BackStory

In the News

In Print…

• The Hook: June 24, 2010
• University of Virginia Magazine: May, 2010
• Humanities Magazine: Nov./Dec., 2009
• Chronicle of Higher Education: July 20, 2009
• Richmond Times Dispatch: July 4, 2009
• Daily Progress: June 18, 2009
• The Mediavore: November, 2008
• Cville News: July, 2008
• UVA Today: November, 2008
• UVA Today: May, 2008

On the Radio…

• “Midmorning,” Minnesota Public Radio. Brian Balogh reflects on the dismal performance of American students on a recent test of their history knowledge. June 17, 2011.
• “Charlottesville Right Now,” WINA in Charlottesville, VA. Brian Balogh talks about the history of the United States Census. March 14, 2011.

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• “Charlottesville Right Now,” WINA in Charlottesville, VA. Brian Balogh talks about rhetoric in American politics. January 25, 2011.

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• Ed Ayers discusses digital scholarship on Tech Therapy, a podcast from The Chronicle of Higher Education. July 7, 2010.
• “Charlottesville Right Now,” on WINA in Charlottesville, VA. Brian Balogh talks with  Coy Barefoot about motherhood and takes calls from listeners. Broadcast May. 11, 2010.  

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• “HearSay w/ Cathy Lewis,” WHRV in Norfolk, VA. The History Guys tell Cathy about BackStory’s backstory, and take calls from listeners. Oct. 27, 2009.
• “Midmorning,” Minnesota Public Radio. Brian and Ed try, unsuccessfully, to stump Minnesotans with quiz questions about American history. Oct. 27, 2009.
• “The Exchange,” New Hampshire Public Radio. The Guys talk about the history of American partisanship. September 28, 2009.
• WINA’s Coy Barefoot interviews 20th Century Guy Brian Balogh about the history of U.S. presidents’ use of technology. June 10, 2009.

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• The History Guys on WMRA’s “Virginia Insight.” Broadcast November, 2008.

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• WINA’s Coy Barefoot interviews 2oth Guy Brian Balogh about the history of the United States debt. Broadcast July 15, 2011.

On TV…

• Need to Know on PBS.  Brian Balogh discusses popular resentment of powerful elites, from Tea Party to Tea Party.  Originally broadcast in October 2011.
• Virginia & the Coming of the U.S. Civil War. Watch the History Guys in a rare live appearance at the University of Richmond in April, 2011. Originally broadcast on CSpan3 American History TV in June, 2011.
• Miller Center LIVE show, June 19, 2009