Abby & Elliani record together IN-PERSON! They talk catch up, talk about treehouse-themed houses, and discuss NATO's history as well as the implications of Sweden and Finland joining NATO.  Article about the treehouse house: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/realestate/brooklyn-townhouse-jun-aizaki.html?action=click&algo=bandit-all-surfaces-time-cutoff-30_impression_cut_3_filter_new_arm_5_1&alpha=0.05&block=more_in_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=72889807&impression_id=cc49db10-e458-11ec-9fef-4d722f1e19b7&index=0&pgtype=Article&pool=more_in_pools%2Frealestate&region=footer&req_id=398183320&surface=eos-more-in&variant=0_bandit-all-surfaces-time-cutoff-30_impression_cut_3_filter_new_arm_5_1 Articles about the history of NATO: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/declassified_139339.htm https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/truman-doctrine https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/marshall-plan https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/news/expert-commentary/2020/june/nationalism-militarism-and-masculinity---how-do-the-three-connect/ Articles about Sweden and Finland joining NATO: https://www.historyhit.com/facts-about-nato/ https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2016_07/20160627_1607-factsheet-enlargement-eng.pdf https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_49212.htm https://www.npr.org/2022/05/15/1099003708/ukraine-war-finland-sweden-nato https://www.cbsnews.com/news/finland-and-sweden-nato-applications/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/finland-and-sweden-nato-applications/ https://www.wsj.com/video/series/shelby-holliday/turkey-is-complicating-finland-and-sweden-nato-entry-what-does-erdogan-want/4D9C9BF8-0C2D-4E9D-8610-9236E9DD68BD  

Abby & Elliani introduce themselves, talk about why they started a podcast, and give you a close look at Jim Obergefell and John Arthur, the couple who's relationship redefined marriage in the United States.  Articles about Jim Obergefell: https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/n20940285/two-bearcats-fell-in-love-and-made-history.html https://www.heidelberg.edu/news/2022/hype-speaker-jim-obergefell-all-because-i-loved-john Article about the cake: https://www.adl.org/resources/lesson-plan/wedding-cake-same-sex-marriage-and-discrimination Article about same-sex marriage on a global scale: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-43822234

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