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Back in the Day Podcast is a series of interviews with historians, related to Tennessee and Middle Tennessee history. It's produced by Metropolitan Archives of Nashville & Davidson County.... more
FAQs about Back in the Day:How many episodes does Back in the Day have?The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.
July 28, 2021Tennessee's Connection to the women of World War 2Historian DeAnn Killon discusses some of the Tennessee Women that contributed to the United States victory in World War 2...more0minPlay
February 05, 2021Hard Hickory, Andrew Jackson and the War of 1812In this episode from 2019, Tony Turnbow discusses his nonfiction History book, Hardened to Hickory: the missing chapter of Andrew Jackson's Life....more0minPlay
August 02, 2019Back in the DayIn this episode, Metro Archivist Ken Fieth talks with local historian, author and Professor Todd Van Beck on funeral practices during the American Civil War, 1861-1865....more0minPlay
April 30, 2019Back in the Day: Confederate Winter and Freedom SpringAuthor Kurt Vetters discusses his newest books, Confederate Winter and Freedom Spring....more0minPlay
August 08, 2018Back in the Day Podcast: Runaways, Coffles, & Fancy Girls: History of Slavery in TennesseeMetro Archivist Ken Fieth speaks with Bill Carey, a.k.a. History Bill, on his new book about Slavery in Nashville and Davidson County....more0minPlay
July 20, 2018Who Shot Haynie?The lead story on May 24th, 1968 was the killing of popular, well-known Chevrolet dealership owner Haynie Gourley. Not since the Cooper-Carmack case of 1908 had Nashville been so pre-occupied with a murder investigation. The murder is still unsolved....more0minPlay
May 19, 2018Back in the Day Podcast: US Weather Service Nashville Station Journals, Celestial Events, and the Buffalo BalloonSarah Arntz, an Archivist with the Metro Archives, speaks about her recent processing of the US Weather Service, Nashville Station journals. Some of the more interesting entries relate sightings of the Northern Lights and the first Airmail balloon—The Buffalo—making trips across Nashville....more0minPlay
May 12, 2018Back in the Day Podcast: Over There, Over Here: Tennesseans in World War OneDuring this episode, Myers Brown, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Archives Development Program, discusses their project to collect and preserve the records of Tennesseans during the war....more0minPlay
May 05, 2018Back in the Day Podcast: And the Walls Came Crashing Down: Lifeway Tower ImplosionArchivist Drew Mahan discusses the use of implosion technology and the recent implosion of the Lifeway Draper Tower....more0minPlay
March 03, 2018Back in the Day: Anti-German Sentiment in Nashville during World War OneNashville had a strong second generation German community by the time of World War One. Amy Wannamacher discusses the impact of the strong Anti-German sentiment expressed on the National, State and local level on the Nashville German community....more0minPlay
FAQs about Back in the Day:How many episodes does Back in the Day have?The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.