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BackStory

BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities.There’s the histor... Read more

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331: The End of the Road: BackStory and the History of Finales in America

331: The End of the Road: BackStory and the History of Finales in America

On this final episode of BackStory, Nathan, Brian, Joanne and Ed explore different kinds of finales throughout American ... Read more

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Teaser: BackStory and the History of Finales in America

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Coach Tony Bennett knows a thing or two about big finales. He’s the head coach of the men’s basketball team at the Unive... Read more

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