Jess Engebretson
- Username: jess_engebretson
- PRX Member
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Independent
Recent Pieces from Jess Engebretson
States of Mind: Mental Illness in America
(54:00)
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Recent estimates suggest that more than 50% of Americans will suffer from a “mental disorder” at some point in their lifetime, making the once “abnormal” – well, normal. How ...
Fear Tactics: A History of Domestic Terrorism [2014]
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From: BackStory with the American History Guys
The Boston Marathon bombings took place one year ago, leaving a stunned nation to wrestle with what the government response should be. But how did Americans in the past ...
Responsibility to Protect? A History of Humanitarian Intervention [rebroadcast]
(54:00)
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
In 1898, President McKinley called for war with Spain to liberate Cuba from the “barbarities, bloodshed, starvation, and horrible miseries now existing there”—offering a ...
On the Clock: A (Brief) History of Time [2014]
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From: BackStory with the American History Guys
As we "spring forward" into Daylight Saving Time, BackStory explores the different ways Americans have experienced and understood time, over time.
Contagion: Responding to Infectious Disease [rebroadcast]
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From: BackStory with the American History Guys
It’s the height of the flu season, and federal public health agencies have been spending millions of dollars trying to keep this year’s virus under control. But when yellow ...
Sweet Talk: A History of Sugar
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From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and that means candy, chocolate, cakes – all the sweet stuff for your sweetheart! It’s just one of the ways sugar has seeped into our ...
Outed: Sexual Identity in America
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From: BackStory with the American History Guys
As the Winter Olympics in Sochi approach, countries around the world have expressed concerns over Russian legislation outlawing LGBTQ “propaganda.” The Obama administration ...
Young Americans: A History of Childhood [rebroadcast]
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From: BackStory with the American History Guys
BackStory takes on the history of childhood in America. Have children shared a common core experience across American history? Or has the nature of childhood—and how adults ...
Border Crossings: A History of US-Mexico Relations
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From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Twenty years ago, NAFTA — the North American Free Trade Agreement — removed barriers to trade between the United States and Mexico, marking a more cooperative phase in what ...
