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Episode 26: Lost and Found

Listen now (43 min) | A conversation with historian Martha Hodes about her new memoir, "My Hijacking: A Personal History of Forgetting and Remembering"

Jun 8 •

How Shelby County, Tennessee, Got Drag Back

Trump-appointed Judge Thomas Parker ruled against the state's anti-drag law. Should we re-think our low expectations of conservative judges? Maybe.

Jun 5 •

Pride Month 2023 at Political Junkie

There will be new content--but take the time to check out queer posts you might have missed!

Jun 2 •

Episode 25: Lavender and Red

Listen now (41 min) | A conversation with historian Bettina Aptheker about her book "Communists in Closets: Queering the History, 1930s-1990s"

Jun 2 •

May 2023

The Answer to Politicians Banning Books Is Citizens Looking Between The Covers

Join me in the 2023 AHA Summer Reading Challenge

May 31 •

Ron DeSantis Is Slouching Towards Washington

What the Florida Republican's inept campaign for President of the United States tells us about political consulting on the right

May 24 •

Episode 24: Against Government

Listen now (40 min) | A conversation with political scientists Amy Fried and Douglas Harris about their book, "At War with Government: How Conservatives…

May 22 •

When Politicians Target Education, They Hurt Kids

The Human Cost of “Don’t Say Gay”

May 19 •

Hannah Leffingwell

The Alleged Sleaze Bag Formerly Known As America's Mayor

The sexual assault lawsuit filed by Noelle Dunphy against Trump consigliere Rudolph Giuliani threatens to make a strange election season even stranger

May 17 •

Episode 23: Creative Fictions

Listen now (40 min) | A conversation with historian Sam Franklin about his new book, "The Cult of Creativity: A Surprisingly Recent History."

May 15 •

CNN's #TrumpTownHall Dumpster Fire

Here's the real "news": Donald Trump is old, his supporters are mean, and he can't win a general election

May 12 •

The Courage of E. Jean Carroll

Telling one person you were raped is hard; telling a nation is heroic

May 10 •

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