Greg, Josh, and Cielle hash out the international slave trade … in a time when it’s not suppose to exist. La Amistad provides a perfect, horrific example of the illegal transatlantic slave’s continued existence after 1808 and the challenges the

17: Utopian Communities w/ Dr. Scott Rank of the History Unplugged Podcast

May 20th, 2019 52m 27s

Scott Rank (Ph.D., history) hosts the wildly popular, brilliant podcast, “History Unplugged,” and today, he joins Greg to discuss a subject we never quite worked into History That Doesn’t Suck: nineteenth-century America’s utopian communities!

16: The Mexican-American War and 19th-Century Imperialism (Roundtable on HTDS 33-36)

May 6th, 2019 36m 51s

Greg, Josh, and Cielle go bird’s eye view on the whole of the war. They talk different theaters, commanders, and Greg suggests that the Mexican-American War makes more sense when it’s considered alongside European empires of the day.

15: Joseph Smith’s Presidential Run, “Jews for Jackson,” & Other Things w/ Daniel Gullotta of the Age of Jackson Podcast

Apr 22nd, 2019 1h 24m

Daniel Gullotta has more degrees than we have space in which to write, so we’ll just jump to his current undertaking: a PhD in Religious history at Stanford. Of course, with that background, maybe Greg should’ve anticipated that their discussio

14: Heading West on the Oregon, Californian, and Mormon Trails (Roundtable on HTDS 30-32)

Apr 8th, 2019 35m 12s

Greg, Josh, and Cielle talk western settlement! Cielle drops some gruesome details on the Donner Party. The team talks death and murder in pioneer wagon trains and how the Mormon Trail’s religious impetus sets it apart from the others. But the

13: Wising Up on The Texas Revolution with Judge Ken Wise of the “Wise about Texas” Podcast

Mar 26th, 2019 1h 6m

A Justice on the 14th Court of Appeals in Texas, occasional part time law professor, and member of the Texas State Historical Association (serving on the Archives Committee no less!), Justice Ken Wise is truly a gentleman and a scholar. He’s al

12: The Death Thomas Jefferson & John Adams, Era of Good Feelings and Other Stuff (Roundtable on HTDS 27)

Mar 11th, 2019 51m 20s

Greg, Josh, and Cielle rewrite Thomas Jefferson’s and John Adams’s epitaphs and talk tribalism/political parties while speculating on whom they would’ve voted for in the election of 1824. Greg also gives an impassioned review of Solomon Northup

11: The American Revolution with Dr. Liz Covart of Ben Franklin’s World

Feb 25th, 2019 47m 27s

As we say farewell to the dying Founding Father generation, here’s one last throwback that reflects on the period as a whole. Greg and Liz Covart (host of Ben Franklin’s World Podcast) get a bit meta, talking history podcasting versus “traditio

10: A Canadian Perspective: The War of 1812 with Dr. Katherine Rossy

Feb 11th, 2019 58m 45s

What’s a war between old friends? Canadian born and bred Dr. Katherine Rossy of Bishop’s University joins her good friend Greg to provide a Canadian perspective on the War of 1812, and we couldn’t be happier with the result. This chat has sarca

9: The War of 1812 (Roundtable on HTDS 23-26)

Jan 28th, 2019 1h

Greg, Josh, and Cielle hash out the obscure War of 1812. Tirades include: none of them thinking the British Navy had a legitimate claim in pressing US sailors into the service; way too much about Lieutenant T.A.C. Jones; a few Arab sailors at t

8: Lewis and Clark's Most Excellent Adventure with Professor Jay Buckley

Jan 14th, 2019 1h

"Damn you, let go my gun!" BYU History Professor Jay Buckley is a leading expert on the Lewis and Clark expedition, so who better to chat with about it? Especially when he knows how to spin a good yarn! Join Greg as he sits down with Professor

7: Tommy J’s First Term & Alexander Hamilton’s Death (Roundtable on HTDS 21-22)

Dec 31st, 2018 1h 24m

Greg, Josh, and Cielle talk through HTDS 21 and 22. We’ll get some details on Thomas Jefferson that didn’t make it in the HTDS 21’s script, as well as see Cielle and Greg disagree on whether Burr or Hamilton shot first! Good news: their disagre

6: From Textiles to Tech: Talking Industrialization w/World Trade Center Utah President Miles Hansen

Dec 17th, 2018 54m 32s

A former US diplomat and fresh off the National Security Council in the White House, Miles Hansen has returned to his native Utah to serve as President & CEO of World Trade Center Utah. And get this--Miles is a fan of old War of 1812 American i

5: Roundtable on HTDS 18-20

Dec 4th, 2018 1h 9m

After releasing the first four episodes and getting some feedback--thank you!--we’ve decided to separate the interviews from the roundtables. So today, it’s Greg, Josh, and Cielle, talking through the Adams administration and finally working in

4: 1st POTUS Politics w/Utah Lt. Gov and “Cox and Friends” Podcast Host Spencer Cox (HTDS 14-17)

Oct 29th, 2018 1h 39m

"Can I just say what I think is the best summation of the bill of rights? — colonial America’s fears." Poor George had to deal with Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson at the same time for years. That had to be the worst! Greg, Josh, and Ci

3: It’s always Brainy in Philadelphia w/Prof. Ben Park (HTDS 6-15)

Oct 29th, 2018 1h 34m

“Reading the pamphlet, which, you know, we could argue is kinda the pushing point that pushes people over the edge—” “I’m arguing it.” Time to talk the intellectual side of the American Rev’. Greg, Josh, and Cielle revisit the war years and go

2: In The Revolutionary Trenches w/Major Denny Frey (HTDS 6-13)

Oct 29th, 2018 1h 48m

“It’s not just king George saying, ‘you’ll be back.’ We’re saying, ‘we’ll be back." Greg, Josh, and Cielle discuss the ridiculous American military situation during the Revolutionary War, including: a cash-strapped Continental Army; crapshoot s

1: "Boston's Massacre" w/ Prof. Eric Hinderaker (HTDS 1-5)

Oct 25th, 2018 1h 24m

The History That Doesn’t Suck (HTDS) team--Prof. Greg Jackson, Josh Beatty, and Cielle Salazar--chat it up about the main causes of the American Revolution (HTDS episodes 1-5), covering everything from George Washington's miserable day at Fort