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302: The End of an Era: History That Was Made - and Unmade - in the 2010s

302: The End of an Era: History That Was Made - and Unmade - in the 2010s

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302: The End of an Era: History That Was Made - and Unmade - in the 2010s

FromBackStory

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Nov 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The calendar is nearing closer and closer to the end of 2019. Which has us thinking about the end of the decade and how the United States has changed since the start of the 2010s.


So on this episode, Brian, Nathan and Joanne dive into an extended conversation about the memorable moments of the last 10 years and what future historians might say about the decade.

Image: "Tuesday morning the police evicted the Occupy Wall Street protesters and cleaned the park." by David Shankbone, November 11, 2011. Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Released:
Nov 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities. There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to learn - that’s where BackStory comes in. Each week BackStory takes a topic that people are talking about and explores it through the lens of American history. Through stories, interviews, and conversations with our listeners, BackStory makes history engaging and fun.