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Not Past It

Ever wonder why the world is the way it is? Like, 1000s of years of humanity and this is the version of the world we came up with. This one? Same. Each Wednesday on Not Past It host Simone Polanen will pick a moment from that very same week in history -- and tell you how it shaped our lives today.

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30:34

Sabotaging the ‘History’ of Thanksgiving

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2022/11/23

We're starting a Not Past It tradition and bringing back our Thanksgiving episode. Wamsutta Frank James, a member of the Wampanoag Tribe, led his fellow activists in protest of a Thanksgiving Celebration in Plymouth, MA. On November 26, 1970, he set the record straight as to the true and violent history of this holiday. The Pilgrim celebration went to shit and the first National Day of Mourning was born. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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30:09

Oklahoma Is Not O.K.

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2022/11/16

On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th U.S. state. White settlers and certain American Indians united behind statehood, but another group of residents was skeptical. Black Americans. They worried statehood would lead to segregation. One Black tribal citizen, James Coody Johnson, set out to stop the creation of Oklahoma. The fight that unfolded forever changed Black Americans’ relationship with the tribes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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25:14

There’s No Girls in Baseball

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2022/11/09

Ever wonder why children’s sports are segregated by gender? Why there has to be a girls team and a boys team? Well, On November 7th 1973, the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights tried to change that. They ruled that little league baseball wasn’t just for boys in the Garden State. But what seemed like a victory for gender equality ended up setting in motion plans that still keep kids off the field to this day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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41:19

Election Trivia Smackdown

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2022/11/02

It’s midterm election season! That time of year when nasty political debates and nonstop campaign ads finally face their judges: you, members of democracy. We decided to honor this special time by bringing back the trivia show that swept the nation… but this time, election style. Guests Emma Choi and Mike Danforth from NPR show Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me roll up their sleeves and compete for the world’s sharpest political brain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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34:16

Frankenstein's Teen Mom

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2022/10/26

In 1816, at just 18 years old, Mary Shelley awoke from a nightmarish dream that inspired her famous novel, Frankenstein. But while her story pleasantly spooked literary friends, it was far beyond the tastes of Mary’s time. So where did Mary draw the themes for her monster tale? And how did Frankenstein break through the harsh critics, make it onto the silver screen, and become the iconic green monster we know and love? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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33:51

When Josephine Baker Had Enough

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2022/10/19

When international Jazz Age icon Josephine Baker walked into New York’s most exclusive nightclub 71 years ago this week, a brief interaction changed her career and life forever. What followed took Josephine should be from headlining New York’s top musical theaters to headlining the country’s juiciest gossip columns. Her mistake? Expecting service at a restaurant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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38:45

‘Lizzie Borden Took an Ax’

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2022/10/12

Lizzie Borden took an ax. Gave her mother 40 whacks. The legend of Lizzie Borden is infamous. One of the earliest true crime sensations in America. And 130 years later, the woman accused of hacking her parents to death with a hatchet still captures the public’s imagination. We would know — we visited the house where the murders took place, and spent the night hunting ghosts of yore. Little did we know, we’d find much more connection than we bargained for… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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54:29

#13 Kenny from 'Heavyweight'

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2022/10/05

This week we’re lending the feed to one of our favorite podcasts… Heavyweight! Ken Carter was a Canadian daredevil who dreamt of performing the biggest stunt the world had ever seen. He wanted to jump a rocket car one mile over a river. For 5 years he prepared, only to have his dream hijacked at the very last moment by the very last person he ever expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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35:33

From Corsets to Climate Change

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2022/09/28

In September of 1907, the “tiny waist craze” swept up the women of London. They achieved the look by squeezing themselves into tightly laced corsets -- and deforming their bodies in the process. Women’s undergarments have evolved over the last century, but remain confining. Comedian Aparna Nancherla joins us as we trace this evolution and its surprising ties to American politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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32:29

Remember TGIF?

