{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 378: The Duggar Family and &quot;Shiny Happy People&quot;","description":"In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil the new documentary about the Duggar family, Shiny Happy People.&amp;nbsp; Support Past Present on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week\u2019s show: &amp;nbsp;  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The Duggar family,  who became famous on their reality show 19 Kids and Counting, is back in the spotlight  due to a new documentary. Niki referred to  this Washington Post article about Christian homeschooling and parenting, and Natalia cited this  Relevant magazine article about Beth Moore. We all drew on this  New Republic essay about the fundamentalist leader, Bill Gothard. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; In our regular closing feature, What\u2019s Making History:  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Natalia talked about Ruth Marcus\u2019 Washington Post essay, \u201cI Lost 40 Pounds on Ozempic. But I\u2019m Left With Even More Questions.\u201d  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Neil recommended two books, Fintan O\u2019Toole\u2019s  We Don\u2019t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland, and John Boyne\u2019s  The Heart\u2019s Invisible Furies: A Novel.  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Niki shared about historian Martha Hodes\u2019 new memoir,  My Hijacking: A Personal History of Forgetting and Remembering. ","author_name":"Past Present","author_url":"http:\/\/pastpresentpodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27131601\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/153925890"}