302: The End of an Era: History That Was Made - and Unmade - in the 2010s
The calendar is nearing closer and closer to the end of 2019. Which has us thinking about the end...
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302: The End of an Era: History That Was Made - and Unmade - in the 2010s
The calendar is nearing closer and closer to the end of 2019. Which has us thinking about the end...
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Conversations about US-China relations often revolve around tariffs, trades and recently,...
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195: Call To Arms: Enlistment in America
It's Veteran's Day weekend, when we in the US honor those who have served in our Armed Forces. In...
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300: Blasts from the Past: A History of Dynamite in the United States
In the 19th century, dynamite helped transform the nation. It led to the construction of...
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Coming Up: The History of Dynamite in America
More than 154 million treasures fill the Smithsonian’s vaults, but where public view ends,...
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299: Haunted Histories: A BackStory Halloween Special
Image: Alleged 1911 spirit photograph of Emma Hardinge Britten taken by William H. Mumler....
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298: Rallying Behind Racism: The Women of White Supremacy
White supremacy has been in the news a lot recently. It is often seen as a movement at the...
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"The Schizophrenic Sixties" from episode "States of Mind"
Image: Woman in state of 'hysteria' (Wikimedia Commons). BackStory is funded in part by our...
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If you turn on the news, you’re likely to find a heated debate about big issues, from citizenship...
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"Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" from episode #0136 "Where There's Smoke"
On this day in 1871, the Great Chicago Fire swept through the city after starting, from unknown...
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Sponsored: Introducing American Elections: Wicked Game
American Elections: Wicked Game is a new podcast from the host of Wondery’s American History...
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296: Darkness Over the Plain: The Bison in American History
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, there are over 28,000 threatened...
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231: Life After the Oval Office: Presidential Legacies
This week, President Jimmy Carter turned 95, extending his status as the oldest-living American...
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295: Impeachment Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: High Crimes and Misdemeanors in American History
On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she’s launching a formal impeachment inquiry...
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Sponsored: Introducing Lost at the Smithsonian with Aasif Mandvi
Check out Lost at the Smithsonian, a new podcast from Stitcher! Comedian and pop culture fanatic...
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294: The Long Shadow of the Plantation: How a Weighted Past Creates a Complicated Present
There are hundreds of plantations in the U.S. that have been repurposed for a variety of reasons....
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218: Close Encounters: UFOs in American History
Alienstock, the event jokingly conceived by college student Matty Roberts to storm Area 51 on...
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216: What’s in a Number?: Thirteen in American History
The 13th of any month is more likely to occur on a Friday than any other day of the week and it’s...
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"Trade Winds" from episode #0141 “They Might Be Giants: China and the U.S.”
This morning, China published a short list of products exempted from its tariffs on American made...
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293: Standing Rock and the History of Indigenous Resistance in the United States
In 2016, protests broke out at Standing Rock - a reservation in North and South Dakota - to block...
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פרק מספר 120: ראול ולנבר
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