Back Stories

by Johnson County Public Library-Indiana

“Back Stories,” tells the stories behind authors, books, movies, music and anything else we come up with or you might ask us to discuss. Season 2 of "Back Stories" is hosted by Elyssa Everling a JCPL librarian and a guest host. It is produced by the Johnson County Public Library in Indiana.

6 Episodes

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Episodes

Shipwrecks & The History of the World

Can we tell the history of the world through its shipwrecks? In this episode of Back Stories, Elyssa from the Johnson County Public Library in Indiana...

33m

•Jun 23, 2025

The "Dear America" Series

It's an episode no Millennial will want to miss. Elyssa and her guest Erin discuss their love for the Scholastic Books "Dear America" series, which de...

41m

•Jun 16, 2025

Books About Librarians

Back Stories guest and JCPL Franklin Branch Librarian Katie discusses the memoir of Kim Michele Richardson, a bestselling, multiple-award-winning auth...

33m

•May 2, 2025

Bonus: Indiana Freadom to Read

On this Bonus Episode of Back Stories, Elyssa talks with JCPL Director Lisa Lintner, who discusses her role with the Indiana Library Federation and th...

57m

•May 2, 2025

4.1 Paul Hoffman: Murder In Wauwatosa

In the first episode of the fourth season of Back Stories, host Elyssa Everling interviews Columbus, Indiana, author Paul Hoffman. Paul lays out his b...

25m

•Apr 9, 2025

3.7 Historical Non-fiction and Memoirs

In the final episode of season three, Elyssa and her guest Jody, JCPL’s marketing manager and sometimes podcast producer, dig into great true stories....

32m

•Dec 19, 2024