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 il...
https://backstoryradio.org/blog/a-conversation-with-dustin-abnet/
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 Huma...
Earlier this year, the Netflix documentary Tiger King briefly dominated American culture. In doing so, it shone a rare spotlight on Oklahoma, the setting for the wild, almost unbelievable antics ...
https://backstoryradio.org/blog/a-conversation-with-russell-cobb/
As BackStory wraps up production, we’ve been asking each of our hosts to select moments from the show’s history and compile their very own “Best of BackStory.” Now it’s your turn! We’...
https://backstoryradio.org/blog/best-of-backstory-listener-submissions/
In her latest book “Free Thinker: Sex, Suffrage, and the Extraordinary Life of Helen Hamilton Gardener,” historian Kimberly A. Hamlin tells the story of an influential and fascinating woman w...
https://backstoryradio.org/blog/a-conversation-with-kimberly-a-hamlin/
Urban renewal has received a bad rap over the last few decades. The phrase often brings to mind population displacement, the destruction of historic neighborhoods, and a general failure of the pu...
https://backstoryradio.org/blog/a-conversation-with-lizabeth-cohen/
As BackStory moves towards the end of its production, we’ve asked our hosts – both past and present – to select memorable moments from the show that we’re publishing as episodes once per ...
https://backstoryradio.org/blog/best-of-backstory-ed-ayers-playlist/
Toward the end of, “From Music to Madiba: A History of U.S. Relations with South Africa,” Brian Balogh speaks with Louis Meintjes about the links between South African and American music and ...
For many of us, political discourse is difficult to extricate from the cultural lexicon that mirrors and helps define it. Movies, music, award shows, and much much more, help us understand our wo...
https://backstoryradio.org/blog/a-conversation-with-jonathan-rosenberg/
It’s Black History Month, when we recognize the achievements and history of African Americans throughout US history. BackStory frequently highlights these stories, whether across a whole show o...
https://backstoryradio.org/blog/black-history-month-backstory-playlist/