A Great Loss
There have been many instances over the last several years when this podcast helped temper anxiety, my own and that of friends and family, by providing context for events which otherwise seemed to suggest a world spinning off it's axis. Just knowing that we’ve collectively survived similar situations provides comfort and clarity and yet, thanks to the skill and dedication of these folks, without instilling complacency or disinterestedness. If ever there was a time for us to know and understand our history, 2020 fairly demands it of us. We have to recognize, even internalize, the true foundational values, traditions, and precedents from which the freedom we enjoy, or aspire to, arises. Facts have seldom been more important or more at risk of dilution, or even obliteration. Shows like Backstory. - trusted, trustworthy sources of information are so important, and so scarce, that watching as one succumbs is genuinely painful. Please allow me to express my most sincere gratitude to all involved with Backstory. Thank you. You have made a difference.Read full review »
SFKeepay via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/25/20
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This podcast is the highlight of my iPod, and I'm not usually a history lover. I'm sick of pundits and talking heads and uncontextualized news-- ths show fills a long-neglected void in the media. Plus, in an era of panic and superlatives ("THE saddest, the fattest, the...Read full review »
Basya90 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/04/08
Way to make American history fun -- and meaningful, Guys!
Charlotte Gervais via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 02/27/09
The podcast app is horrible when it comes to downloading this show. No problems with other shows but I have to use my laptop to download Backstory. Oh well.
jakfos via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/16/12
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