Greetings,

"BackStory with the American History Guys"--a new history-based public 
radio show produced at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and 
hosted by historians Ed Ayers, Peter Onuf, and Brian Balogh--announces 
that a show on the history of populism in America is in the works. (Find 
more general information about "BackStory" at www.backstoryradio.org.)

Here is a short description of what we're up to with the "Populism" episode:

The Extraordinariness of the Ordinary: Populism in America
Joe the Plumber and his geographic equivalent, “Main Street,” were both 
major figures in Election ‘08. “We the People” have finally spoken and… 
wait a second, who’s “we” and what did “we” say, anyway? On this show, 
we’ll explore the many faces of populism — that notion of the power of 
ordinariness that Americans have both idealized and feared. We’ll ask 
how a term describing a 19th century agrarian reform movement came to 
stand in for the interests of average Americans, and explore the 
connections between populism and American religion. Was our Revolution 
the work of The People or a few powerful people? How, historically, have 
we translated “the voice of the people” into a language that makes sense 
to all of us?

"BackStory" is a call-in show, and invites your participation. Being a 
caller takes about ten minutes and involves posing a question or comment 
regarding the history of populism to the show's hosts and then sticking 
around for the conversation to follow. The discussion is taped, not 
live. In addition, if the history of populism in America is your field 
of study, producers invite your ideas and comments. Recording sessions 
will be held on the morning of December 5th.

PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO CATHERINE MOORE ([log in to unmask]) OR POST A 
COMMENT ON www.backstoryradio.org IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING. 
Feel free to forward this message to any patrons, staff, friends, 
family, etc., who may be interested.

The conversation begins on "BackStory"'s website--leave us a comment and 
see what others are saying at www.backstoryradio.org. We hope to hear 
from you soon!

-- 
Catherine Moore
Assisting Producer of Research
BackStory With the American History Guys
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Radio
145 Ednam Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22903
434-924-4403
www.backstoryradio.org
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