
BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities.
There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to learn - that’s where BackStory comes in. Each week BackStory takes a topic that people are talking about and explores it through the lens of American ... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 265 | Founded | 17 years ago |
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| Categories | HistoryEducation | ||||

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Absolutely love backstory. Would love to have it back.
I feel exact the same as the last comment! I can’t find anything comparable to the great quality of this podcast!
Good podcast with good content. The episodes featuring the original hosting trio were the best.
Great loss…no current substitute for the format or quality.
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