In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the history of the mugshot.
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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
· The release of former President Donald Trump’s mugshot was met with enthusiasm across the political spectrum. We discussed the long history of the mugshot. Niki drew on this NPR piece, and Natalia referred to this Hyperallergic post. Neil and Natalia referenced this Marshall Project report.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
· Natalia discussed the Independent Women’s Forum report, “Oberlin College Administrators Caught on Secret Recording Reprimanding Head Lacrosse Coach for Defending Women’s Sports.”
· Neil recommended the podcast series, America After Roe.
· Niki shared about her latest CNN column, “How the GOP Used Joe the Plumber to Sell a Myth.”
Episode 347: John Fetterman
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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