In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss Jimmy Carter’s life and legacy.
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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
· President Jimmy Carter recently announced that he is entering hospice care. Natalia referenced this New York Times essay by Carter biographer Kai Bird, and Niki drew on this article in The Nation. We also drew on the late Leo Ribuffo’s posthumously, recently published The Limits of Moderation: Jimmy Carter and the Limits of American Liberalism.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
· Natalia shared about Sandra Fox’s new book, The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America.
· Neil discussed Seth Abramovitch’s Hollywood Reporter article, “Super Bowl Flashback: Michael Jackson Turned the Halftime Show into an Extravaganza in 1993.”
· Niki recommended journalist Jessica Valenti’s Substack Abortion, Every Day.
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Episode 226: The Lockdown Protests
Episode 225: Vote-by-Mail and USPS
Episode 224: Hydroxychloroquine
Episode 223: Tiger King
Episode 222: School Closings
Episode 221: Cabin Fever
Episode 220: Quarantines
Episode 219: Plastic Bag Bans
Episode 218: Fat Activism
Episode 217: COVID-19 and Protective Face Masks
Episode 216: A Proposal to "Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again"
Episode 215: The 2020 Iowa Caucuses
Episode 214: Moderate Republicans
Episode 213: Little Women
Episode 212: Jeopardy!
Episode 211: The Australian Bushfires
Episode 210: U.S. Embassy Attack in Baghdad
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