Throughout the history of the Miss America Pageant, there has been a complicated relationship between sexuality and religion. The goal of the pageant is to crown the ideal American woman, but judge these women simultaneously based on their so-called purity as well as their sex appeal. Host John Fea explores his own relationship with the pageant and its roots in the New Jersey boardwalk culture. He is joined by Baylor's Mandy McMichael (@mandyemcmichael), author of Miss America's God: Faith and Identity in America's Oldest Pageant.
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Episode 64: Protestants and American Conservatism
Episode 63: The 1619 Project
Episode 62: Drew's Farewell
Episode 61 - Impeachment 101
Episode 60 - Springsteen's Hometown
Episode 58: The Reverse Underground Railroad
Episode 57: Not Your Father's Military History
Episode 56: Evangelicals and Oil
Episode 55: The History of "Free Enterprise"
Episode 54: Why College?
Episode 53: When Musicians Study American History
Episode 52: History for the iPhone Generation
Episode 51: Temples of the Marketplace
Episode 50: The Religious Beliefs of the Adams Family
Episode 49: Why is America So Divided?
Episode 48: The Color of Compromise
Episode 47: Reacting to the Past
Episode 46: Elizabeth Warren and American Indian Identity
Episode 45: A City Upon a Hill
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