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2022/09/21

On September 22nd 1989, ABC launched their now iconic TGIF lineup. So today on the show, three essays, from three different people, about why millions of Americans tuned in every Friday night to watch two hours of families getting into shenanigans and having resolvable conflict. Turns out, sitcoms can teach us quite a bit about history, about our families and about ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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29:06

Mary Kay and the Rise of the Pink MLM

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2022/09/14

On September 13, 1963, Mary Kay Ash launched what would become a beauty empire. She wasn’t just selling makeup. She was selling a dream: Women could have a flexible career and still make time for a family. Mary Kay recruited hundreds of thousands of women from around the world to become sales reps. And her company grew into a multi-billion dollar, global phenomenon. Did Mary Kay give women the reins to their own financial future? Or was that promise only skin deep? Learn more about your ad choices

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39:43

Are You Smarter Than A Podcast Host?

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2022/09/07

38 years ago, Alex Trebek stepped onto the set of Jeopardy and changed the world of trivia with one Canadian mustache. This week, Not Past It carries on the game show torch in a trivia showdown, featuring our inaugural contestants: Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber, hosts of the podcast Who? Weekly. Play along at home and see how you stack up! Check out Bobby and Lindsey on our previous episode "The Paris Hilton Sex Tape" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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38:00

Colonists, Criminals, and Nic Cage

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2022/08/31

180 years ago this week, China and Great Britain came to an agreement that would forever change Martin Scorsese’s IMDB page. On this episode of Not Past It, Vox film critic and culture reporter, Alissa Wilkinson joins us as we follow the smokey trail of the Opium Wars to Hong Kong’s most famous cinematic export, and land on a very special night in 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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33:59

Tricky Dick Saves the Beach

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2022/08/24

Cowabunga dudes! Surfing may be the crown jewel of California beach life, but back in the day the ultimate wave-riding destination in San Diego County was also a key military outpost. Fights broke out between surfers and Marines throughout the 50s and 60s. That is until August 25, 1970, when a Tricky Dick got political with a small group of surfers...and eventually changed the beach forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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35:12

On Wednesdays We Buy Companies

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2022/08/17

You may have heard about the Elon Musk’s months-long saga to takeover Twitter. It’s been in the news a lot lately. But in August of 1988 -- another Wall Street showdown got its start. Arguably the nastiest takeover battle in Wall Street history. It brought 1980s ‘greed is good’ culture to new heights, Mean Girls levels of backstabbing to Wall Street, and created a playbook for the Elons of today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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28:14

Every Little Thing: Behind the Pom Poms

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2022/08/10

This week we're bringing you an episode from our friends at, Every Little Thing. They explore how one style of cheerleading came to dominate in so many American schools? In part one of a two-part episode, ELT flips through the history of cheerleading and meets the man who held cheerleading in the pompom of his hand. Check out part two: Behind the Pom Poms: Cheerleading's Checkered Past (Part 2) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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30:11

Reefer Racism

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2022/08/03

On August 2nd 1937, Congress passed a nation-wide tax making cannabis so expensive it was virtually illegal. Around the same time, weed was thought to be the root of violent crimes. While the science was non-existent...there was racist propaganda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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31:56

The First ‘Test Tube’ Baby

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2022/07/27

On July 25th, 1978, Louise Brown came into the world as the first baby born through in vitro fertilization, or IVF. Nothing like it had been done before, and people were afraid scientists were playing God. In this episode, we’ll hear about the fight against IVF and how the procedure eventually became normalized. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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28:39

Operation Ice Pick

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2022/07/20

In the summer of 1952, America’s mental hospitals were bursting at the seams. There were too many patients and too few treatments. One state took a novel approach -- mass lobotomies. The plan, pioneered by West Virginia, became known as Operation Ice Pick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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34:59

Live Aid Rocks the World

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2022/07/13

On July 13th, 1985, satellites zipped around our planet broadcasting a 16-hour, bi-continental mega-concert: Live Aid. Two stages, dozens of the biggest stars and one mission: feed famine victims in Ethiopia. The music would rock the globe and open wallets. It also painted a flat image of a starving nation — an image with us to this day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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