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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On the Outs: Restricting American Immigration 2017-02-10
Worlds Apart: Urban/Rural Divides in America 2017-02-04
PREVIEW - Worlds Apart 2017-01-31
Best of BackStory Pt. 2 2017-01-26
Preview 2017-01-20
Best Of BackStory Pt. 1 2017-01-19
Four More Years: Presidential Inaugurations [rebroadcast] 2017-01-09
Health Nuts: A History of Nutritional Advice [rebroadcast] 2017-01-05
Judaism In America [rebroadcast] 2016-12-21
Counter Culture: A History of Shopping [rebroadcast] 2016-12-15
Separation Anxiety: Church & State In America 2016-12-08
Short Take: Native Americans, the U.S. Government, and a History of Treaties 2016-12-06
New & Improved: Advertising in America [rebroadcast] 2016-12-01
Short Take: A History Of Rigged Elections 2016-11-30
American As Pumpkin Pie: A History Of Thanksgiving [rebroadcast] 2016-11-23
A Whole New World: A History of Utopias 2016-11-17
American Exodus: A History of Emigration [rebroadcast] 2016-11-11
Short Take: The 2016 Election 2016-11-09
Pulling the Curtain: Voting in America [rebroadcast] 2016-11-03
Short Take: FBI and U.S. Elections 2016-11-02
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