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History That Doesn't Suck
HTDS is a bi-weekly podcast, delivering a legit, seriously researched, hard-hitting survey of American history through entertaining stories. To keep up with History That Doesn’t Suck news, check us out htdspodcast.com or follow on Facebook and Instagram: @historythatdoesntsuck. Become a premium memb...
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209: Pacific War 1943: Operation Cartwheel, Tarawa, & Eleanor Roosevelt's Pacific Tour
“The ultimate defeat of Japan [will] be accomplished by blockade, bombing, and assault.”
This is the story of American island hopping—or should...
208: The Pacific War, 1942–43: Guadalcanal, the Aleutians, and Operation Vengeance
“Guadalcanal is not the name of an island. It is the name of the graveyard of the Japanese army.”
This is the story of America's first major off...
Introducing: Government That Doesn't Suck! with Professors Greg Jackson and Lindsey Cormack
Episode 1: We The Founders (The Constitution) | Introducing Government That Doesn’t Suck
Follow GTDS on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wher...
The Declaration of Independence at 250
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America, as read by Professor Greg Jackson and fellow citizens: Lindsey Cormack co-host of...
America250 Episode 8 Rerelease: Declaring Independence, the Rise of Alexander Hamilton, & the Fall of New York
In celebration of America’s 250th, we’d like to officially invite you to enjoy this special episode telling the tale of that audacious, terrifying, an...
Bonus: Prof. Greg Jackson interview on The Road to Now with Dr. Ben Sawyer
Professor Greg Jackson is interviewed by Professor Ben Sawyer on The Road to Now podcast to discuss Jackson’s new book, Been There, Done That: What Ou...
207: Japanese Internment: Removal, Relocation, & Reckoning
"What I vividly recall is after getting to Tanforan and walking into this horse stable, and Mom… putting down her suitcase and just crying.”
Thi...
Introducing: The Draymond Green Show
A new HTDS episode arrives Monday, June 8th.
Meanwhile, four-time NBA Champion and All-star, Draymond Green breaks down his biggest takeaways fr...
206: American Propaganda: Cap’s Debut, Capra’s War Docs, and Casablanca
“Will young, freewheeling American boys take the iron discipline of wartime? … In my judgment the answer is Yes! ... if the answers they get are worth...
Introducing Family Lore
Family Lore is a weekly narrative podcast that celebrates and investigates ancestral mystique. Each episode begins with a guest sharing a fascinating...
205: Total War on the Home Front: Victory Gardens, Volunteering, and the Double V
“I suggest that while we keep defense and victory in the forefront, that we don't lose sight of our fight for true democracy at home.”
This is t...
Bonus: “Messy Tales,” an Excerpt from the Prof’s book, Been There, Done That
Been There, Done That: How Our History Shows What We Can Overcome, Prof. Jackson’s new book publishing June 16th, takes us on a chronological journey—...
204: The Holocaust: Anne Frank, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, & Auschwitz
“Everybody’s dead. Don’t ask me about anybody. Everybody’s dead.”
This is the story of the Final Solution.
F...
203: The Holocaust pt. I: Killing Squads, Ghettos, & Gas Chambers
“The procedure is a pretty barbaric one and not to be described here more definitively. Not much will remain of the Jews.” —Joseph Goebbels
This...
202: Holocaust Prologue with US Holocaust Memorial Museum Director, Sara J. Bloomfield
After turning our attention back to Europe in the last few episodes, it’s time to finally examine the Holocaust. Back in episode 185, we covered a bro...
201: A Soft Underbelly: The Allied Invasion of Sicily & the Fall of Il Duce
"My dear Duce, it’s no longer any good… At this moment you are the most hated man in Italy.”
This is the story of Operations Underworld, Mincem...
200: The North African Campaign: Desert Rats, the Desert Fox, & Operation Torch
“This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps the end of the beginning.”
This is the story of the Allied cam...
199: Building the Anglo-American Alliance: The US Enters the European Theater
“When do we get a whack at those Germans?”
This is the story of America’s entry into the European Theater. After Pearl Harbor, American foot sol...
Introducing Free Range with Von Miller
A new episode of History That Doesn't Suck drops Monday, February 16th. It’s a continuation of our ongoing chronicle of World War II and we’ll be shif...
