In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss Martha Stewart’s appearance on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
· Martha Stewart, at age 82, is the oldest model to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Neil discussed the first swimsuit issue, in 1964, and Niki referred to this Washington Post article about different “firsts” on the publication’s cover. We all drew on this Slate history of the swimsuit issue.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
· Natalia discussed historian Dan Royles’ book, To Make the Wounded Whole: The African American Struggle Against HIV/AIDS.
· Neil recommended the new Hulu series, Grand Nighthawk: Infiltrating the KKK.
· Niki shared about James Risen’s new book, The Last Honest Man: The CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, and the Kennedys.
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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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