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Blacks and Indians: From What's Ray Saying? BackStory
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Blacks and Indians: From What's Ray Saying?

What’s Ray Saying? is a podcast that takes a deeper view into Black life in America by examining...

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Past Pandemics: What Can We Learn That May Help Us Today? BackStory
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Past Pandemics: What Can We Learn That May Help Us Today?

For several weeks, nothing has dominated national and international headlines more than the...

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315: New Stories for an Old Conflict: Rethinking Civil War Narratives BackStory
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315: New Stories for an Old Conflict: Rethinking Civil War Narratives

Over the years, tens of thousands of books have been published about the Civil War. America’s...

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314: People Making History: The Power and Perils of Telling History Through Individual Stories BackStory
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314: People Making History: The Power and Perils of Telling History Through Individual Stories

We turn to history to make sense of the present…but how do you make sense of history? For many of...

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313: Best of BackStory: The Time Ed Ayers Marched Into Richmond BackStory
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313: Best of BackStory: The Time Ed Ayers Marched Into Richmond

As BackStory moves towards the end of its production, we’ve asked our hosts to select memorable...

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313: Best of BackStory: The Time Ed Ayers Marched Into Richmond BackStory
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313: Best of BackStory: The Time Ed Ayers Marched Into Richmond

As BackStory moves towards the end of its production, we’ve asked our hosts to select memorable...

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312: From Music to Madiba: A History of U.S. Relations with South Africa BackStory
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312: From Music to Madiba: A History of U.S. Relations with South Africa

Thirty years ago this week, Nelson Mandela, the renowned civil rights and anti-apartheid leader,...

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311: "The Gay Agenda" from American Hysteria BackStory
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311: "The Gay Agenda" from American Hysteria

American Hysteria is a podcast exploring the fantastical thinking and irrational fears of...

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310: Seminoles, Retirees and Florida Man: A Brief History of the Sunshine State BackStory
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310: Seminoles, Retirees and Florida Man: A Brief History of the Sunshine State

As most of America is bundled up in the dead of winter - we’re wearing our flip-flops, slathering...

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309: Best of BackStory: The Peter Onuf Edition BackStory
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309: Best of BackStory: The Peter Onuf Edition

For close to ten years, Peter Onuf hosted BackStory along with Ed Ayers and Brian Balogh. Now,...

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235: The Real Martin Luther King: Reflecting on MLK 50 Years After His Death BackStory
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235: The Real Martin Luther King: Reflecting on MLK 50 Years After His Death

Had he lived, Martin Luther King, Jr. would have celebrated his 91st birthday this week. King is...

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308: The U.S. and Iran: A Brief History of an Often Tense Relationship BackStory
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308: The U.S. and Iran: A Brief History of an Often Tense Relationship

Last weekend, an American airstrike killed Iranian General Qasam Soleimani, at the direction of...

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307: Those Were The Days: Nostalgia in American History BackStory
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307: Those Were The Days: Nostalgia in American History

It’s common for folks to look back on a time gone by and romanticize it as “better days.” But is...

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257: Stuffed - Taxidermy in the History of America BackStory
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257: Stuffed - Taxidermy in the History of America

The holidays are upon us and we're more than a little obsessed with stuffing - just not the kind...

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306: The Best of BackStory 2019 BackStory
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306: The Best of BackStory 2019

On this episode of BackStory, Brian brings you a sampling of some of our favorite segments from...

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305: From BackStory to You: A History of Giving and Receiving BackStory
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305: From BackStory to You: A History of Giving and Receiving

‘Tis the season for giving. Whether it’s the latest gadget or the coziest sweater, many Americans...

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304: Telling Stories About the Past: Historians on Historical Fiction BackStory
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304: Telling Stories About the Past: Historians on Historical Fiction

On Christmas Day, the sixth film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved 1868 novel Little...

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225: What's Cooking? A History of Food in America BackStory
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225: What's Cooking? A History of Food in America

It’s the holidays — that time of the year when food is everywhere. So, Brian, Joanne, and Nathan...

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303: Sunny Days: The History of Sesame Street in America and the World BackStory
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303: Sunny Days: The History of Sesame Street in America and the World

This month marks the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street, the children’s television show that has...

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Sponsored: Introducing Clearstory, from This Old House BackStory
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Sponsored: Introducing Clearstory, from This Old House

Host Kevin O'Connor digs into the systems, structures and materials in our homes from unexpected...

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