BackStory with the American History Guys » psychology http://backstoryradio.org VFH Radio at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Mon, 21 May 2012 18:39:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Public radio that explores the historical context of todays news. BackStory with the American History Guys no BackStory with the American History Guys vafh-web@virginia.edu vafh-web@virginia.edu (BackStory with the American History Guys) Copyright Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, All rights reserved. VFH Radio at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities history, ed ayers, brian baloah, peter onuf, vfh, humanities, BackStory with the American History Guys » psychology http://backstoryradio.org/files/2012/05/backstory_podcast_300.jpg http://backstoryradio.org Coming Home: A History of War Veterans http://backstoryradio.org/battles-on-the-homefront-a-history-of-veterans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=battles-on-the-homefront-a-history-of-veterans http://backstoryradio.org/battles-on-the-homefront-a-history-of-veterans/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:54:43 +0000 Tony (BackStory Producer) http://www.BackStoryRadio.org/?p=122

(Originally produced in 2008.) Most news coverage of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan focuses on troop movements, suicide bombings, and the geopolitical developments at work. Only rarely do we hear the stories of individual men and women fighting there, and hardly ever do we hear what it’s like for those Americans when they return home.

Has it always been thus? How have veterans been treated in the aftermath of America’s previous wars? How much depends on the politics of the war – are vets only as popular as the wars they’ve fought in? These are some of the central questions on the table as we explore veterans’ experiences through three centuries of American life.

 

Guests Include:

Show Highlights

  • Conflicting Loyalties
    Sons of Confederate Veterans spokesman Frank Earnest tells 19th Century History Guy Ed Ayers how he reconciles his Confederate heritage with his identity as a veteran of the U.S. Navy. And he explains what the Confederate flag means to him.
  • Soldier’s Heart
    Psychologist Edward Tick counsels combat veterans and studies historical accounts of war.  He discusses the ways war was understood in the years before Post Traumatic Stress Disorder existed as a diagnosis.

Further Reading

Want to learn more about the history of War Veterans? Check out a comprehensive list of sources that the History Guys put together to learn more.

]]> http://backstoryradio.org/battles-on-the-homefront-a-history-of-veterans/feed/ 25 civil war,confederacy,holidays,korean war,medicine,memorial,military history,political history,psychology,remembrance,revolutionary war,soldiers How have war veterans been treated in the aftermath of America's past wars? How much depends on the politics of the war? Are vets only as popular as the wars they’ve fought in? (http://backstoryradio.org/files/2008/09/veteran.jpg) (Originally produced in 2008.) Most news coverage of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan focuses on troop movements, suicide bombings, and the geopolitical developments at work. Only rarely do we hear the stories of individual men and women fighting there, and hardly ever do we hear what it’s like for those Americans when they return home. Has it always been thus? How have veterans been treated in the aftermath of America’s previous wars? How much depends on the politics of the war – are vets only as popular as the wars they’ve fought in? These are some of the central questions on the table as we explore veterans' experiences through three centuries of American life.   Guests Include: * Frank Earnest (http://www.scvva.org/contacts/DivOfficers.html), past Commander of the Virginia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (http://www.scv.org/) * Rebecca Jo Plant (http://history.ucsd.edu/people/faculty/plant-rebecca.html), historian and author of Mom: The Transformation of Motherhood in Modern America * Ed Tick (http://www.soldiersheart.net/about/staff_ny.shtml), Director of Soldier's Heart (http://www.soldiersheart.net/), a nonprofit serving America's war veterans and their families Show Highlights * Conflicting Loyalties (http://www.backstoryradio.org/2009/05/conflicting-loyalties/) Sons of Confederate Veterans spokesman Frank Earnest tells 19th Century History Guy Ed Ayers how he reconciles his Confederate heritage with his identity as a veteran of the U.S. Navy. And he explains what the Confederate flag means to him. * Soldier's Heart (http://www.backstoryradio.org/2009/05/soldiers-heart/)Psychologist Edward Tick counsels combat veterans and studies historical accounts of war.  He discusses the ways war was understood in the years before Post Traumatic Stress Disorder existed as a diagnosis. Further Reading Want to learn more about the history of War Veterans? Check out a comprehensive list (http://backstoryradio.org/coming-home-further-reading/) of sources that the History Guys put together to learn more. BackStory with the American History Guys no 52:39 Mother Knows Best http://backstoryradio.org/mother-knows-best/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mother-knows-best http://backstoryradio.org/mother-knows-best/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:51:35 +0000 cm6ay http://backstory.vfhblogs.org/?p=1749 The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode “The Good Mother: A History of American Motherhood.”  You can listen to the entire episode here.

