BackStory 

<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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Title	Date published
Pulling the Curtain: Voting in America [rebroadcast]	2016-11-03
Short Take: FBI and U.S. Elections	2016-11-02
Bridge For Sale: Deception In America [rebroadcast]	2016-10-20
A History of Manufacturing in 5 Objects	2016-10-13
Fighting Words: A History of Debate in America	2016-10-06
Keeping Tabs: Data & Surveillance in America [rebroadcast]	2016-09-29
Banned: A History of Censorship [rebroadcast]	2016-09-21
Believer-In-Chief: Faith & The Presidency	2016-09-14
Body Politics: Disability in America [rebroadcast]	2016-09-08
Nose to the Grindstone: A History of American Work Ethic	2016-09-01
Untrammeled: Americans and the Wilderness [rebroadcast]	2016-08-25
104: Serve & Protect? A History of the Police	2016-08-17
Wish You Were Here: A History of American Tourism	2016-08-11
Another Man’s Treasure: A History Of Trash [rebroadcast]	2016-08-04
You've Come A Long Way?: A History Of Women In Politics	2016-07-28
Conventional Wisdom: A History of American Political Conventions [rebroadcast]	2016-07-22
The GOP: A History Of The Republican Party	2016-07-14
Rare History Well Done: Meat In America [rebroadcast]	2016-07-08
Independence Daze: A History of July 4th [rebroadcast]	2016-07-04
The Pursuit: A History Of Happiness [rebroadcast]	2016-06-30

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