Episode 398: The History of Restaurant Reservations

In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the history of restaurant reservations. Support Past Present on Patreon: Here are some links and references mentioned during this week's show: · Restaurant reservations , like so much else, are getting gamified . Neil referred to this New York Times article . We all drew on this overview of historian Paul Freedman's book and this Atlantic article . In our regular closing feature, What's Making History : · Natalia shared about Britney Spears' new memoir, The Woman in Me . · Neil recommended historian Daniel Immerwahr's New Yorker article, " Beyond the Myth of Rural America " and Steven Conn's book The Lies of the Land: Seeing Rural America for What It Is – And Isn't . · Niki discussed Elizabeth Williamson's New York Times article, " Judge Won't Let Alex Jones Use Bankruptcy to Avoid Sandy Hook Damages ."

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Episode 398: The History of Restaurant Reservations is an episode from Past Present by Nicole Hemmer.

This episode is 37:29 long.

This episode was published on Oct 31, 2023.

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