In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the history of divorce law in the United States.
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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
· Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is a proponent of “covenant marriage,” an institutional arrangement that makes it much more difficult to get divorced. Natalia referred to this Atlantic article about the history of no-fault divorce. Niki drew on this JSTOR Daily piece on how women advocated for these changes and on this CNN piece as well.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
· Natalia recommended the “Dog Eat Dog” episode of Season 4 of the History Channel’s Food That Built America program.
· Neil discussed Bruce Weber’s New York Times obituary, “Bobby Knight, Basketball Coach Known for Trophies and Tantrums, Dies at 83.”
· Niki shared about a new edited collection, LBJ’s America: The Life and Legacies of Lyndon Baines Johnson.
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Episode 286: The Debate over Paying College Athletes
Episode 285: Income Taxes and the History of the IRS
Episode 284: The History of LGBTQ+ Pride
Episode 283: Naomi Osaka, Athletes, and Mental Health
Episode 282: Cicadas!
Episode 281: Critical Race Theory
Episode 280: Gas Panics and the Colonial Pipeline Cybersecurity Breach
Episode 279: Peloton and the History of Product Recalls
Episode 278: The Past and Future of the Office
Episode 277: RuPaul and the History of Drag
Episode 276: A Roaring Twenties Redux?
Episode 275: The Debate over School Reopening
Episode 274: Beverly Cleary
Episode 273: The Atlanta and Boulder Mass Shootings
Episode 272: Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Controversies
Episode 271: The Interview: Oprah, Meghan, and Harry
Episode 270: The Controversy over Dr. Seuss
Episode 269: Minimum Wage and the Fight for $15
Episode 268: Britney Spears and the #FreeBritney Movement
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