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Back to SearchEp 407 - A Complete Unknown w Stephen Petrus
Stephen Petrus is director of Public History Programs at LaGuardia and Wagner Archives and co-author of the book Folk City: New York and the America…
1 year, 1 month ago
News Trap 2.28.25 - Car's on Fire w/ Justin Rogers-Cooper (PREVIEW)
Our good friend Justin Rogers-Cooper joins me to survey the first month of Trump's presidency, as we play out some of the nastier currents now circli…
1 year, 1 month ago
News Trap 2.26.25 - The Way of the Gun (PREVIEW)
A recent law school event featuring former L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey honestly blew my mind, and made me think a lot about the inters…
1 year, 1 month ago
News Trap 2.19.25 - Into the Thresher
There are currently too many news stories to fit into the "ominous portents of a dark future" file, so I've chosen a few of the most flagrant example…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep 406 - Work or Die, Part One (PREVIEW)
I got my first job when I was 15 years old, working at a Pumpkin Patch on a local farm, and it's been all downhill from there. I'm partly joking, but…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep 405 - All I Can Say w/ Justin Rogers-Cooper
The haunting documentary All I Can Say, which chronicles a few vibrant years in the life of Shannon Hoon, the lead singer of 90s grunge rock band Bli…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep 404 - Adventures in Adjuncting (PREVIEW)
I started teaching college history courses in 2005 when I was a graduate student at the City University of New York. Looking back at those early year…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep 403 - Only in Dreams
David Lynch died earlier this month, and like many others I've been reflecting on his legacy, not only in the wider culture but in my own personal tr…
1 year, 2 months ago
News Trap 1.24.25 Broligarchy's Endgame w/ Justin Rogers-Cooper
The politics of rebuilding Los Angeles after the fires, tech maneuvering for Trump juice, social media outrage missing the mark, Elon's Nazi salute m…
1 year, 2 months ago
News Trap 1.22.25 - What's Next? w/ Ross Barkan
Ross Barkan is a political writer and novelist whose Substack is one of our favorite places for thoughtful takes on the current political and cultura…
1 year, 2 months ago