The Sidewinder
Race, resistance, and the blues
Homeschooling, Government Shutdowns, and Tide Pods
Past Present Episode 116
In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the role of homeschooling in an abuse case in California, the recent government shutdown, and why people are eating Tide Pods on social media.
...Blue Monday: Monday Morning Blues
An introduction to my new column
Tonya Harding, Prison Book Bans, and the Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal
Past Present Episode 115
In this episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate Tonya Harding’s comeback, book bans in prison, and the 20th anniversary of the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal.
...African-American Intellectuals, Southern Democrats, and LaCroix Sparkling Water
Past Present Episode 113
In this episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil discuss a feud between African-American intellectuals Cornel West and Ta-Nehisi Coates, the electoral prospects for southern Democrats, and why LaCroix Sparkling Water has become an obsession.
...Gray is Beautiful Revisited
On the Politics of Sex and the Crisis of Democracy at Home and Abroad
Stolen Valor, MLMs, and Private Roads
Past Present: Episode 96
In this week's episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate lying about Vietnam, multi-level marketing companies, and the privatization of public roads.
...MS-13, R. Kelly, and Doctor Who
Past Present: Episode 95
In this week's episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil debate the place of MS-13 in the history of street gangs, R. Kelly's sex cult, and the controversy over the first woman actor to play Doctor Who.
...On Free Speech
An appeal to leverage the 1st Amendment as it stands
Loss Beyond Destruction
Charlottesville reveals the failures of loss
LIVE! Libraries, the Hamptons, and the Summer of Love
Past Present Episode 93
In this week's special live episode, Niki, Neil, and Natalia debate funding cuts for libraries, the history of the Hamptons, and the legacy of the Summer of Love.
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