HeyJaredPAST, PRESENT, PUSHBACK
Hosted by XO, AZ, and CDA, Past, Present, Pushback is where Sports, Politics, and Family collide. From the NFL field to Capitol Hill, from community struggles to household victories, we break down the headlines and the hidden stories shaping our world.With XO bringing the…
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NFL WEEK 3, WNBA PLAYOFFS, & NBA MEDIA WEEK (opens the original)
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION - Ready to publishSports fans are living through the rarest kind of chaos right now - NFL Week 3 shocks, WNBA playoff upsets, MLB October heating up, and NBA Media Day all hitting at once. Mexo and CDA break down the biggest wins, the wildest injuries, and the matchups that could swing everything this week.The conversation starts with the kind of NFL slate that makes every fan feel something - the Falcons stunning the Packers, the Commanders taking down the Seahawks, the Stee
September Wrap-Up: PPP Q&A On Every Episode This Month + What Is The Soundtrack To XO, AZ & CDA's Lives? (opens the original)
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It is the last episode of September and Past Present Pushback is doing something different. We are looking back at everything covered this month -- the origin of police, traditional vs. modern gender roles, the trucker strike rumor, why food keeps getting recalled, and the full history of Labor Day. XO hits AZ and CDA with multiple choice Q&A questions from each episode -- they pick their answer and tell you exactly why. Then we get personal -- XO asks each host about the soundtrack to their lif
The Tuskegee Airmen: Black Men Were Told They Couldn't Fly. They Flew Over 15,000 Missions And Changed America. (opens the original)
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In 1940, the U.S. military believed Black men were not mentally or physically capable of flying combat aircraft. The Army labeled it an experiment. The NAACP called it a compromise they didn't fully support. The white commanders in the field tried to get them removed from combat duty. And the men themselves -- academics, scientists, Olympians, and some of the most qualified pilots in the world -- just kept flying. In this episode of Past Present Pushback, XO, AZ, and CDA go through the full orig
The Origin Of Police: From Ancient Night Watches To Slave Patrols To Robert Peel -- The Full Documented History (opens the original)
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Most people know that police exist but very few people know where they actually came from, who built them, and what they were originally designed to do. The history of policing is not one story -- it is several stories running at the same time. Ancient night watches and constables going back to medieval England. Sir Robert Peel, who built the first modern police force in London in 1829, partly based on tactics he developed controlling the Irish during British occupation. Northern cities in Ameri
Traditional Gender Roles vs. Today: Only 31% Of Black Americans Are Married. Are Gender Role Shifts Part Of The Story? (opens the original)
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The conversation about traditional versus modern gender roles is everywhere right now -- on social media, in group chats, at cookouts, between couples. And nowhere is it more layered and more urgent than in the Black community. In 1890, 80% of Black households were headed by two parents. By 2024, only 31% of Black Americans are married -- the lowest rate of any racial group in America. Black women are now the most educated demographic in the country. Nearly twice as many Black women graduate col
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