[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":77},["ShallowReactive",2],{"episode-the-camera-never-lies":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"pubdate":8,"tags":13,"thumb":15,"excerpt":21,"content":22,"transcript":23,"transcript_file":23,"audio":24,"resources":28,"segments":29},222,"the-camera-never-lies","The Camera Never Lies?","History Through the Viewfinder",{"utc":9,"short":10,"medium":11,"long":12},1529064309,"06.15.18","Jun 15, 2018","June 15, 2018",[14],"photography",{"src":16,"caption":17,"derivatives":18},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fthe-camera-never-lies\u002Fwebsite-LincolnSpiritPhoto-e1529589343736.png","\"Mary Todd Lincoln with Abraham Lincoln's 'spirit.'\" Mary Todd Lincoln, seated, head and torso, hands in lap, wearing mourning gown and bonnet, with spirit figure of Lincoln behind her resting his hands on her shoulders by William H. Mumler circa 1872. Source: \t\nLincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana",{"square_small":19,"square_medium":20},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fthe-camera-never-lies\u002Fsquare_small\u002Fwebsite-LincolnSpiritPhoto-e1529589343736.png","https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fthe-camera-never-lies\u002Fsquare_medium\u002Fwebsite-LincolnSpiritPhoto-e1529589343736.png","On this episode of BackStory, Joanne and Brian look at the early days of photography and learn if photos should be trusted at all.","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the 21st century, we often assume that a picture captures what really happened in a given moment. But on this week’s show, Joanne and Brian look at the early days of photography – when Americans had to figure out how to ‘read’ images – and learn if photos should be trusted at all.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",null,{"url":25,"duration":26,"formatted_duration":27},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Faudio\u002Fepisodes\u002Fthe-camera-never-lies.mp3","2131","00:35:31",[],[30,44,62],{"index":31,"title":32,"description":33,"audio":34,"tags":38,"transcript":23,"episode":39},0,"‘A Mirror With A Memory’ ","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historian \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhistory.princeton.edu\u002Fpeople\u002Fmartha-sandweiss\">Martha Sandweiss\u003C\u002Fa> explains how an unusual set of daguerreotypes changed the way she thinks about photography. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music: \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffreemusicarchive.org\u002Fmusic\u002FJahzzar\u002FParis_Lisboa\u002F09_-_Pigalle\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pigalle by Jahzzar\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cbr \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffreemusicarchive.org\u002Fmusic\u002FPodington_Bear\u002FInspiring\u002FFilaments\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filaments by Podington Bear\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffreemusicarchive.org\u002Fmusic\u002FKetsa\u002FFirmament\u002FRed_Blood_Sun_1580\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red Blood Sun by Ketsa\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffreemusicarchive.org\u002Fmusic\u002FPodington_Bear\u002FInspiring\u002FEuphoric\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Euphoric by Podington Bear\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"url":35,"duration":36,"formatted_duration":37},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Faudio\u002Fsegments\u002Fthe-camera-never-lies\u002Fthe-camera-never-lies-01.mp3","642","00:10:42",[14],{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"pubdate":40,"tags":41,"thumb":42},{"utc":9,"short":10,"medium":11,"long":12},[14],{"src":16,"caption":17,"derivatives":43},{"square_small":19,"square_medium":20},{"index":45,"title":46,"description":47,"audio":48,"tags":52,"transcript":23,"episode":57},1,"That’s the Spirit","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.petermanseau.com\u002Fabout.html\">Peter Manseau\u003C\u002Fa> tells Brian the story of William Mumler, who claimed to capture ghosts in his Civil War-era photographs. But as Mumler’s fame for his so-called spirit photographs grew, so did the doubt that he could commune with the dead at all.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffreemusicarchive.org\u002Fmusic\u002FKetsa\u002FFlow_and_Friction\u002FConscious_Drifting_\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conscious Drifting by Ketsa\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"url":49,"duration":50,"formatted_duration":51},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Faudio\u002Fsegments\u002Fthe-camera-never-lies\u002Fthe-camera-never-lies-02.mp3","812","00:13:32",[53,54,55,14,56],"William Mumler","deception","ghosts","spiritualism",{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"pubdate":58,"tags":59,"thumb":60},{"utc":9,"short":10,"medium":11,"long":12},[14],{"src":16,"caption":17,"derivatives":61},{"square_small":19,"square_medium":20},{"index":63,"title":64,"description":65,"audio":66,"tags":70,"transcript":23,"episode":72},2,"Wish You Were Here ","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photographer Alfred Stanley Johnson created a magical world where carrot-tops tickled the clouds and corn cobs were the size of mighty tree trunks. Historian and Radio Producer \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ferikajanik.com\u002F\">Erika Janik\u003C\u002Fa> delights in the work of this Wisconsin Wizard and his Tall Tale Postcards. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cbr \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cbr \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music: \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cbr \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffreemusicarchive.org\u002Fmusic\u002FPodington_Bear\u002FFolkways\u002FBliss\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bliss by Podington Bear\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cbr \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffreemusicarchive.org\u002Fmusic\u002FPodington_Bear\u002FFolkways\u002FThe_Riddle_Song\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Riddle Song by Podington Bear\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cbr \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cbr \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wisconsinhistory.org\u002FRecords?&terms=tall%2ctale%2cpostcard&facets=CREATOR_NAME%3a%22Johnson%2c+Alfred+Stanley%2c+Jr.%22\">See more images by Alfred Stanley Johnson on the Wisconsin Historical Society’s website\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"url":67,"duration":68,"formatted_duration":69},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Faudio\u002Fsegments\u002Fthe-camera-never-lies\u002Fthe-camera-never-lies-03.mp3","458","00:07:38",[71,14],"art",{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"pubdate":73,"tags":74,"thumb":75},{"utc":9,"short":10,"medium":11,"long":12},[14],{"src":16,"caption":17,"derivatives":76},{"square_small":19,"square_medium":20},1790963921646]