Pelosi in Taipei and Twitterstorians with Andy Liu
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Hello from Philly!\\xa0
We\\u2019re lucky to be joined this week by former podsquad member Andy Liu, for an in-depth chat about his three favorite things: sports, history, and Taiwan.\\xa0
First, we review the new Netflix documentary about Manti Te\'o, the college-football star who fell from grace after being catfished a decade ago. We discuss the many failures that led to Te\'o\\u2019s ostracization, as well as the role his race may have played in the way the media treated him.\\xa0
Next, Andy catches us up on the latest Twitterstorian goss: the fight over a blog post on \\u201cpresentism\\u201d and identity politics by American Historical Association president James H. Sweet. We interrogate Sweet\\u2019s arguments and the coded language that got him in trouble.\\xa0
Lastly, Andy answers our questions about Nancy Pelosi\\u2019s trip to Taiwan. Did the House Speaker\\u2019s trip escalate tensions between Taiwan and China, or was it all bluster? Is the Democrats\\u2019 \\u201ctough on China\\u201d posturing an effort to wear populist politics? Why are people outside Asia so invested in a story about confronting China?\\xa0
Stick it out til the end to hear Jay and Andy bicker about Kevin Durant.\\xa0
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