{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 399: Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican Chaos","description":"In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the drama around the election of the new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson. Support Past Present on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week\u2019s show:   \u00b7      Until this week, the new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was little known beyond Louisiana and ultraconservative circles. Natalia referenced this CNN piece about Johnson\u2019s homophobic comments, and historian Matthew Dallek\u2019s article for TIME. Neil referred to Niki\u2019s latest CNN column.   In our regular closing feature, What\u2019s Making History: \u00b7      Natalia discussed Ksenia Svetlova\u2019s New Republic piece, \u201cWhy We On the Israeli Left Feel Hit on Both Sides.\u201d \u00b7      Neil recommended historian Lauren Lassabe Shepherd\u2019s Daily Beast article, \u201cCould Mississippi Actually Elect a Democratic Governor?\u201d \u00b7      Niki shared about the Radiotopia podcast, \u201cThe Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island.\u201d ","author_name":"Past Present","author_url":"http:\/\/pastpresentpodcast.com","html":"