Tony Field

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Caption: Twin mothers with their newborn babies at Columbia Maternity Hospital, Washington, D.C., April 7th, 1939 , Credit: Library of Congress

Mommy Dearest: A History of American Motherhood [rebroadcast] (54:00)
From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Some say motherhood is the hardest job in the world; turns out, there's a lot of history to back that up. In this special Mother's Day episode, the American History Guys ...
Caption: A family listening to the radio in Royal Oak, Michigan, 1939. Photo by Arthur S. Siegel., Credit: Library of Congress.

Listener Supported: A BackStory Fundraising Special (38:20)
From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Pledge drive hour for stations carrying BackStory with the American History Guys. Includes special content on the history of pledge drives and fundraisers in America, as well ...
Caption: "This is the enemy." Depiction of a Nazi officer, 1943, Credit: Library of Congress

Tarred, Feathered, and Branded (06:30)
From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Historian Ben Irvin talks about how tarring and feathering became a way to publicly brand your neighbor a Loyalist and an enemy in Revolutionary America. This story comes ...
Caption: Female personification of the Bill of Rights, 1941, Credit: Library of Congress

With Liberty and Justice For All? (08:44)
From: BackStory with the American History Guys

At the height of World War II, Jehovah’s Witnesses fought for the right not to pledge allegiance to the flag. Historian Sarah Barringer Gordon has the story of the remarkable ...
Caption: Female personification of the Bill of Rights, 1941, Credit: Library of Congress

Smoking or Non? (07:37)
From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Host Brian Balogh chats with legal historian Sophia Lee, about how both Big Tobacco and the anti-smoking lobby have breathed the language of civil rights. This story comes ...
Caption: Female personification of the Bill of Rights, 1941, Credit: Library of Congress

Pursuing Freedom (06:41)
From: BackStory with the American History Guys

English professor Jeannine DeLombard talks with host Ed Ayers about the paradox some slaves faced when they sued their owners for the right to be free. This story comes from ...
Caption: Female personification of the Bill of Rights, 1941, Credit: Library of Congress

All Right, Mr. Deville, I'm Ready For My Contract (08:16)
From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Historian Sophia Lee has the story of how Hollywood powerhouse Cecil B. DeMille fought labor unions in the 1940s, and championed the “right to work.” This story come from the ...
Caption: Italian-British driver Dario Resta finished a close second at the 1915 Indianapolis 500. , Credit: Library of Congress

Fastball (09:00)
From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Is America’s national pastime too slow? Major League historian John Thorn and famously off-speed pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee toss around this old debate. This story comes ...
Caption: Italian-British driver Dario Resta finished a close second at the 1915 Indianapolis 500. , Credit: Library of Congress

A Quick Reno-vation (07:14)
From: BackStory with the American History Guys

The Guys talk with historian Mella Harmon and guest Barbara Davis about Reno, Nev.'s boom years as America’s quickie divorce capital. This story comes from the BackStory ...
Caption: Italian-British driver Dario Resta finished a close second at the 1915 Indianapolis 500. , Credit: Library of Congress

On the Bly (11:31)
From: BackStory with the American History Guys

With the help of historians Joyce Chaplin and Matthew Goodman, BackStory producer Nina Earnest has the story of journalist Nellie Bly’s 1889 race ’round the world against ...

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