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BackStory

BackStory

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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 Virginia Humanities. There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to learn – that’s where BackStory comes in. Each week BackStory takes a topic that people are talking about and explores it through the lens of American history. Through stories, interviews, and conversations with our listeners, BackStory makes history engaging and fun.

Recent Episodes

  • Test Episode

    7 months ago

  • Test Episode

    7 months ago

  • 331: The End of the Road: BackStory and the History of Finales in America

    4 years ago

  • Teaser: BackStory and the History of Finales in America

    4 years ago

  • 330: Best of BackStory: The Time the People Picked

    4 years ago

  • Introducing: Seizing Freedom

    4 years ago

  • 329: Great, Small and Other Expectations: Charles Dickens and His History with America

    4 years ago

  • 328: The Clue of the Blue Bottle from "The Last Archive"

    4 years ago

  • 327: Another Burden to Bear: A History of Racial Health Disparities in America

    4 years ago

  • 326: Mystery, Murder, and Mayhem: A History of True Crime in America

    4 years ago