor Swift Tours
Episode 396: The History of Historic Preservation
Episode 395: TED Talks and the History of Public Speaking
Episode 394: Sen. John Fetterman and the Senate Dress Code
Episode 393: Ibram X. Kendi and the Controversy over the Center for Antiracist Research
Episode 392: The New Crisis of Masculinity
Episode 391: The History of Telemarketing
Episode 390: A History of the Mugshot
Episode 389: West Virginia University and the Attack on American Universities
Episode 388: The Hollywood Strike
Episode 387: Trigger Warnings
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