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 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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