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An American history podcast hosted by historians @edward_l_ayers, @ndbconnolly, @jbf1755 and @historyfellow. Find us wherever you get your favorite podcasts!

Charlottesville, Virginia
Joined January 2010
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We've loved every minute of making BackStory and we'll miss you just as much as you'll miss us! Feel free to share messages for #TeamBackStory on our social media platforms using #FarewellBackStory. Don't be a stranger!
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If you're still looking to fill the BackStory shaped hole in your podcast playlist, check out Amended by our friends @humanitiesny. It explores the quest for women’s full equality that has always been as diverse, complex & unfinished as the nation itself.
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A New Era for HNY In celebration of 50 years, we reflect on the past, present, and future of the humanities. Read More A New Era for HNY In celebration of 50 years, we reflect on the past, present,...
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What do you want to know?.
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RT @NewAmericanHist: Here are a few of our current Learning Resources where we integrate key @BackStoryRadio segments: .
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What can candidates learn from Shirley Chisholm?
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Hey, listeners! will continue to have episodes for now. You'll also find us on @NewAmericanHist w/ even more teacher resources forthcoming. @amarchivepub has 2008-16 now and all episodes by the end of 2020. Details:
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RT @NEH_PubPrograms: Proud that @nehgov has been funding @BackStoryRadio since it first began 12 years ago. As they release the final episo….
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Coronavirus has prompted a wave of worry over the acceleration of automated labor. This fear is not new in American history. Check out our conversation with historian Dustin Abnet, author our final BookStory pick "The American Robot."
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From its outbreak, the coronavirus pandemic has prompted a wave of speculation, and worry, over an expected acceleration of the use of automated labor. After all, “the machine doesn’t fall ill.”...
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On this final episode of BackStory, we explore different kinds of finales throughout American history.
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The End of the Road: BackStory and the History of Finales in America via @Audioboom.
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In the 150 years since the Civil War, the Confederate battle flag has accumulated meanings for different people and contexts.
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It wasn't until late 1864 that Confederates argued more loudly that the new flag looked like a flag of surrender, which was a little too close to the truth as the Confederacy began to collapse.
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RT @NEHgov: Since 2008, @BackStoryRadio, an #NEH-funded weekly podcast, has made learning history like going to a lively cocktail party.….
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In 1863, the Confederate Congress incorporated the battle flag of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia into the official flag of the Confederacy.
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The first Confederate flag design, selected in 1861, looked a lot like the United States flag. But this led to confusion, and occasional friendly-fire, on the battlefield.
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One thing about Confederate flags for people who study 1860s Confederate flags, there were lots and lots of them.
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Check out this piece from @UVaToday for a preview of our conversation with UVA Basketball coach Tony Bennett, and to hear about what BackStory has meant to its hosts and production team.
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“BackStory,” the highly acclaimed podcast centered on American history that started on public radio in 2008, welcomes UVA men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett as part of its final episode on Friday.
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Here's a teaser from our upcoming Finale show, featuring @historyfellow in conversation with UVA Basketball's Tony Bennett.
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The Hamlet Fire and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire both occurred in similar conditions. But whereas the Shirtwaist fire provoked a fundamental rethinking of the government’s role in industry, the Hamlet Fire saw no such response.
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After the Hamlet fire, plant owner Emmett Roe pled guilty to 25 counts of involuntary manslaughter. He received an 18 year prison sentence, but only served four and a half.
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Stop what you're doing and go check this out!.
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Ahead of the #Hamilfilm release, tune in tomorrow at 10 a.m. for a wide-ranging conversation hosted by President & CEO @Scott_History with Paul Oakley Stovall, who plays George Washington in the @HamiltonMusical tour, and #Hamilton expert @jbf1755. Watch:
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RT @BartElmore: ⁦@BackStoryRadio⁩ finale featuring ⁦@UVAMensHoops⁩ Tony Bennett with ⁦@historyfellow⁩! Don’t miss it. .
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