Episode 246: Jessica Krug and Racial Identity Theft

In this episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki discuss the racial dissembling of historian Jessica Krug.

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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: 

• George Washington University historian Jessica Krug has been posing as a Black woman for years, and recently outed herself online. Neil referred to Martha Sandweiss’ book, Passing Strange: A Gilded Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line. Natalia referenced this interview with Rachel Dolezal.

In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:

• Natalia discussed the controversy over enforcing “video-on” while teaching remotely.
• Neil shared about Matthew Gilbert’s Boston Globe article, “The Brits do crime shows really, really well.”
• Niki recommended John Hodgman’s book, Vacationland, as well as his podcast, Judge John Hodgman.