Post archive for ‘Highlights’
African-Americans & Immigration
The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode “‘Aliens’ in America.” You can listen to the entire episode here. Frank Morris of the Center for Immigration Studies discusses historic tensions between immigrant laborers and African-Americans. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Excerpted from: “Aliens” in America
Open Doors, Back Doors
The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode “‘Aliens’ in America.” You can listen to the entire episode here. In a country populated by immigrants, why are Americans so wary of newcomers? Historian Mae Ngai explains that the door slammed shut in the the 1920s. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Excerpted [...]
Glorious Riches
The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode “Panic!: A History of Financial Crisis.” You can listen to the entire episode here. Historian Scott Nelson outlines the eerie similarities between 1873 and 2008, and explains how Christian fundamentalism is rooted in financial collapse. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Excerpted from: Panic!: [...]
Boom & Bust
The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode “Panic!: A History of Financial Crisis.” You can listen to the entire episode here. Economic historian Michael Bernstein explains the difference between the Great Depression and the myriad financial panics of the 19th century, as well as the amnesia that ignores the realities of the [...]
Energy Gluttons
The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode “From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy.” You can listen to the entire episode here. Historian David Nye discusses the origins of Americans’ ample appetites for energy. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Excerpted from: From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy
The Age of Horses
The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode “From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy.” You can listen to the entire episode here. Historian Ann Norton Greene explains why the “Age of Steam” was also the Age of Horses. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Excerpted from: From Whales to Wind: [...]
Slavery & Science
The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode “Black & White: The Idea of Racial Purity.” You can listen to the entire episode here. Historian Daryl Scott discusses rise of scientific racism and how race has evolved–and not evolved–in the 19th and 20th centuries.[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Excerpted from: Black [...]
George Washington’s Inaugural Parade
The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode “The More Things Change: A History of Presidential Transitions.” You can listen to the entire episode here. Catherine Moore tells the story of George Washington’s inaugural “parade,” and why it mattered.[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Excerpted from: The More Things Change: A History [...]
James K. Polk
The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode “The More Things Change: A History of Presidential Transitions.” You can listen to the entire episode here. Historian Michael Holt explains the lasting impact of a little-known president, James K. Polk, and the History Guys ask whether Polk’s expansion of US territory was a foregone [...]
New Media & Objectivity
The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode “Just the Facts?: Partisanship & the Press.” You can listen to the entire episode here. Michael Kinsley, founding editor of Slate.com, talks about why he’s not worried about objectivity in the new media landscape.[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Excerpted from: Just the Facts?: [...]
