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.
Episode 347: John Fetterman
Episode 346: Herschel Walker
Episode 345: The Protests in Iran
Episode 344: Pickleball
Episode 343: The Averted Rail Strike
Episode 342: Queen Elizabeth II
Episode 341: Mikhail Gorbachev
Episode 340: Nicole Hemmer's "Partisans"
Episode 339: The Alex Jones Defamation Trial
Episode 338: Third Parties in American Politics
Episode 337: The U.S. National Parks
Episode 336: Prenuptial Agreements
Episode 335: The Webb Telescope and the History of Space Photography
Episode 334: Summer Travel and European Vacations
Episode 333: The Monkeypox Outbreak
Episode 332: Religious Schooling and Church-State Separation
Episode 331: The Tampon Shortage
Episode 330: Summer Weddings and June Brides
Episode 329: Uvalde, Texas and the Persistence of American Gun Violence
Episode 328: Cryptocurrency
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