198: The Pacific Tide Turns at Coral Sea & Midway
“It was almost unbelievable, but I was seeing it. Almost simultaneously, three [Japanese] carriers were wiped out. I knew what it meant. By golly, we...
197: The Doolittle Raid & the Bataan Death March (Spring 1942)
“We had been promised relief but none was coming, and all of us in Bataan shared a sense of betrayal.”
This is the story of the United State’s e...
196: An Epilogue to Pearl Harbor with Steve Twomey
With the December 1941 surprise attack on the US naval base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, our story has officially come to the United States’ entry into the...
195: Holiday Special IX: Chanukah in Warsaw & Christmas in Washington, D.C.
“This year very few Hanukkah candles were lit.” / “This is a strange Christmas Eve.”
This is the story of 1941’s wartime holiday season.
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194: Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941
“Man your battle stations! This is no sh*t!”
This is the story of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
It’s 7:55 on Sunday morning, Decem...
193: The Empire of the Rising Sun: Military Imperialism in Japan (1853–1941)
“To be perfectly frank, the ways you and I look at the Chinese are fundamentally different. You seem to think of them as human, but I see them as pigs...
192: A Conversation with Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein: The American Revolution and WWII
Professor Greg Jackson sits down with legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and his co-producer Sarah Botstein to discuss their newest film series...
Bonus: Eleanor Roosevelt "Over Our Coffee Cups"
Today Professor Jackson tells the story of Eleanor Roosevelt’s “Over Our Coffee Cups” weekly radio show. Starting in the fall of 1941, the First Lady...
191: Halloween Special V: “The War of the Worlds” on the Radio
“No more defenses. Our army is wiped out—artillery, air force, everything wiped out.”
This is the story of the invasion of New Jersey.
“Th...
190: An Epilogue to US Pre-WW2 Turn from Isolationism to Interventionism and the Influential Americans in London Who Brokered the FDR-Churchill Bromance
Professor Jackson takes a step back to review themes from episodes 187 through 189 (War in Europe and America’s Response), specifically the slow turn...
189: World War II in Europe & the American Response (1941): Production & Preparation
"At long last, Mr. President.”—Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill
This is the story of the second year of WWII and the United States’ response...
The Unlikely Union: "A house divided against itself cannot stand."
Professor Greg Jackson shares a personal message about our politically divided times and announces more tour dates for his live show: The Unlikely Uni...
188: World War II in Europe & The American Response (1939–40): Isolationism vs. Arsenal of Democracy
“I have said not once but many times that I have seen war and that I hate war. … I hope the United States will keep out of this war. I believe that it...
Introducing Star Trek: Khan
The next episode of HTDS drops Sept 22nd. Prof. Jackson will begin the story of World War II in the European Theater and see the United States’ reacti...
187: From the Rhineland to Poland (1935–1939): Annexation, Appeasement, & the Start of World War II
“A great war can hardly be avoided any longer.”
This is the story of Nazi Germany’s aggressive territorial expansion and the start of WWII.
186: From Czardom to Stalinism: Building the USSR & the Ascent of Joseph Stalin
“Comrade Stalin, now that he is general secretary, has concentrated immense power in his hands, and I am not sure whether he will always be capable of...
The Early Holocaust: From the “Jewish Question” to Kristallnacht
“Being a Jew is not a crime, I am not a dog.”
This is the story of the start of the Holocaust.
Serving as the scapegoat for everything fr...
The Unlikely Union: New Tour Dates
Professor Greg Jackson is touring the country with a live version of the podcast telling the story of The Unlikely Union of American states. Starting...
184: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: From Failure to Führer of Nazi Germany or the Third Reich
“There will be no more mercy now; anyone who stands in our way will be butchered.”
This is the story of Adolf Hitler and the colla...
183: The Origin of Fascism: “Il Duce” Benito Mussolini & the Rise of Fascist Italy
“Italy, Gentlemen, wants peace, wants quiet, wants work, wants calm; we will give it with love, if that be possible, or with strength, if that be nece...
182: A Prologue to World War II: US Army Interwar Preparation
This is the story of interwar preparation–not that the United States realized it was preparing for World War II, new technologies, innovation, and a c...