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Thanks again for coming on, Professor Greenberg! For more, check out "John Lewis: A Life": simonandschuster.com/books/J…
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Today, I decided it'd be helpful to search for inspiration from the past. I spoke w @republicofspin about his new biography on John Lewis, and Lewis' reminder that America had been through worse—and survived. I also asked about graffiti-ing politicians' cars. Read/listen below!
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Today, @llassabe and I talk conservative efforts that begin on college campuses to understand how we got here — and parse through some lessons on how we might begin to get out of here. I was in for a real twist about certain beauty practices that came up... read/listen below!
Thanks so much again, Lauren, for coming back on! To learn more, check out "Resistance from the Right": uncpress.org/book/9781469674…
Today, @llassabe and I talk conservative efforts that begin on college campuses to understand how we got here — and parse through some lessons on how we might begin to get out of here. I was in for a real twist about certain beauty practices that came up... read/listen below!
Thanks so much again, Professor Hinton, for coming back on Skipped History! To learn more, check out "America on Fire": wwnorton.com/books/america-o…
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📣📣 today @elizabhinton highlights how lawmakers have long known what’s required to address poverty and racism. "Stratification in our country is a national emergency," she says and should be treated as such. We also discuss the NYPD, Kamala, and fascism. Read/listen below!
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Did a tour de podcasts last week and got to chat with some great folks. Check out these new interviews on Code Switch and @SkippedHistory.
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Thanks so much again, Rebecca, for coming on. To learn more, check out "By the Fire We Carry": harpercollins.com/products/b…
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This week, I speak w @rebeccanagle about the history of violence, dispossession, and resistance behind a Supreme Court case over Native land. The victory reveals “what can happen when the U.S. government follows the law, even though it has a tendency not to.” Read/listen below!
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Thanks so much again @jackedavisfl for returning! To learn more, check out "The Gulf":
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I'm very excited to bring @jackedavisfl back! We discuss how and why Americans began to build on the Gulf Coast. The aftermath of one hurricane in particular generated a practice of trying to overcome, rather than retreat from, extreme weather. Read/listen below!
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New on @SkippedHistory: @drewmckevitt talks about his book, GUN COUNTRY, and recounts how the feeling that gun culture is entrenched has been carefully cultivated by gun rights advocates over the last 50 years—and what we can do to push back.
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Thanks so much again, Drew, for coming on! To learn more, check out "Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America"
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