What are your interests?
Select categories to help us recommend content for you.
Let's Go!
Close queue History
Play full episodes to fill your queue.
Fathom beta logo
   
History That Doesn't Suck

History That Doesn't Suck

158 Episodes • By Prof. Greg Jackson • historythatdoesntsuck.com/...
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 on Facebook and Instagram: @Historythatdoesntsuck; on Twitter: @HTDSpod; or online at htdspodcast. ...more
Society & Culture Education History
History That Doesn't Suck
History That Doesn't Suck
@historythatdoesn'tsuck
mute button
134: (Most of) The German Spring Offensive of 1918 & The Fight for Belleau Wood
This is the story of the first real battles of the A... more
May 22 2023 59m
American Tactics in World War I
Chapter 1 18 mins
German Spring Offensive and American Involvement
Chapter 2 6 mins
The Battle for Château-Tierre
Chapter 3 12 mins
Hill 142 Battle and Marine Brigade
Chapter 4 8 mins
The Battle of Belleau Wood
Chapter 5 8 mins
Bellow Wood and WWI Involvement
Chapter 6 1 min
Acknowledging Patreon Supporters
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
133: Heading “Over There:” “Black Jack” Pershing & Creating WWI’s American Expeditionary Force
“Lafayette, nous sommes ici!” (Lafayette, we are her... more
May 8 2023 1h 1m
The First American Deaths in WWI
Chapter 1 9 mins
John J. Pershing's Tragic Story
Chapter 2 16 mins
From Bushwhackers to Blackjack
Chapter 3 15 mins
WWI Army Building and Funding
Chapter 4 8 mins
US in WWI and Russian Revolution
Chapter 5 7 mins
Amalgamation of American Forces
Chapter 6 3 mins
Amalgamation and the Allied Fight
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
132: The US Enters WWI (RMS Lusitania, Black Tom Island, & The Zimmermann Telegram
“I still think I see the struggling of poor passenge... more
Apr 24 2023 57m
Germany's Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Chapter 1 8 mins
The Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
Chapter 2 12 mins
Neutrality in WWI Submarine Warfare
Chapter 3 8 mins
U.S. Anti-War Stance 1916
Chapter 4 5 mins
Black Tom Explosion Impact
Chapter 5 14 mins
Woodrow Wilson's Fight for Peace
Chapter 6 5 mins
America Declares War
Chapter 7 1 min
History That Doesn't Suck
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
Not AI Processed
Previews and search are not yet available for this episode.

Autoplay will start you at the beginning of the episode.
stars icon No captions Available
Introducing: Ye Gods! with Scott Carter and Ken Burns
Introducing a new podcast: YE GODS WITH SCOTT CARTER... more
Apr 17 2023 42m
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
131: Epilogue on World War 1 before the US
Starting the Great War (World War I) and covering th... more
Apr 10 2023 1h 10m
Unification of Germany
Chapter 1 11 mins
Exploring WWI Consequences
Chapter 2 9 mins
Wealth and Sovereignty in the US
Chapter 3 11 mins
The Puppet Master
Chapter 4 12 mins
The Decline of the Ottoman Empire
Chapter 5 12 mins
World War I Impact
Chapter 6 4 mins
War Remembrance in Europe
Chapter 7 3 mins
The Cataclysmic Impact of Total Warfare
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
130: Russia: From the Great War to Revolution with Deputy Provost Kat Brown
To say Russia had a difficult go of it during World ... more
Mar 27 2023 1h 20m
A Spy Among Friends
Chapter 1 16 mins
19th Century Russia WWI
Chapter 2 15 mins
Autocracy's Impact on Russia
Chapter 3 19 mins
The Causes of the Russian Revolution
Chapter 4 4 mins
The Revolution Foments in Russia
Chapter 5 11 mins
Bolsheviks in Russia War
Chapter 6 6 mins
Fear of Bolshevism
Chapter 7 2 mins
Dr. Fun and Podcast
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
129: World War I Before the US (Military Tech, Trenches, Global Armies, Ypres, Verdun & the Somme)
“In Flanders’ fields the poppies blowBetween the cro... more
Mar 13 2023 1h 4m
An Average French Soldier
Chapter 1 11 mins
World War I 1914-1916
Chapter 2 16 mins
The Great War
Chapter 3 8 mins
The Battle of Verdun
Chapter 4 11 mins
The Great War
Chapter 5 11 mins
Trench Warfare During WWI
Chapter 6 1 min
History That Doesn't Suck
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
128: The Causes of World War I (From the Congress of Vienna to Franz Ferdinand & the Marne)
“Sopherl, Sopherl! Don’t die on me. Live for our chi... more
Feb 27 2023 1h 11m
The Catalyst of World War I
Chapter 1 7 mins
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Chapter 2 10 mins
The Congress of Vienna
Chapter 3 11 mins
The Concert of Europe
Chapter 4 15 mins
Unification of Germany
Chapter 5 11 mins
The Iron Chancellor
Chapter 6 7 mins
July Crisis and War
Chapter 7 2 mins
Parisian Taxis in French History
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
127: Mr. Wilson Goes to Washington (Progressive Policies & Foreign Affairs in South America)
“It would be the irony of fate if my administration ... more
Feb 13 2023 1h 3m
The Tampico Affair
Chapter 1 13 mins
US Marines and the Progressive Era
Chapter 2 12 mins
The Progressive Presidency of Woodrow Wilson
Chapter 3 16 mins
Woodrow Wilson's Irony of Fate
Chapter 4 14 mins
Woodrow Wilson's Wives
Chapter 5 2 mins
Exploring Wilsonianism
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
Second Edition Episodes: A Discussion
While discussed in passing in a few epilogues, the P... more
Jan 30 2023 48m
Exploring the Complexity of Benedict Arnold
Chapter 1 12 mins
Storytelling in History
Chapter 2 13 mins
The Joys of Independent Podcasting
Chapter 3 12 mins
Bringing History to Life
Chapter 4 4 mins
Making Engaging Content With Second Editions
Chapter 5 1 min
A Story to Tell
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
7 (Second Edition): An Olive Branch Rejected: Bunker Hill, Tom’s a Royal Pain(e), & The Siege of Boston
“Remember it is the fifth of March and avenge the de... more
Jan 16 2023 1h 5m
Highlight
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
Not AI Processed
Previews and search are not yet available for this episode.

