A Backstage Peek

Now & Then

Vox Media Podcast Network

History, Society & Culture, News Commentary, News

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

On this special episode of Now & Then, “A Backstage Peek,” listeners can hear Heather and Joanne’s conversations that are usually part of the CAFE Insider membership. “Backstage” is a special weekly bonus portion of the podcast where the hosts offer personal reflections on their historical scholarship and behind-the-scenes anecdotes of how each Now & Then episode comes together. In the first installment, released in conjunction with last week’s episode, “Projecting America at the Olympics,” Heather and Joanne explain how Disneyland, like the Olympics, shapes American identity. In the second installment, released alongside the July 6th episode, “Creating Federal Holidays, July 4th to Juneteenth,” Heather and Joanne reflect on their memories of the 1976 Bicentennial and tell stories of flirtatious historical impersonators. Join CAFE Insider to get full access to “Backstage” and the full slate of Insider content. And for a limited time, use the code HISTORY for 50% off the annual membership price. Head to cafe.com/history Join us next Tuesday for an all-new episode, and keep an eye out for live events with Heather and Joanne and the rest of the CAFE Team. For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/a-backstage-peek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, this is Now and Then.
0:07.0	I'm Heather Cox Richardson.
0:11.0	And I'm Joanne Freeman.
0:12.5	I'm going to be traveling this week.
0:14.1	I will admit I am anxious about it since I have been basically in one room for the last
0:18.0	year, but I am going to be traveling.
0:20.7	And so we're going to try something new here on Now and Then.
0:24.6	As some of you know, each week, Heather and I record a segment of Now and Then called Backstage,
0:30.6	which is exclusively for members of Cafe Insider.
0:34.9	Backstage gives us a chance to talk about the thought process behind our episodes, what
0:40.5	excited us about them, sometimes to reflect on a more personal level about our experiences
0:45.6	as historians.
0:46.6	So we really get to sort of toss around ideas and figure things out together after an
0:51.9	episode.
0:52.9	So normally it's fun and also really revealing, at least to me, I always find it that way.
0:58.3	We'll have a full new episode of Now and Then for you next Tuesday.
1:03.0	In the meantime, we're going to share two of our favorite segments of Backstage with
1:07.7	the wider Now and Then community.
1:09.9	We hope you enjoy these two peaks behind the curtain and sign up for Cafe Insider at
1:14.6	cafe.com backslash history for full access to Backstage.
1:20.5	This week, Joanne and I talked about the Olympics and other American displays of power on
1:24.6	the world stage.
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