Adel Aali, History Behind News Program

Analyzing American Revolution - AARevolution.net

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AARevolution.net is not your basic U.S. History 101! We are not about chronicling the American Revolution, storytelling or mythologizing. In Analyzing American Revolution (AAR), professors analyze the American Revolution from many different angles in in-depth interviews with host, Adel Aali. AAR is a production of History Behind News (HbN), in which Adel has interviewed 197 professors (and counting) about U.S. and world history. And now Adel brings that experience to interview and analyze scholars of the American Revolution.

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Adel Aali, History Behind News Program

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The Boston Massacre: Propaganda, Conspiracies & Truth | AAR S1E2 21.01.2026 58:16

Was the Boston Massacre inevitable? For its time, was it truly a “massacre”? And how much do we really know about that night—and how much comes from the stories people chose to share? 📄 ⁠⁠ Interview Transcript ⁠⁠ ► In this interview, historian Dr. Serena Zabin reconsiders March 5, 1770—looking beyond propaganda to the people, choices, and social networks that shaped revolutionary action in the da...

Intellectual Foundations of the American Revolution | AAR S1E1 14.01.2026 56:50

What role did Enlightenment ideas and Thomas Paine’s concept of common sense play in shaping the American Revolution? In this conversation, Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld explores how revolutionary leaders digested and adapted European intellectual currents, and how ordinary people were imagined as capable of participating in a new kind of politics. Discover the ideas that sparked change and still influence...

Introducing "Analyzing American Revolution" - A New Series: Beyond What We Learned in School 14.11.2025 8:58

🖼️ Explore AAR’s Visual Index of the American Revolution☑️How much do you really know about the American Revolution? Quiz your knowledge ▶️In Analyzing American Revolution (AAR), more than 30 scholars tell the story of the American Revolution from 30 different perspectives. AAR is a special series production of the History Behind News program - now in its 5th season, where Adel Aali - host and pro...