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1 month ago | 
newrepublic.com | Claire Potter |Neil Young
In late March, a group of Republicans in California sparked controversy for their plan to host an event dubbed “A Normal Gay Social.” The party referenced something JD Vance said before the 2024 election: “I wouldn’t be surprised if me and Trump won … the normal gay guy vote,” Vance told podcast host Joe Rogan, “because they just wanted to be left the hell alone.” Normal gays, he explained, opposed “crazy stuff,” like prescribing puberty blockers to transgender minors.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
rsn.org | Neil Young
Kamala Harris - She is an honest forthright truth teller who is experienced in the White House, free from ambiguity or evasiveness, who goes straight to the point. Clear headed, young enough to hold the office for a couple of bright future terms, Kamala Harris is a good person who is unafraid to take on criminals and uphold the law of the USA. She’s my candidate for the future of this great country.
Kamala Harris will take on the billionaire class and make them pay their fair share of taxes.
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
reason.com | Neil Young
Civil Liberties Dorr Legg saw the government as homosexuals' enemy.
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May 14, 2024 | 
publicseminar.org | Evangeline Riddiford Graham |Nicole Hemmer |Natalia Mehlman Petrzela |Neil Young
The river Ocean was said to enclose the world in a perfect circle, yet no one had ever seen it.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Neil Young
On Dec. 13, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act in front of more than 5,000 shivering guests gathered on the south lawn of the White House. The event, with the musical artists Cyndi Lauper and Sam Smith performing and a handful of drag queens in the crowd, was designed as a joyous celebration of a historic achievement—the federal recognition of legally performed same-sex marriages.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
publicseminar.org | Evangeline Riddiford Graham |Nicole Hemmer |Natalia Mehlman Petrzela |Neil Young
In Episode 13 of Multi-Verse, Eugene Ostashevsky discusses why the tragic and the ridiculous can—and should—be taken together. War is not only accompanied by stupidity but predicated on it; in acknowledging this, we can undercut authority and the holding pattern of revenge. The five sonnets Eugene shares in this episode find rebellion in puns, translation, and plosives. A unlikely “support network” appears in the language of Dylan Thomas, Boris Lurie, Isaiah.
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Mar 31, 2024 | 
sfchronicle.com | Neil Young
For many, the takeaway of the March 5 primaries was that San Francisco could no longer be considered a progressive city. With voters backing a slew of moderates for the Democratic County Central Committee and ballot measures loosening restrictions on police and screening welfare recipients for drugs, a lot of eyes are on how centrist Democrats will remake the city. But moderate Democrats aren’t the only ones who have the potential to reshape the city’s politics.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
publicseminar.org | Nicole Hemmer |Natalia Mehlman Petrzela |Neil Young
In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss controversies over Christmas “classics.” Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:Beloved Christmas songs and movies, like so many cultural products, have come under new scrutiny recently. Neil’s Atlantic essay about Christmas controversies informed our whole conversation. We drew on this Atlantic essay that began the backlash against the film Love Actually, and Natalia referenced this interview with its director.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
publicseminar.org | Nicole Hemmer |Natalia Mehlman Petrzela |Neil Young
In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the history of the mugshot. Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:The release of former President Donald Trump’s mugshot was met with enthusiasm across the political spectrum. We discussed the long history of the mugshot. Niki drew on this NPR piece, and Natalia referred to this Hyperallergic post. Neil and Natalia referenced this Marshall Project report.
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Jun 20, 2023 | 
publicseminar.org | Nicole Hemmer |Natalia Mehlman Petrzela |Neil Young |Evangeline Riddiford Graham
In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the indictment of former President Donald Trump. Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:Former President Donald Trump has been indicted related to the mishandling of classified documents and other charges. Neil referred to this New Yorker article about how Trump is trying to reframe the narrative around these proceedings, and Natalia drew on this NPR article about the history of presidential wrongdoing.
