Past Present

Past Present The podcast where three historians turn hindsight into foresight. Hosted by Nicole Hemmer, Neil Young, & Natalia Mehlman Petrzela. Tweeting

In our last episode of 2023, we discuss the hit movie Love Actually and why it belongs to a long history of controversie...
20/12/2023

In our last episode of 2023, we discuss the hit movie Love Actually and why it belongs to a long history of controversies over Christmas classics.

We also say goodbye to Niki and thank her for her eight years of hosting Past Present.

Neil and Natalia will be back in Spring 2024 with a new version of Past Present. Until then, enjoy Episode 405!

Listen here: http://tinyurl.com/ypy68vs6

New episode! This week we discuss the Republican ex-Congressman George Santos and what his incredibly controversial care...
12/12/2023

New episode! This week we discuss the Republican ex-Congressman George Santos and what his incredibly controversial career means for the history of Congressional scandals.

Listen to Episode 404 here: http://tinyurl.com/376fkj45

New episode! This week, we discuss Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley and what her candidacy means for the pas...
05/12/2023

New episode! This week, we discuss Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley and what her candidacy means for the past and future of GOP politics.

Listen to Episode 403 here: https://tinyurl.com/2v2z8tuc

New episode! This week we discuss the American devotion to home ownership and the long history of mortgages. Listen to E...
28/11/2023

New episode! This week we discuss the American devotion to home ownership and the long history of mortgages.

Listen to Episode 402 here: https://tinyurl.com/yxv2jejn

New episode! This week, we discuss the history of the drive thru - and why the use of drive thrus is surging today. List...
21/11/2023

New episode! This week, we discuss the history of the drive thru - and why the use of drive thrus is surging today.

Listen to Episode 401 here: https://tinyurl.com/cdvujpww

It's our FOUR HUNDREDTH episode this week! Thanks to all of our listeners for your support all these years. You can list...
16/11/2023

It's our FOUR HUNDREDTH episode this week! Thanks to all of our listeners for your support all these years.

You can listen to Episode 400 here: https://tinyurl.com/b6wppv39

New episode! On this week's Past Present, we discuss the current move to end no-fault divorce and the history of divorce...
14/11/2023

New episode! On this week's Past Present, we discuss the current move to end no-fault divorce and the history of divorce laws in the US.

Listen to Episode 400 here: https://tinyurl.com/b6wppv39

New episode! On this week's Past Present, we discuss the new House Speaker   and the chaos of House Republicans. Listen ...
07/11/2023

New episode! On this week's Past Present, we discuss the new House Speaker and the chaos of House Republicans.

Listen to Episode 399 here: https://tinyurl.com/4tdfrnfj

New episode! This week, we discuss how restaurant reservations have become so difficult to get and what that means for t...
01/11/2023

New episode! This week, we discuss how restaurant reservations have become so difficult to get and what that means for the long history of dining out.

Listen to Episode 398 here: https://tinyurl.com/ys2z6fyf

New episode! How the Beyoncé and Taylor Swift tours are breaking every record and what they mean for the history of conc...
24/10/2023

New episode! How the Beyoncé and Taylor Swift tours are breaking every record and what they mean for the history of concert tours - we discuss on Episode 397.

Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/2cbxzy2k

New episode! This week, we discuss the history of historic preservation. Listen to Episode 396 here: https://tinyurl.com...
17/10/2023

New episode! This week, we discuss the history of historic preservation.

Listen to Episode 396 here: https://tinyurl.com/2k6mjykz

On this week's Past Present, we discuss the long history of Senate dress codes and what it helps us understand about the...
04/10/2023

On this week's Past Present, we discuss the long history of Senate dress codes and what it helps us understand about the debate over Sen. John Fetterman's clothes.

Listen to Episode 394 here: https://tinyurl.com/3n4y2rw3

New episode! On this week's Past Present, we discuss the controversy over Sen. John Fetterman's clothes and what it mean...
03/10/2023

New episode! On this week's Past Present, we discuss the controversy over Sen. John Fetterman's clothes and what it means for the long history of Congressional dress codes.

Listen to Episode 394 here: https://tinyurl.com/3n4y2rw3

New episode! This week, we discuss the latest "crisis in masculinity" and what it means for the history of worries about...
19/09/2023

New episode! This week, we discuss the latest "crisis in masculinity" and what it means for the history of worries about American men.

Listen on iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/yktcrjr8

New episode! This week we talk about the new HBO documentary series Telemarketers and the long history of telemarketing....
12/09/2023

New episode! This week we talk about the new HBO documentary series Telemarketers and the long history of telemarketing.

Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/bdjjpcum

New episode! On this week's Past Present, we discuss the major cuts at West Virginia University and what they mean for t...
30/08/2023

New episode! On this week's Past Present, we discuss the major cuts at West Virginia University and what they mean for the future of American universities.

Listen to Episode 389 here: https://tinyurl.com/3n9vh3yt

New episode! On this week's Past Present, we discuss the Hollywood strike and what it means in a long history of labor c...
22/08/2023

New episode! On this week's Past Present, we discuss the Hollywood strike and what it means in a long history of labor conflicts in the film and television industry.

Listen to Episode 388 here: https://tinyurl.com/3pdc8hej

On this week's Past Present, we discuss the life and legacy of Paul Reubens and what it his Pee-wee Herman meant for the...
10/08/2023

On this week's Past Present, we discuss the life and legacy of Paul Reubens and what it his Pee-wee Herman meant for the history of children's television.

Listen to Episode 386 here: https://tinyurl.com/ye2a6vdr

New episode! This week, we discuss the life and legacy of Paul Reubens, the creator of Pee-wee Herman, and what this ico...
08/08/2023

New episode! This week, we discuss the life and legacy of Paul Reubens, the creator of Pee-wee Herman, and what this iconic character means for the history of children's TV.

Listen to Episode 386 here: https://tinyurl.com/ye2a6vdr

New episode! This week, we discuss the history of summer break in the US and the myths about its origins. Listen to Epis...
25/07/2023

New episode! This week, we discuss the history of summer break in the US and the myths about its origins.

Listen to Episode 384 here: https://tinyurl.com/ysawesws

New episode! This week, we discuss the long history of tipping and debates over the practice today. Listen to Episode 38...
18/07/2023

New episode! This week, we discuss the long history of tipping and debates over the practice today. Listen to Episode 383 here:

https://tinyurl.com/3xwes7yv

New episode! This week, we discuss the presidential candidacy of Robert K. Kennedy Jr. and what it means for the history...
04/07/2023

New episode! This week, we discuss the presidential candidacy of Robert K. Kennedy Jr. and what it means for the history of conspiracy in American politics.

Listen to Episode 381 here: https://tinyurl.com/3b59eu6d

On this week’s Past Present, we discuss the Ocean Gate submersible and the history of extreme travel. Listen to Episode ...
28/06/2023

On this week’s Past Present, we discuss the Ocean Gate submersible and the history of extreme travel.

Listen to Episode 380 here: https://tinyurl.com/bpapsn4x

What the Trump indictment means in the history of the American presidency - we discuss on Episode 379 of Past Present. L...
21/06/2023

What the Trump indictment means in the history of the American presidency - we discuss on Episode 379 of Past Present.

Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/tcpuyvk8

New episode! On this week's Past Present, we discuss the indictment of former President Donald Trump and what it means f...
20/06/2023

New episode! On this week's Past Present, we discuss the indictment of former President Donald Trump and what it means for the history of the American presidency.

Listen to Episode 379 here: https://tinyurl.com/tcpuyvk8

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