[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":153},["ShallowReactive",2],{"episode-paying-up-a-history-of-taxation":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"pubdate":8,"tags":13,"thumb":16,"excerpt":22,"content":23,"transcript":24,"transcript_file":18,"audio":25,"resources":29,"segments":30},159,"paying-up-a-history-of-taxation","Paying Up","A History of Taxation",{"utc":9,"short":10,"medium":11,"long":12},1365778339,"04.12.13","Apr 12, 2013","April 12, 2013",[14,15],"tax policy","taxation",{"src":17,"caption":18,"derivatives":19},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fpaying-up-a-history-of-taxation-rebroadcast\u002Fstamp-act.jpg",null,{"square_small":20,"square_medium":21},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fpaying-up-a-history-of-taxation-rebroadcast\u002Fsquare_small\u002Fstamp-act.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fpaying-up-a-history-of-taxation-rebroadcast\u002Fsquare_medium\u002Fstamp-act.jpg","With April 15th upon us, BackStory delves into the history of taxes. 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