320: Best of BackStory: The Time Nathan Connolly Had A Close Encounter

BackStory

History, Education

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

As BackStory moves towards the end of its production, we’ve asked our hosts to select memorable moments from the show that we’re publishing as episodes once per month.

Since joining BackStory in 2017, Nathan Connolly has interviewed a ton of different people about everything from Bruce Lee to Bison. But a handful of conversations are particularly memorable to Nathan because they unpacked issues that he cares deeply about.

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0:27.2	get your podcasts.
0:30.4	Nature Founding for Backstories provided by an anonymous donor, the National Dama for
0:34.4	the Humanities, and the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation.
0:41.4	From Virginia Humanities, this is Backstory.
0:50.6	Welcome to Backstory, the show that explains the history behind today's headlines.
0:55.4	I'm Nathan Connolly.
0:57.2	Now, if you're new to the podcast each week, along with my colleagues, Joanne Freeman,
1:01.7	Ed Ayers and Brian Ballot, we explore a different aspect of American history.
1:09.2	Since I joined Backstory in 2017, I've had the chance to interview a ton of different
1:13.7	people.
1:14.7	We've covered everything from Bruce Lee to Bison.
1:17.8	But a handful of those conversations have been particularly memorable for me.
1:22.2	These are conversations that unpacked issues I cared deeply about, and that with people
1:26.4	I had a blast in talking to.
1:28.4	So, in today's episode, I'm excited to have the chance to share some of my favorite moments.
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