In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the drama around the election of the new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson.
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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
· Until this week, the new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was little known beyond Louisiana and ultraconservative circles. Natalia referenced this CNN piece about Johnson’s homophobic comments, and historian Matthew Dallek’s article for TIME. Neil referred to Niki’s latest CNN column.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
· Natalia discussed Ksenia Svetlova’s New Republic piece, “Why We On the Israeli Left Feel Hit on Both Sides.”
· Neil recommended historian Lauren Lassabe Shepherd’s Daily Beast article, “Could Mississippi Actually Elect a Democratic Governor?”
· Niki shared about the Radiotopia podcast, “The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island.”
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Episode 244: Lovecraft Country
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Episode 242: The Biden-Harris Ticket
Episode 241: QAnon
Episode 240: The Portland Protests
Episode 239: Margaret Sanger
Episode 238: Karens
Episode 237: Student Visas
Episode 236: Social Media Deplatforming
Episode 235: Defund the Police
Episode 234: Bostock v. Clayton County
Episode 233: Larry Kramer, Playwright and AIDS Activist
Episode 232: Police Violence
Episode 231: Nursing Homes during Coronavirus
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Episode 229: Little Richard
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