Here is the announcement: Charlottesville, VA— After more than three hundred episodes that have reached millions of listeners over the last twelve years, BackStory, the American history podcast produced by Virginia Humanities, will record its final episode this summer. The...
BackStory with the American History guys
The History of Meat in America
In honor of Labor Day, The American History guys at Backstory are discussing meat this week:Eating meat is a time-honored tradition in America. Whether it’s Thanksgiving Day turkey, a TV dinner of Salisbury steak, or a plate of Hawaiian Spam...
“Born Again”: Backstory Devotes an Episode to Religious Renewal in America
In case you missed you missed it, Backstory with the American History Guys (Peter Onuf, Ed Ayers and Brian Balough), a syndicated public radio program, did an Easter espisode on religious renewal in American history. Guests on this episode were...
BackStory Takes on Church and State
Tis the season for historians to write op-eds about the so-called “War on Christmas.” I did my part. So did Michael Hammond. And so have the American history guys at BackStory. Check out their most recent show entitled “Wall of...