<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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250: Land of the Free? The History of Incarceration in the U.S. 2018-09-28
249: Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The History of America’s Wealthy Elite 2018-09-14
248: After Hurricane Maria: The History of Puerto Rico and the United States 2018-09-07
181: Fit to Print?: A History of Fake News 2018-08-31
247: Hot Enough For You? The History of Climate Change 2018-08-24
246: In the Shadow of the Mushroom Cloud: A History of the Atomic Age 2018-08-17
187: A More Perfect Union? The Reconstruction Era 2018-08-10
245: The Battle for Charlottesville's Soul: One Year Later, A Community Looks Back 2018-08-03
244: Elementary Mr. President: Sherlock Holmes, the Supreme Court and Dr. Spock 2018-07-27
212: The Melting Pot: Americans & Assimilation 2018-07-20
216: What’s in a Number? Thirteen in American History 2018-07-06
191: Saving American History 2018-06-29
242: Summer Reading List: 14 History Books You’ll Want to Read 2018-06-22
241: The Camera Never Lies? History Through the Viewfinder 2018-06-15
210: Death Before Dishonor: Shame and Reputation in American History 2018-06-08
205: Are We There Yet? Americans On Vacation 2018-06-01
240: Reflecting on Darkness: Lynching; Americans and the Holocaust 2018-05-25
239: Upward Nobility: American-Made Royalty 2018-05-18
238: Shock of the New: The Legacy of the 1893 World’s Fair 2018-05-11
199: Crowning Glory: A History of Hair in America 2018-05-04
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