Post archive for ‘Highlights’
Irwin Moon: Blending Faith and Science
Producer Catherine Moore tells the story of a media innovator who blended faith and science. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Why Southerners Fought
The following clip is an interview featured in the BackStory episode “Civil War 150th: Why They Fought.” You can listen to the entire episode here. The History Guys interview Aaron Sheehan-Dean, historian at the University of North Florida, about the Confederate cause.
Why Northerners Fought
The following clip is an interview featured in the BackStory episode “Civil War 150th: Why They Fought.” You can listen to the entire episode here. 19th Century Guy Ed Ayers and 20th Century Guy Brian Balogh interview Civil War Historian Gary Gallagher, from the University of Virginia.
Lincoln’s Journey
The following narrative of President Lincoln is featured in the BackStory episode “Civil War 150th: The Road to Civil War.” You can listen to the entire episode here. Listen to a narrative of President Lincoln’s journey from Illinois to the White House.
1940 Census Taker
The following audio clip is an extended version of an interview featured in the BackStory episode “Beyond Numbers: A History of the U.S. Census.” You can listen to the entire episode here. 19th Century Guy Brian Balogh interviews Al Marquardt, one of the census takers for the 1940 census. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Urbanization and the 1920 Census
The following audio clip is an extended version of an interview featured in the BackStory episode “Beyond Numbers: A History of the U.S. Census.” You can listen to the entire episode here. Robert Frost, in his poem “The Census Taker” reflects upon the information revealed by the 1920 census. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Radical Religion and Radical Politics
The following audio clip is an extended version of an interview featured in the BackStory episode “American Spirit: A History of the Supernatural.” You can listen to the entire episode here. 18th Century Guy Peter Onuf interviews Ann Braude about the intersection between spiritualism and radical politics. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Minorities and the Census
The following audio clip is an extended version of an interview featured in the BackStory episode “Beyond Numbers: A History of the U.S. Census.” You can listen to the entire episode here. 19th Century Guy Brian Balogh interviews Fernando Armstrong, the Puerto Rico area manager for the 1980 census about the use of race in [...]
The Fox Sisters and American Spiritualism
The following audio clip is an extended version of an interview featured in the BackStory episode “American Spirit: A History of the Supernatural.” You can listen to the entire episode here. Nate DiMeo relates the story of the Fox sisters and speaks of their involvement in the development of American Spiritualism in the middle of [...]
Spiritualism in Lily Dale, NY
The following audio clip is an extended version of an interview featured in the BackStory episode “American Spirit: A History of the Supernatural.” You can listen to the entire episode here. 19th Century Guy Ed Ayers speaks with Cara Seekings, a spirit medium living in the Spiritualist community Lily Dale, in upstate New York. [Audio [...]
