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"What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate" from episode #043 "Weathering the Storm" BackStory
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"What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate" from episode #043 "Weathering the Storm"

Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas this week, and east coast states from Florida to North...

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292: BackStory’s Labor Day Special: A History of Work and Labor Relations in the U.S. BackStory
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292: BackStory’s Labor Day Special: A History of Work and Labor Relations in the U.S.

To mark the Labor Day holiday Brian presents a compilation of BackStory’s best stories about work...

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"Let Freedom Ring" from episode #075 "Fierce Urgency of Now" BackStory
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"Let Freedom Ring" from episode #075 "Fierce Urgency of Now"

On August 28, 1963, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom - a demonstration held by civil...

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291: 1619: The Arrival of the First Africans in Virginia BackStory
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291: 1619: The Arrival of the First Africans in Virginia

This month marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans to land on what would...

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Teaser: 1619, First Africans BackStory
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Teaser: 1619, First Africans

On Friday's episode, BackStory digs into the complicated history of 1619 and the 400th...

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"Above the Law" from episode #104 "Serve and Protect?" BackStory
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"Above the Law" from episode #104 "Serve and Protect?"

This week, NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo was fired for his involvement in the 2014 death of Eric...

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290: Enlightened America?: A History of Buddhism in the United States BackStory
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290: Enlightened America?: A History of Buddhism in the United States

Today, Americans generally view Buddhists favorably, according to the Pew Research Center....

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184: Border Patrols: Policing Immigration in America BackStory
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184: Border Patrols: Policing Immigration in America

On the heels of what may have been the biggest single-day sweep of undocumented immigrants last...

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289: Man Up: A Look at Masculinity in American History BackStory
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289: Man Up: A Look at Masculinity in American History

It’s an age-old question: What makes a man? Americans have thought about it for generations. So...

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“Armed For Freedom” from episode #183 “Taking it to the Streets” BackStory
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“Armed For Freedom” from episode #183 “Taking it to the Streets”

At least 31 people were killed this past weekend in mass shootings in the U.S. The violence that...

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Sponsored: Introducing Sean Carroll's Mindscape BackStory
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Sponsored: Introducing Sean Carroll's Mindscape

Each week, Sean Carroll hosts conversations with some of the most interesting thinkers in the...

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252: Thar She Blows Again: The History of Whales and America (Part 2) BackStory
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252: Thar She Blows Again: The History of Whales and America (Part 2)

Whale deaths are reaching record numbers in 2019. According to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric...

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251: Thar She Blows: The History of Whales and America BackStory
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251: Thar She Blows: The History of Whales and America

Whale deaths are reaching record numbers in 2019. According to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric...

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288: Making the Team: Sports and Equality in American History BackStory
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288: Making the Team: Sports and Equality in American History

This month, the US Women’s Soccer Team won Gold at the World Cup in France. But alongside the...

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288: After Hurricane Maria: The History of Puerto Rico and the United States BackStory
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288: After Hurricane Maria: The History of Puerto Rico and the United States

On Monday, hundreds of thousands of people surged through the capital of Puerto Rico in the...

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287: Moon, Man, and Myths: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 BackStory
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287: Moon, Man, and Myths: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11

We’ll hear from flight director Gene Kranz about what it was like in Mission Control during the...

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286: Historians in the Press: Why Citation by the Media is Important, Even if it Rarely Happens BackStory
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286: Historians in the Press: Why Citation by the Media is Important, Even if it Rarely Happens

This is a special episode that’s a little bit different from our usual programming. For...

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285: How Silicon Valley Remade America in Its Image: A History of Digital Disruption BackStory
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285: How Silicon Valley Remade America in Its Image: A History of Digital Disruption

Whether its smartphones, laptops, or the Internet, there’s no doubt the products of Silicon...

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212: The Melting Pot: Americans and Assimilation BackStory
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212: The Melting Pot: Americans and Assimilation

In the spirit of July 4th, BackStory revisits an episode on the abiding question: What does it...

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284: A History of Stonewall, the Riot That Started the LGBTQ Revolution BackStory
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284: A History of Stonewall, the Riot That Started the LGBTQ Revolution

In the early hours of June 28, 1969, a riot broke out at a rundown gay bar in New York City....

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