BackStory
BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Each week we take a topic that people are talking about and explore it through the lens of American history. Through stories, interviews, and conversation with our listeners, we make history engaging and fun.
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Hard Times: A History Of Unemployment
President Barack Obama claims that the country’s …
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Contagion: Responding to Infectious Disease [re...
As the Zika virus spreads across the Americas, it…
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Real To Reel 2016: History At The Movies
The 2016 Academy Awards are just around the corne…
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New & Improved: Advertising In America [rebroad...
More than 100 million Americans will tune in to w…
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PROMO - New & Improved: Advertising In America ...
More than 100 million Americans will tune in to w…
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Court Of Public Opinion: Trial Watching In America
On this episode of BackStory, the Guys will explo…
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City Upon A Hill: A History Of American Except...
In his final State of the Union address, Presiden…
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Color Lines: Racial Passing In America
On this episode of BackStory, the Guys will consi…
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The Future Then: Visions of America Yet to Come...
For as long as anyone can remember, Americans hav…
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Cheers and Jeers: Alcohol in America [rebroadcast]
A new year has dawned, and we’re willing to bet t…
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History for the Headlines: 2015 in Review
Here at BackStory, we’re always on the lookout fo…
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Islam and the United States [rebroadcast]
On this episode of BackStory, we’ll take a look a…
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American Prophets: Religions Born in the U.S.
History textbooks often argue that the United Sta…
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Counter Culture: A History of Shopping [rebroad...
On this episode of BackStory, the Guys jump headl…
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Three Squares: Mealtime in America [rebroadcast]
Three square meals a day. Three to five servings …
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Contested Landscape: Confederate Symbols in Ame...
In July of this year, the murder of nine African-…
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Body Politics: Disability in America
The impact of the 1990 Americans with Disabilitie…
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Coming Home: A History of War Veterans [rebroad...
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have created ten…
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People's Choice: A History of Populism
Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have packed stadi…
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Green Acres: A History of Farmers in America [r...
As the fall harvest comes in, BackStory takes a l…
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They Might Be Giants: China and the U.S.
Americans have traded with China since the earlie…
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Little Feet: Children Starting Over in America ...
Tens of thousands of refugees have been arriving …
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Banned: A History of Censorship
September 27 marks the beginning of Banned Books …
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Catholics In America
On September 22, Pope Francis will begin his firs…
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Fear Tactics: A History of Domestic Terrorism [...
As Americans wrestle with the aftermath of the ma…
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