<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>

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331: The End of the Road: BackStory and the History of Finales in America 2020-07-03
Teaser: BackStory and the History of Finales in America 2020-06-30
330: Best of BackStory: The Time the People Picked 2020-06-26
Introducing: Seizing Freedom 2020-06-24
329: Great, Small and Other Expectations: Charles Dickens and His History with America 2020-06-19
328: The Clue of the Blue Bottle from "The Last Archive" 2020-06-12
327: Another Burden to Bear: A History of Racial Health Disparities in America 2020-06-05
326: Mystery, Murder, and Mayhem: A History of True Crime in America 2020-05-29
325: American Empire: From Scene on Radio 2020-05-22
324: Best of BackStory: The Time Joanne Freeman Went to Congress 2020-05-15
276: Red in the Stars and Stripes?: A History of Socialism in America 2020-05-08
323: Zooming Ahead: How Virtual Learning is Shaping the College Classroom 2020-05-01
322: 1980s Environmentalism and How the Reagan-Era Shaped the Natural World 2020-04-24
321: Give Us the Ballot: From LBJ and the Great Society 2020-04-17
320: Best of BackStory: The Time Nathan Connolly Had A Close Encounter 2020-04-10
319: Overcoming An Outbreak: How San Francisco Survived the Plague 2020-04-09
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