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Shocked and Appalled: A History of Scandal
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: “Testimony in the great Beecher-Tilton scandal case illustrated,” 1875 lithograph. , Credit: Library of Congress
15 years ago this month, then-President Bill Clinton was impeached by the US House of Representatives for perjury and obstruction of justice. The c...

Bought by WUFT, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRPI, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 06, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
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
Three Squares: Mealtime in America [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Dinner at Broad Channel, in Queens, New York City, c1910, Credit: Library of Congress
As families across the United States sit down for their Thanksgiving meal, this episode of BackStory explores the meals we eat for the rest of the ...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WRGY, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 27, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
PROMO - Three Squares: Mealtime in America [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Dinner at Broad Channel, in Queens, New York City, c1910, Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Three Squares: Mealtime in America [rebroadcast]," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2013
  • Length: :30
Grassy Knolls: Conspiracy Thinking in American History
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: President John F. Kennedy greets the crowd in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963, shortly before his assassination., Credit: Library of Congress.
On November 22nd, 1963, 50 years ago, President John F. Kennedy was killed while riding in a motorcade in Dallas – a tragedy that inspired conspira...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WUFT, XRAY.fm, WRPI, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 22, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
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
The Myth of "Malaise"?
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
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Gordon Stewart, former speechwriter to President Jimmy Carter, helps Brian Balogh tell the story of the “crisis of confidence” speech Carter delive...

Bought by WABE, XRAY.fm, Radio Newark, PRX Remix, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 10:06
  • Purchases: 5
Who will Mourn for Logan?
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
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Peter Onuf sits down with historian Carolyn Eastman, who explains the emphasis placed upon Native American speeches in the early Republic, and the ...

Bought by WOUB, Radio Newark, PRX Remix, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 09:23
  • Purchases: 4
A Woman's Voice
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
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Brian Balogh talks with historian Lisa Tetrault about the rise of women orators in the Lyceum movement of the late 19th Century.

Bought by WOUB, Radio Newark, PRX Remix, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 10:03
  • Purchases: 4
The Future of Higher Education (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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In May of 2012, Harvard and MIT announced a partnership to provide free courses to anyone, anywhere, sparking an intense debate about the future of...

Bought by WCNY and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 2
Talk of the Nation: Oratory in America
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, November 19th, 1863., Credit: Library of Congress
November 19th, 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. It’s one of the most iconic speeches in American history, ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WMMT, and WRPI


  • Added: Nov 15, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
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
Coming Home: A History of War Veterans [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
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
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have created thousands of new combat veterans - but what is it like for those soldiers as they return home? How we...

Bought by WMMT, WHRV, WGCU, WLPR , KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
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
On the Clock: A (Brief) History of Time [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Detail from United Cigar Stores Company lithograph, "Victory! Congress Passes Daylight Savings Time Bill," 1918., Credit: Library of Congress
With fallback upon us once again, this episode of BackStory takes a look at the ways Americans have experienced and understood time, over time. Fro...

Bought by XRAY.fm and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 01, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Splintered Parties: A History of Political Factions
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Rival factions of the Democratic Party tussle over President Martin Van Buren. Lithograph, 1837. , Credit: Library of Congress
The recent government shutdown highlighted the intense conflict between political parties today, but it also showed how critical conflict within th...

Bought by XRAY.fm, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KBRP Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and WRPI


  • Added: Oct 25, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
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
American Spirit: A History of the Supernatural [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
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. So th...

Bought by KMUD, WDSE, WKSU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12
1492: Columbus in American Memory
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Title page of History of the United States, Vol.1, showing Columbus with sword and banner (c1858). , Credit: Library of Congress
Columbus Day is here again – bringing both celebrations and strong criticisms of the man whose name the holiday bears. In this episode of BackStory...

Bought by WLPR , WHCP-LP Cambridge, KMXT, WUGA (part of GPB), WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Oct 11, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
PROMO - 1492: Columbus in American Memory
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: Title page of "History of the United States," Vol. 1, showing Columbus with sword and banner., Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for "1492: Columbus in American Memory," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/date tag.

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Rinse and Repeat: Cleanliness in America [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: "You need only one soap -- Ivory Soap!" Proctor & Gamble ad, 1898. , Credit: Library of Congress
"Cleanliness is next to godliness," we say, and Americans have long associated good hygiene with moral and spiritual purity. This week on BackStory...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Oct 04, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
City Upon a Hill: A History of American Exceptionalism [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: "The great Bartholdi statue, Liberty enlightening the world," Currier & Ives, 1885., Credit: Library of Congress
President Obama recently invoked "American exceptionalism” in making the case for a military strike in Syria – a claim to special status for the U....

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KSRQ, KFOK-LPFM, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 20, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Responsibility to Protect? A History of Humanitarian Intervention
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: “Save me from my friends!” Uncle Sam shelters Cuba, illustration from Puck, 1898.
With President Obama making the case for military action against Syria, BackStory takes on the history of humanitarian intervention. What are the o...

Bought by WUFT, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, NPR Illinois, WRPI, WMMT and more


  • Added: Sep 13, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Degrees of Freedom: Higher Education in America
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Detail from “Academic Gowns, American Usage,” chromolithographic print by Julius Bien & Co., 1903
President Obama recently proposed sweeping changes to the way government helps to finance students’ higher education, and an unprecedented system o...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KBRP Community Radio, WEZU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WRPI and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Rules of Engagement: Ethics in Warfare [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: The Gatling Gun patent drawing (1865). The gun was patented on May 9, 1865, and was officially adopted by the U.S. Army on August 21, 1866. , Credit: National Archives
Reports that chemical weapons have been used in Syria raise important questions about what is—and is not—an appropriate means of waging war. This w...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KBRP Community Radio, KFOK-LPFM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 30, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6