Promos for Upcoming Shows

Series produced by BackStory with the American History Guys

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Promos for stations airing upcoming episodes of BackStory with the American History Guys.

New promos will come out every Monday on this page.

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42 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Promo - American Spirit: A History of the Supernatural [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: "Houdini and the ghost of Abraham Lincoln," ca. 1920, Credit: Library of Congress
With Halloween coming up, and vampires or zombies regularly topping the box office, it seems Americans can't get enough of all things spooky. This ...

Bought by WUFT and Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Oct 16, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
PROMO - Turf War: A History of College Sports [2014]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: Player for the Chicago Kent College of Law indoor baseball team, 1910 , Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Turf War: A History of College Sports [2014]," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/dat...

Bought by WUFT and KALW


  • Added: Mar 18, 2014
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
PROMO - On the Clock: A (Brief) History of Time [2014]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: “Victory! Congress Passes Daylight Saving Bill,” detail from 1918 lithograph, Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "On the Clock: A (Brief) History of Time [2014]," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/d...

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Mar 04, 2014
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
PROMO - The 2014 Oscars Show
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: The Pantages Theater in Los Angeles, decked out for the 1959 Academy Awards, Credit: UCLA Library
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "The 2014 Oscars Show," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/date tag.

Bought by Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
PROMO - On The Money: A History of American Currency
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: “The Almightier,” illustration from Puck, May 15th, 1907 , Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "On the Money: A History of American Currency," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/dat...

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
PROMO - Contagion: Responding to Infectious Disease [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: Detail from Chicago Department of Health vaccination poster, produced by the Works Progress Administration, late 1930s, Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Contagion: Responding to Infectious Disease [rebroadcast]," with 5-second music bed at end for station-spec...

Bought by WUFT and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
PROMO - Sweet and Dangerous: A History of Sugar
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: "Sugar - save it!" Detail from U.S. Food Administration poster, c1917, Credit: U.S. National Archives
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Sweet and Dangerous: A History of Sugar," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/date tag.

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
PROMO - Outed: Sexual Identity in America
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: Affectionate Valentine couple, c1890, Credit: Wikimedia Commons
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Outed: Sexual Identity in America," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/date tag.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2014
  • Length: :30
PROMO - Young Americans: A History of Childhood [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: Harlem Newsboy, 1943, by Gordon Parks, Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Young Americans: A History of Childhood [rebroadcast]," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific...

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Jan 21, 2014
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
PROMO - Border Crossings: A History of US-Mexico Relations
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: Map of Mexico, 1847 , Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Border Crossings: A History of US-Mexico Relations," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific ti...

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Jan 14, 2014
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
PROMO - The Beasts Within: Domesticated Animals in America [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: A rabbit serves a meal to three kittens (Harry Whittier Frees, c1870).
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "The Beasts Within: Domesticated Animals in America [rebroadcast]," with 5-second music bed at end for stati...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: :30
PROMO - Heaven on Earth: A History of American Utopias
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: New Harmony, as proposed by Robert Owen, 1838.
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Heaven on Earth: A History of American Utopias," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/d...

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Dec 31, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
PROMO - Cheers & Jeers: Alcohol in America [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: New York City policemen pour liquor into a sewer following a raid during Prohibition, c1921, Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Cheers and Jeers: Alcohol in America [rebroadcast]," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific ti...

Bought by WHYY and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 24, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
PROMO - Wall of Separation: Church and State in America
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: “At it again,” Pope Leo XIII is depicted exerting influence “through the ballot box to the Constitution.” Puck, November 18th 1885., Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Wall of Separation: Church and State in America," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2013
  • Length: :30
PROMO - Shocked and Appalled: A History of Scandal
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: “Testimony in the great Beecher-Tilton scandal case illustrated,” 1875 lithograph. , Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Shocked and Appalled: A History of Scandal," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/date ...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2013
  • Length: :30
PROMO - Grassy Knolls: Conspiracy Thinking in American History
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: President John F. Kennedy greets the crowd in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963, shortly before his assassination., Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Grassy Knolls: Conspiracy Thinking in American History," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specifi...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2013
  • Length: :30
PROMO - Coming Home: A History of War Veterans [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: Detail from 1919 Red Cross poster, “Facing the Future: Uncle Sam offers training to every man disabled in the service.”, Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Coming Home: A History of War Veterans [rebroadcast]," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific ...

Bought by WHRV, WUFT, and WLPR


  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
PROMO: Talk of the Nation: Oratory in America
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, November 19th, 1863. , Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Talk of the Nation: Oratory in America," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/date tag.

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
PROMO: On the Clock: A (Brief) History of Time [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: Detail from United Cigar Stores Company lithograph, "Victory! Congress Passes Daylight Savings Time Bill," 1918, Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "On the Clock: A (Brief) History of Time [rebroadcast]," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2013
  • Length: :30
PROMO: Splintered Parties: A History of Political Factions
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: Rival factions of the Democratic Party tussle over President Martin Van Buren. Lithograph, 1837. , Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Splintered Parties: A History of Political Factions," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific t...

Bought by Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1