History Explorer Podcast

Behind the scenes at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, staff members are conducting exciting, original research and collecting objects-both iconic and seemingly mundane-to tell compelling stories of American history. This podcast takes listeners along on their intellectual adventures. Along the way, we seek to expose the process of historical inquiry and present thought-provoking stories. Accompanying this series are standards-aligned teacher guides and Smithsonian images for classroom use.