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Doomed to Repeat
by Nic Hoffmann and Alex Cummings
Interviews and discussions from Tropics of Meta and New Romantic Robot Productions.
Episodes
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Looking for Direction: Adia Reid on the Work of Care in Babysitting, Teaching and the Theater
Playwright and director Adia Reid talks to us about her family's journey from Costa Rica and Jamaica to Atlanta and her varied experiences with care work in her community and developing career in the theater.
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The Undefeated: Chris Springer on Ditch Digging, Nannying, Hairdressing, Art, Care & the Good Life
In this episode we talk with LA artist Chris Springer about her journey from a traumatic family life to shutting down a dangerous childcare facility and running a hair salon, working in creative arts and design, rescuing children in need, advocating for tenants' rights, and also... vampires under...
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"We Were Told Not to Say the Word 'Understaffed'": Monica Kick's Journey as a Healthcare Worker
As a CNA, billing specialist, and medication aide, Monica Kick saw the goods and evils of the healthcare system up close -- especially during the Pandemic. She also saw a high-flying CEO piloting seniors through the skies, outrageous and systemic wage theft, and stymied attempts at unionizing her...
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The Long Bike Ride Home: A Nurse on Surviving the Early Days of the Pandemic in NYC
We talked with Tanya Martinez about her experience surviving Pandemic Year One in the depths of NYC's crisis back in December 2020.
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The Story of the Beagle that Got Kicked Out of 5 States
Jeramie Rain Dreyfuss went from Charleston, WV to NYC to Hollywood and then to Sun Valley. Now she wants to go to Animal Heaven
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Caregivers' Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Spoon Theory
Maliha Ahmed was an undergraduate student at UC Santa Cruz, studying linguistics, when she began working as a caregiver. From the good moments to the bad, the experience of working with people in need in their homes taught her a lot about the complicated dynamics of care. In this installment of…
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“This is the first pandemic we’re gonna have to deal with; the next will be a psychological one”
We talk with Scott Clark about life in the Navy, the Catholic Worker movement, and meeting COVID head-on in Iowa City.
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Leaping Through Broken Windows: A Journey from the Priesthood to Medical Humanities
Thomas Lawrence Long has had a fascinating journey from the priesthood to literary studies to the School of Nursing at the University of Connecticut. Here we have an in-depth interview with the scholar and writer about queer history in America and his efforts to develop the field of medical...
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Adventures in Coordinating Clinical Research Studies with Krissy Janhke
Alex talks with clinical research coordinator Krissy Jahnke about her life and work.
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I'm Housin': Kristin Szylvian on the Lost History of Mutual Housing in America
In this interview, Alex Sayf Cummings interviews the historian Kristin Szylvian of St. John's University about her groundbreaking book The Mutual Housing Experiment at the SACRPH conference in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Trapped in the Ivory Tower: LaDale Winling on Universities And Urban Development
How have universities reshaped the environment of American cities? How have they wielded their power, influences, and resources to transform the built environment and local economies? In this conversation at the SACRPH conference, Alex Sayf Cummings talks to Professor LaDale Winling of Virginia...
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Anger, Fear, Hope, Power and the Joy of Resistance: An Oral History of the Women's March of 2017
Alex and Will talk to Morna Gerrard, the librarian for Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Georgia State University, and hear from the oral histories that have been documented about the historic Women's March of 2017, the biggest political mobilization in American history. You can find...
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The SACRPH Series: Andrew Kahrl on the History of Beaches and Segregation
Alex talks to UVA historian Andrew Kahrl about his books The Land Was Ours and Free the Beaches, and the joys of laborious research in Hartford, Connecticut basements. Good news -- the audio quality is terrible!
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The SACRPH Series: Janet Bednarek on the Invisible Politics of Airports
Professor Janet Bednarek of the University of Dayton talks about her work on the history and politics of airport construction at the 2017 SACRPH (Society of American City and Regional Planning History) conference.
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The SACRPH Series: Talking with Barbara Brown Wilson on Planning for Social Justice
At the Society for American City and Regional Planning History conference in Cleveland, Alex Sayf Cummings talks with Barbara Brown Wilson, historian and planning practitioner at UVA, about the ways that disempowered communities can take control of planning decisions that affect their lives.
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Episode 5: Sanctuary Cities
For our last big episode of the season, Doomed to Repeat is touching on one of the most polarizing issues in American politics: immigration and so-called "sanctuary cities." In the age of the Dreamsicle President, matters of law and migration have taken a vastly greater political, economic,...
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Juan Guzman interviews Gary Soto
In this special mini-episode, contributor Juan Guzman interviews poet Gary Soto and talks about his museum.
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Episode 4: Russia
For some reason, people keep asking us to talk about Russia; not sure why, but it turns out that there has always been an interesting history there. We have two great interviews talking about the history of Russia and the end of the Cold War. Enjoy!
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Episode 3: The Anti-Vaccination Movement
In this episode of Doomed to Repeat, we explore the history of the anti-vaccination movement from Victorian Britain to the modern day in America!
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Mini Episode 2: Ben Parten and The Confessions of Nat Turner
In this mini-episode Nic Hoffmann and Ben Parten sit down and talk about the Confessions of Nat Turner, how they were assembled, published and understood in their time.
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Mini Episode 1: An Interview with William Rorabaugh
In this mini-episode for Doomed to Repeat, Alex interviews the father of American alcohol studies, William Rorabaugh about his work and the book that helped inspire this episode, The Alcoholic Republic.
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Episode 1: You gotta keep 'em separated (Segregation)
Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Tropics of Meta and Dudeletter Podcasting Series Doomed to Repeat! The history podcast interviews academics, artists and writers and contextualizes their insights with a broader look at history and historiography. In the first episode, we look at the...
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Episode 2: IPA, YouPA (The Long History of Craft Beer)
In this episode, we discuss the revolutionizing of drinking habits and the beer industry in modern America. And finally, H. Robert Baker of our sister blog Tropics of Meta recently weighed in on the "end of craft beer." Some more beer history to wash down the podcast with!...
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Interviews and discussions from Tropics of Meta and New Romantic Robot Productions.
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Nic Hoffmann and Alex Cummings
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