In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the popularity of Hallmark Christmas movies.
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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
The Hallmark Christmas movie is a bona fide super-genre. Niki referred to this New Yorker article about how the form took over cable television, and Natalia drew on this piece at The Lily about the tradition of hate-watching the films.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
Natalia recommended Noreen Malone’s Slate article, “How the School Reopening Debate is Tearing One Elite Community Apart.” Neil discussed the Netflix series, Casa de Flores. Niki shared Kat Eschner’s Smithsonian Magazine article, “The Un-Christmassy Origin of Gingerbread Houses.”Episode 406: Neil J. Young's "Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right"
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Episode 401: The History of Drive-Thru Dining
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Episode 399: Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican Chaos
Episode 398: The History of Restaurant Reservations
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Episode 394: Sen. John Fetterman and the Senate Dress Code
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Episode 391: The History of Telemarketing
Episode 390: A History of the Mugshot
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Episode 388: The Hollywood Strike
Episode 387: Trigger Warnings
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