{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 377: Car Buying and the History of Car Dealers","description":"In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the role of car dealers in U.S. political culture. Support Past Present on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week\u2019s show:   \u00b7      Car salesmen play an underappreciated role in GOP power politics, a recent Slate article argued. Niki cited this data reported in The Verge, and Natalia drew on this NPR story. We all drew on this history of the industry at CNN.   In our regular closing feature, What\u2019s Making History: \u00b7      Natalia discussed Summer Lin, Andrew J. Campa, and Howard Blume\u2019s Los Angeles Times article, \u201cFight Erupts At Anti-Pride Day Protest Outside L.A. School Where Trans Teacher\u2019s Flag Was Burned.\u201d \u00b7      Neil recommended Shoshi Parks\u2019 Smithsonian story, \u201cHow the U.S. Almost Became a Nation of Hippo Ranchers.\u201d \u00b7      Niki shared about Ja\u2019han Jones\u2019 MSNBC article, \u201cObama Oral History is the G.O.A.T.\u201d ","author_name":"Past Present","author_url":"http:\/\/pastpresentpodcast.com","html":"