Ann Hulbert, an expert on parenting experts, explains why mothers in the 1920s were instructed not to smother their children with love.

Excerpted from: The Good Mother: A History of American Motherhood

]]> http://backstoryradio.org/mother-knows-best/feed/ 0 advice literature,health care,motherhood,psychology,public health,science,women's history The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode "The Good Mother: A History of American Motherhood."  You can listen to the entire episode here. - Ann Hulbert, an expert on parenting experts, The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode "The Good Mother: A History of American Motherhood."  You can listen to the entire episode here (http://backstoryradio.org/2010/05/mama-tried-a-history-of-american-motherhood/). Ann Hulbert (http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=13804), an expert on parenting experts, explains why mothers in the 1920s were instructed not to smother their children with love. Excerpted from: The Good Mother: A History of American Motherhood (http://backstoryradio.org/2010/05/mama-tried-a-history-of-american-motherhood/) BackStory with the American History Guys no 7:58 Tolerance: A History of Drink http://backstoryradio.org/tolerance-a-history-of-drink/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tolerance-a-history-of-drink http://backstoryradio.org/tolerance-a-history-of-drink/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:45:30 +0000 VFHwebdev http://www.virginiafoundation.org/vfhradio/backstory/wordpress/?p=88 intoxication.jpg
Uncork the champagne! December 5th marked the 75th anniversary of Prohibition’s repeal, but was the ban on alcohol as bad as we remember? Does Prohibition really deserve its reputation as a failed experiment? In this hour, political historian Jim Morone gives us an introduction to the politics of sin. Then a modern-day moonshiner tells how the government watches closely as he makes corn whiskey in his grandfather’s still. Finally, a therapist from the Hazelden Center talks about the spiritual side of alcoholism.
 

Show Highlights

  • The Politics of Drink — Historian James Morone explains what nativism, racism, and women’s suffrage had to do with the temperance movement of the early 20th century. And he argues that Prohibition was not the abysmal failure it’s often made out to be.


Related Links

  • The US Brewers Foundation gives a lesson in history
  • Find out why a few college presidents would prefer a lower drinking age
  • Imbibe the secret history of rum
  • Slur your words with Benjamin Franklin’s complete Drinker’s Dictionary
  • Visit Chuck and Jeanette Miller’s Belmont Farm Distillery in Culpeper, VA
  • Read an excerpt of James Morone’s award-winning book, Hellfire Nation
  • When whiskey was the king of drink

]]> http://backstoryradio.org/tolerance-a-history-of-drink/feed/ 12 drinking age,food and drink,government regulation,medicine,political history,progressive era,prohibition,psychology,religious history,spiritualism Uncork the champagne! December 5th marked the 75th anniversary of Prohibition's repeal, but was the ban on alcohol as bad as we remember? Does Prohibition really deserve its reputation as a failed experiment? In this hour, (http://backstoryradio.org/files/2008/07/intoxication.jpg) Uncork the champagne! December 5th marked the 75th anniversary of Prohibition's repeal, but was the ban on alcohol as bad as we remember? Does Prohibition really deserve its reputation as a failed experiment? In this hour, political historian Jim Morone gives us an introduction to the politics of sin. Then a modern-day moonshiner tells how the government watches closely as he makes corn whiskey in his grandfather's still. Finally, a therapist from the Hazelden Center talks about the spiritual side of alcoholism.   Show Highlights (http://www.backstoryradio.org/2009/05/the-politics-of-drink/) * The Politics of Drink (http://www.backstoryradio.org/2009/05/the-politics-of-drink/) -- Historian James Morone explains what nativism, racism, and women’s suffrage had to do with the temperance movement of the early 20th century. And he argues that Prohibition was not the abysmal failure it’s often made out to be. Related Links * The US Brewers Foundation gives a lesson in history (http://www.archive.org/details/AsWeLikeIt) * Find out (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/20/AR2008082003238.html) why a few college presidents would prefer a lower drinking age * Imbibe (http://www.thenation.com/doc/20051205/secret_history_of_rum) the secret history of rum * Slur your words (http://www.historycarper.com/resources/twobf2/pg36-37.htm) with Benjamin Franklin's complete Drinker's Dictionary * Visit (http://www.virginiamoonshine.com/) Chuck and Jeanette Miller's Belmont Farm Distillery in Culpeper, VA * Read (http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/excerpts/morone_hellfire.pdf) an excerpt of James Morone's award-winning book, Hellfire Nation * When whiskey (http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/Foundation/journal/Summer08/whiskey.cfm) was the king of drink BackStory with the American History Guys no 53:00