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.

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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
281: Mind, Body and Spirit: The History of Wellness In America 2020-04-03
318: Best of BackStory: The Time Brian Balogh Went to a Monastery 2020-03-27
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