[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":38},["ShallowReactive",2],{"episode-newcomers-in-american-government":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"pubdate":8,"tags":12,"thumb":19,"excerpt":25,"content":26,"transcript":27,"transcript_file":27,"audio":28,"resources":32,"segments":37},283,"newcomers-in-american-government","Newcomers in American Government","",{"utc":9,"short":10,"medium":11,"long":11},1211210359,"05.19.08","May 19, 2008",[13,14,15,16,17,18],"Election of 2008","political campaigns","political rhetoric","presidency","representative government","voting",{"src":20,"caption":21,"derivatives":22},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fnewcomers-in-american-government\u002Fhope-obama.jpg","Creative Commons Image courtesy Steve Rhodes. ",{"square_small":23,"square_medium":24},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fnewcomers-in-american-government\u002Fsquare_small\u002Fhope-obama.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fnewcomers-in-american-government\u002Fsquare_medium\u002Fhope-obama.jpg","With all the talk we’ve been hearing lately about potential “presidential firsts,” it’s easy to forget that the history of American government is a history of firsts. In our inaugural episode, the Backstory hosts take on the age-old Beltway tradition of posturing as a “Washington outsider,” examine how women, African Americans and immigrants have found [...]","\u003Cp>With all the talk we’ve been hearing lately about potential “presidential firsts,” it’s easy to forget that the history of American government is a history of firsts. In our inaugural episode, the Backstory hosts take on the age-old Beltway tradition of posturing as a “Washington outsider,” examine how women, African Americans and immigrants have found a voice in government, and look at the truth behind presidential promises of change.\u003C\u002Fp>",null,{"url":29,"duration":30,"formatted_duration":31},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Faudio\u002Fepisodes\u002Fnewcomers-in-american-government.mp3","3180","00:53:00",[33],{"title":34,"content":35,"files":36},"Related Links","\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fstorycorps.org\u002Flisten\u002Ftheresa-burroughs-and-toni-love\u002F\">Listen to Theresa Burroughs\u003C\u002Fa> talk about her experience registering to vote in the 1940’s – courtesy \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fstorycorps.org\u002F\">Story Corps\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=A0dMxqgS1-8\">Watch Obama’s Spanish language campaign ad\u003C\u002Fa> – YouTube\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=-wNvvuG309s\">Watch Hillary Clinton’s Spanish language campaign ad\u003C\u002Fa> – YouTube\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",[],[],1790963881890]