{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 400: The History of U.S. Divorce Laws","description":"In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the history of divorce law in the United States. Support Past Present on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week\u2019s show:   \u00b7      Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is a proponent of \u201ccovenant marriage,\u201d an institutional arrangement that makes it much more difficult to get divorced. Natalia referred to this Atlantic article about the history of no-fault divorce. Niki drew on this JSTOR Daily piece on how women advocated for these changes and on this CNN piece as well.   In our regular closing feature, What\u2019s Making History: \u00b7      Natalia recommended the \u201cDog Eat Dog\u201d episode of Season 4 of the History Channel\u2019s Food That Built America program. \u00b7      Neil discussed Bruce Weber\u2019s New York Times obituary, \u201cBobby Knight, Basketball Coach Known for Trophies and Tantrums, Dies at 83.\u201d \u00b7      Niki shared about a new edited collection, LBJ\u2019s America: The Life and Legacies of Lyndon Baines Johnson. ","author_name":"Past Present","author_url":"http:\/\/pastpresentpodcast.com","html":"