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Past PresentEpisode 358: How Gas Stoves Became PoliticalIn this episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil discuss the political controversy over regulating gas stoves. Support Past Present on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: The Biden administration raised the possibility of a ban on gas stoves in new construction. Niki referred to this VICE article about the culture-wars issue this became. Natalia cited this Mother Jones article on the affective appeal of gas stoves. Niki also drew on this National Review essay about the racialized impact of the measure. ...2023-01-1739 min
Why Now? A Political Junkie PodcastEpisode 9: I Started Looking Things Up On the InternetAfter he wrote an article about conspiracism in both political parties on December 14, 2022, I asked my friend Ryan Girdusky to come on the show to discuss why conspiracy theories have infected our electoral system. A conservative media and messaging expert, Ryan has worked as a journalist, a campaign consultant, a Super PAC organizer, and a television pundit. He’s also the author, with Harlan Hill, of They’re Not Listening: How The Elites Created the National Populist Revolution (Bombardier Books, 2020).As importantly, Ryan has friendships as diverse as Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ann Coulter, and, well, me. Ry...2023-01-1344 min