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Back Story Radio: Sweet Talk: A History of Sugar
BackStory Radio episode on the history of sugar and how it has shaped U.S. political and economic priorities. Audio and transcripts are provided.
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Back Story Radio: Young Americans: A History of Childhood
BackStory radio episode in which the American History Guys discuss the nature of childhood and how the concept of childhood has been defined and redefined over the ages. Audio and transcript are provided.
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Back Story Radio: Border Crossings: A History of Us Mexico Relations
This BackStory Radio podcast looks at the cooperation and conflict between Mexico and the U.S. over the years and explores how the two nations have shaped each other. It provides the audio and transcript in segments.
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Back Story Radio: Heaven on Earth: A History of American Utopias
BackStory Radio podcast in which the American History Guys survey the concept and history of Utopian communities in America and why some of them worked and some didn't. It provides the audio in segments and the full transcript.
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Back Story Radio: Wall of Separation: Church & State in America
BackStory Radio episode exploring the separation of church and state and freedom of religion and what that has meant to various groups throughout history. Audio and transcripts are provided.
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Back Story Radio: Shocked and Appalled: A History of Scandal
BackStory Radio looks at the legacy of misconduct from public officials in American history and explores perceptions and evolving attitudes on where to draw the line between public and private life. Audio and transcripts available in...
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Back Story Radio: Grassy Knolls: Conspiracy Thinking in American History
BackStory Radio episode in which the American History Guys explore the long tradition of conspiracy thinking in America. Audio and transcripts are provided in segments.
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Back Story Radio: Talk of the Nation: Oratory in America
The original broadcast of BackStory episode marking the 150th Anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address explores the history of oratory in America discussing what makes an iconic speech or speaker that will endure through the ages....
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Back Story Radio: Rinse and Repeat: Cleanliness in America [Rebroadcast]
Rebroadcast of BackStory Radio episode on the history of what it has meant to be "clean". Audio and transcript are provided.
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Backstory Radio: Fierce Urgency of Now: The 1963 March on Washington
BackStory Radio episode in which the American History Guys take a close look at the March on Washington identifying historical roots and exploring implications for today. Audio and transcript are provided.
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Back Story Radio: That Lawless Stream: A History of the Mississippi River
BackStory Radio podcast explores the Mississippi River in the context of American life, work, and imagination. Audio and transcripts are available.
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Back Story Radio: Born in the Usa: A History of Birth [Rebroadcast]
This BackStory Radio episode marks their first birthday with a rebroadcast of Born in the USA: A History of Birth in which the American History Guys explore perceptions of birth, citizenship, and controversies past and present. It...
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Back Story Radio: Straight Shot: Guns in America [Rebroadcast]
BackStory Radio podcast rebroadcasts a segment on Guns in America and looks at the changing ways Americans have regulated gun ownership. Audio and transcript are provided.
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Backstory Radio: Four More Years: Presidential Inaugurations
BackStory Radio podcast looks at the last 224 years of American presidential inaugurations to explore the history surrounding these pomp celebrations and transitions. Audio and transcript are provided.
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Back Story Radio: You've Got Mail: A History of the Post Office [Rebroadcast]
Rebroadcast episode of Backstory podcast, You've Got Mail, in which the American History Guys explore a history of mail, mail delivery systems throughout history, and the post office. Audio only is provided; no transcript.
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Backstory Radio: Borrowed Times: A History of the National Debt
American History Guys explore the history of the National Debt, why it is presently so large, and the controversy surrounding. It provides the audio segments and caller transcripts.
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Back Story Radio: School Days: A History of Public Education
BackStory Radio episode explores the origins of public education and analyzes public expectations of our schools. Audio is provided in segments; no transcription available.
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Backstory Radio: Climate Control: A History of Heating and Cooling
BackStory Radio episode in which the American history guys explore the far-reaching effects of air-conditioning, from architecture and leisure to politics and demography. Audio is provided in segments; no transcript provided.
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Backstory Radio: In the Beginning: Science and Religion in America
BackStory Radio episode explores the debate over evolution being taught in schools and seeks answers to larger questions of the relationship between science and religion. Audio and transcript are provided.
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Backstory Radio: American as Pumpkin Pie: A History of Thanksgiving
In this BackStory Radio episode, historian, James McWilliams, explores the evolution of Thanksgiving and how it has been celebrated, then and now. Audio and transcripts are provided.
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Back Story Radio: Beyond Numbers: A History of the u.s. Census
This BackStory Radio episode explains the revolutionary idea to actually count the number of people in an area and explores how the notion of who counts has changed over time. It is provided in audio and transcript segments.
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Backstory Radio: All Hopped Up: Drugs in America [Rebroadcast]
Rebroadcast of BackStory Radio episode about drugs in America. The American History Guys explore drug use, public perception and shifting policies criminalizing or decriminalizing drugs. Audio and transcript are provided.
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Backstory Radio: City Upon a Hill: A History of American Exceptionalism [Rebroadcast]
BackStory Radio episode discusses the history of American Exceptionalism and the rhetoric behind it. Audio and transcripts are provided.
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Backstory Radio: Coming Home: A History of War Veterans [Rebroadcast]
BackStory Radio rebroadcast of an episode examining the history of war Veterans' experience as they return home from war. Audio and transcript are provided.