In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the strange career of now ex-Republican Congressman George Santos.
Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
· George Santos’ lies are so numerous, it is difficult to keep track of them. Niki referred to this Atlantic article about how Santos got elected, and Neil and Natalia referred to this one by Adam Serwer. We all drew on this New York Times history of expelled Congress members.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
· Natalia declared her ambition to compete in the HYROX fitness competition.
· Neil recommended the Slate podcast Dear Prudence and historian Julie Golia’s book, Newspaper Confessions: A History of Advice Columns in a Pre-Internet Age.
· Niki discussed Rivka Galchen’s New Yorker article, “Inside the Illegal Cactus Trade.”
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Episode 181: Student Loans, Fur Bans, and TWA
Episode 180: Sex Strike, David McCullough, and Doris Day
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