In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss “trigger warnings.”
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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
· An essay in The Atlantic by Jill Filipovic is the latest salvo in the debate over “trigger warnings.” Niki cited Filipovic’s 2014 Guardian piece on the topic as well as this New Republic essay on the salient history of PTSD. Neil drew on this New Yorker article about how well the trigger warnings actually work. Natalia referred to this New York magazine story about trauma.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
· Natalia recommended the new podcast, Classy.
· Neil discussed Joel Mathis’ article for The Week, “Is Conference Realignment Ruining College Football?”
· Niki shared about Katherine Stewart’s New Republic article, “The Claremont Institute: The Anti-Democracy Think Tank” and referred to Christopher Mathias’Huff Post investigation, “Richard Hanania, Rising Right-Wing Star, Wrote for White Supremacist Sites Under Pseudonym.”
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Episode 266: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Episode 265: Larry King
Episode 264: The 1776 Report
Episode 263: The Biden-Harris Inauguration
Episode 262: The January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol
Episode 261: The 2020 Presidential Election Certification
Episode 260: Hallmark Christmas Movies
Episode 259: Hillsong Church and Celebrity Christianity
Episode 258: The Queen's Gambit
Episode 257: Dolly Parton
Episode 256: Thanksgiving and COVID-19
Episode 255: A Possible Coronavirus Vaccine
Episode 254: The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
Episode 253: Sacha Baron Cohen and Satire in the Trump Era
Episode 252: "Emily in Paris" and American Francophilia
Episode 251: Court Packing
Episode 250: Trump, Coronavirus, and Presidential Health
Episode 249: The Proud Boys
Episode 248: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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