{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 388: The Hollywood Strike","description":"In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the current strike in Hollywood. 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; Hollywood actors and writers  have been on strike for more than  one hundred days. Niki drew on this  Hollywood Reporter article about Ronald Reagan\u2019s tenure as a union leader. Natalia referred to  this New Yorker story about Orange Is The New Black, and we all drew on  this NPR retrospective on the history of Hollywood strikes. &amp;nbsp; &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 discussed her essay \u201cWe\u2019re All Preppy Now\u201d for The New Republic.  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Neil recommended historian Lauren Lassabe Shepherd\u2019s new book,  Resistance From the Right.  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Niki shared about Ben Strauss and Molly Hensley-Clancy\u2019s Washington Post article, \u201cHollywood Cashed in on \u2018Blind Side\u2019 Success.\u201d ","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\/27814914\/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\/158722737"}