Autoplay will start you at the beginning of the episode.
stars icon No captions Available
6 (Second Edition): “The Shot Heard ’Round the World:” The Battle of Lexington & Concord
"Fire, for God's sake, fire!" - Unkown British offic... more
Jan 2 2023 1h 2m
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
Not AI Processed
Previews and search are not yet available for this episode.

Autoplay will start you at the beginning of the episode.
stars icon No captions Available
126: Christmas Special 6: Jacob Riis’ “Is There a Santa Claus?”
“Now, how would you like to be a reporter, if you ha... more
Dec 19 2022 30m
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
Not AI Processed
Previews and search are not yet available for this episode.

Autoplay will start you at the beginning of the episode.
stars icon No captions Available
125: Epilogue: The Progressive Era
So much to say–it’s been a while!Kelsi and Greg shar... more
Dec 5 2022 1h 14m
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
Not AI Processed
Previews and search are not yet available for this episode.

Autoplay will start you at the beginning of the episode.
stars icon No captions Available
124: The “Bull Moose” Election of 1912
“It’s true. But it takes more than that to kill a bu... more
Nov 21 2022 1h 5m
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
Not AI Processed
Previews and search are not yet available for this episode.

Autoplay will start you at the beginning of the episode.
stars icon No captions Available
123: The Wright Brothers Fly at Kitty Hawk
“Not in a thousand years would man ever fly.” This i... more
Nov 7 2022 1h 2m
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
Not AI Processed
Previews and search are not yet available for this episode.

Autoplay will start you at the beginning of the episode.
stars icon No captions Available
122: Halloween Special II: H.P. Lovecraft – “The Outsider” & “Dagon”
“I am writing this under an appreciable mental strai... more
Oct 24 2022 52m
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
Not AI Processed
Previews and search are not yet available for this episode.

Autoplay will start you at the beginning of the episode.
stars icon No captions Available
121: Henry Ford: The Model T & Mass Production
“Your car is self-contained–it carries its own power... more
Oct 10 2022 1h 4m
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
Not AI Processed
Previews and search are not yet available for this episode.

Autoplay will start you at the beginning of the episode.
stars icon No captions Available
120: From Atlanta to the NAACP, or Booker T. Washington v. W.E.B. Du Bois
“I am not quite sure of the exact place or exact dat... more
Sep 26 2022 1h 5m
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
Not AI Processed
Previews and search are not yet available for this episode.

Autoplay will start you at the beginning of the episode.
stars icon No captions Available
119: Women’s Suffrage & the Passage of the 19th Amendment
“President Wilson, how long must we wait for liberty... more
Sep 12 2022 1h 6m
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
Not AI Processed
Previews and search are not yet available for this episode.

Autoplay will start you at the beginning of the episode.
stars icon No captions Available
118: “The Island of Hope and Tears:” Ellis Island
“That’s the light of freedom! Remember that. Freedom... more
Aug 29 2022 1h 7m
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
Not AI Processed
Previews and search are not yet available for this episode.

Autoplay will start you at the beginning of the episode.
stars icon No captions Available
Introducing: Short History Of...
"Short History Of... is the podcast series hosted by... more
Aug 22 2022 1h 1m
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
Not AI Processed
Previews and search are not yet available for this episode.

Autoplay will start you at the beginning of the episode.
stars icon No captions Available
117: Epilogue on Progressive Era Part I (Teddy Roosevelt)
With the Presidency of Teddy Roosevelt covered, Greg... more
Aug 15 2022 48m
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
Not AI Processed
Previews and search are not yet available for this episode.

Autoplay will start you at the beginning of the episode.
stars icon No captions Available
116: Teddy Roosevelt’s Foreign Policy: From Big Stick Diplomacy to the Panama Canal
“I [will] be obliged to interfere, by force if neces... more
Aug 1 2022 1h 6m
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full
mute button
Not AI Processed
Previews and search are not yet available for this episode.

Autoplay will start you at the beginning of the episode.
stars icon No captions Available
115: History–Doomed to Repeat It? A Conversation with Lindsay Graham
The Legendary podcaster and composer (but not US Sen... more
Jul 18 2022 55m
Like
Clip
Share
Transcript
More
Play Full