History That Doesn't Suck

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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 member to support our work, receive ad-free episodes and bonus episodes.Pre-order Prof. Jackson's new book Been There Done That: How Our History Shows What We Can Overcome

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Bonus: Forecasting D-Day with PRESSURE Filmmaker Anthony Maras

2026-11-09 · 59 min

Filmmaker Anthony Maras’ (Hotel Mumbai), new film PRESSURE tells the incredible story of the tense 72 hours before D-Day and how one weather forecast and the free world hangs in the balance. PRESSURE follows General…
215: D-Day, Part II: June 6, 1944

2026-11-02 · 1 hr 2 min

“The only men on this beach are the dead and those that are going to die––now let’s get the hell out of here!”This is the story of D-Day, June 6, 1944. In the early hours of the morning, airborne troops land behind…
214: D-Day, Part I: From the First Quebec Conference to June 5, 1944

2026-10-19 · 1 hr 1 min

“Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade.”This is the story of the preparations for D-Day. In November, 1943 the “Big Three”–that is, Franklin…
213: Halloween Special VI: The ASEs & Guy de Maupassant

2026-10-05 · 42 min

“‘What is that?' I asked. The Englishman answered calmly: 'It was my best enemy.’”This is the story of the little books that went to war, and the Frenchman whose ghosts we'll read by their light.In 1943, a consortium of…
Bonus: GTDS: NASA and the Commercialization of Space

2026-09-28 · 1 hr 18 min

Following the Challenger and Columbia Space Shuttle disasters, the government had to rethink space exploration. In 2006, NASA launched the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program, allocating $500 million to…
212: The European Theater, 1943

2026-09-21 · 1 hr 2 min

"Wing Ding, you're either crazy as hell or you've got balls."This is the story of the European Theater in 1943.As Allied bombers learn the brutal cost of daylight precision raids over Ploesti and Schweinfurt, Allied…
15 (Second Edition): “We the People:” Constitution Making in Philly

2026-09-07 · 1 hr 8 min

“What even is the Virginia Plan but democracy checked by democracy, or pork with a little change of the sauce?” This is the story of 55 men from 12 of the 13 sovereign states gathered at the Pennsylvania State House…
211: Pacific Theater Epilogue with Capt. Mac Caldwell

2026-08-24 · 55 min

Professor Greg Jackson and co-host Riley Neubauer are joined by returning guest Captain Mac Caldwell, a Marine veteran, to dive deeper into the Pacific Theater of early World War II. The conversation reaps key wartime…
210: The Pacific War 1944: From the Cairo Conference to the Marianas Turkey Shoot

2026-08-10 · 59 min

“If we ever lose Saipan, repeated air attacks on Tokyo will follow. No matter what it takes, we have to hold there.”As Operation Cartwheel neutralizes Japanese forces on Rabaul, American and British leaders meet with…
209: The Pacific War 1943: Operation Cartwheel, Tarawa, & Eleanor Roosevelt's Pacific Tour

2026-07-27 · 57 min

“The ultimate defeat of Japan [will] be accomplished by blockade, bombing, and assault.”This is the story of American island hopping—or should we say leapfrogging?—through Pacific waters. By 1943, the Japanese are…

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Owner: ProfGregJackson
Oldest episode in feed: 09/2017 · over 9 years
Typical length: 55 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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