The statistics look grim, but is America's educational system any worse off than it's ever been? Why have schools been the sites of so many social movements?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Web Extra: Extended Interview with Jon ZimmermanThey’re a national icon, but little red schoolhouses were often cramped, cold and poorly managed. In this extended version of their interview, education historian Jon Zimmerman talks to host Brian Balogh about why Americans on both sides of the political spectrum romanticize 19th century one-room schoolhouses, and why this much-mythologized emblem represents America’s educational ambitions.
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Body Politics: A History of Health CareRecent fights about health care reform have landed several people in the hospital. So who foots the bill? Historically, what's been the government's role in keeping Americans healthy?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Moulder in Peace, John BrownMost people think the "John Brown's Body" song is about John Brown the abolitionist. But it's not...really...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Coming Home: A History of War VeteransRambo, Elvis Presley, and former Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders have one important thing in common: military service. So who are America’s veterans? Soldiers travel far away to risk their lives, but how easy is returning home?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Call of the Week: Abe from MontrealOn each "Call of the Week," we feature one of our favorite listener phone calls.This week, it's from Abe in Montreal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
American as Pumpkin Pie: A History of ThanksgivingWhen we sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, we think we know what we’re commemorating. But if an actual Pilgrim were to attend your Thanksgiving, chances are he’d be stunned, and a little disgusted, by what transpired there.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Call of the Week: Jennifer from DCOn each "Call of the Week," we feature one of our favorite listener phone calls.This week, it's from Jennifer in Washington, DC.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Naughty & Nice: A History of The Holiday SeasonThe History Guys trace the evolution of Christmas in America from a public festival of rowdy excess to a child-centered celebration of church and family.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Love Me Did: A History of CourtshipWith Valentine's Day coming down the pike, BackStory is delving into the history of courtship. From "bundling" to the back-seat, the History Guys explore three centuries of pre-marital intimacy.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Love Me Did: A History of CourtshipFrom "bundling" to the back-seat, the History Guys explore three centuries of pre-marital intimacy.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Naughty & Nice: A History of The Holiday SeasonThe History Guys trace the evolution of Christmas in America from a public festival of rowdy excess to a child-centered celebration of church and family.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Call of the Week: Jennifer from DCOn each "Call of the Week," we feature one of our favorite listener phone calls.This week, it's from Jennifer in Washington, DC.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Call of the Week: Jennifer from DCOn each "Call of the Week," we feature one of our favorite listener phone calls.This week, it's from Jennifer in Washington, DC.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
American as Pumpkin Pie: A History of ThanksgivingWhen we sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, we think we know what we’re commemorating. But if an actual Pilgrim were to attend your Thanksgiving, chances are he’d be stunned, and a little disgusted, by what transpired there.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Call of the Week: Abe from MontrealOn each "Call of the Week," we feature one of our favorite listener phone calls.This week, it's from Abe in Montreal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Coming Home: A History of War VeteransRambo, Elvis Presley, and former Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders have one important thing in common: military service. So who are America’s veterans? Soldiers travel far away to risk their lives, but how easy is returning home?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Moulder in Peace, John BrownMost people think the "John Brown's Body" song is about John Brown the abolitionist. But it's not...really...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Body Politics: A History of Health CareRecent fights about health care reform have landed several people in the hospital. So who foots the bill? Historically, what's been the government's role in keeping Americans healthy?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
School Days: A History of Public EducationThe statistics look grim, but is America's educational system any worse off than it's ever been? Why have schools been the sites of so many social movements?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
