{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 404: George Santos","description":"In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the strange career of now ex-Republican Congressman George Santos.&amp;nbsp; 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; George Santos\u2019 lies are so numerous, it is  difficult to keep track of them. Niki referred to  this Atlantic article about how Santos got elected, and Neil and Natalia referred  to this one by Adam Serwer. We all drew on  this New York Times history of expelled Congress members. &amp;nbsp; In our regular closing feature, What\u2019s Making History:  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Natalia declared her ambition to compete in the HYROX fitness competition.  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Neil recommended the Slate podcast Dear Prudence and historian Julie Golia\u2019s book,  Newspaper Confessions: A History of Advice Columns in a Pre-Internet Age.  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Niki discussed Rivka Galchen\u2019s New Yorker article, \u201cInside the Illegal Cactus Trade.\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\/29033433\/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\/164938703"}