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  <title>Episode 391: The History of Telemarketing</title>
  <description>In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the history of telemarketing.&amp;amp;nbsp; Support Past Present on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: &amp;amp;nbsp;  ·&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; The new HBO docuseries Telemarketers is bringing attention to a  decades-old industry. Niki drew on  this Atlantic article about scams in the industry and  this history of the “Do Not Call” registry, and Natalia drew on  this Slate piece. &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:  ·&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Natalia discussed her latest MSNBC column, “Ramaswamy Amplifies A Strange, Outdated Myth to Back a Genuinely Good Idea.”  ·&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Neil shared about his most recent CNN piece, “Strays is a Raunchy, Hilarious Reminder of a Real Problem.”  ·&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Niki recommended Jonathan Chait’s New York magazine review, “Samuel Moyn Can’t Stop Blaming Trumpism on Liberals.” </description>
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