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History That Doesn't Suck

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203: The Holocaust: Killing Squads, Ghettos, & Gas Chambers artwork

203: The Holocaust: Killing Squads, Ghettos, & Gas Chambers

History That Doesn't Suck

1:08:22Apr 13, 2026
202: Holocaust Prologue with US Holocaust Memorial Museum Director, Sara J. Bloomfield artwork

202: Holocaust Prologue with US Holocaust Memorial Museum Director, Sara J. Bloomfield

History That Doesn't Suck

48:21Mar 30, 2026
201: A Soft Underbelly: The Allied Invasion of Sicily & the Fall of Il Duce artwork

201: A Soft Underbelly: The Allied Invasion of Sicily & the Fall of Il Duce

History That Doesn't Suck

58:53Mar 16, 2026
200: The North African Campaign: Desert Rats, the Desert Fox, & Operation Torch artwork

200: The North African Campaign: Desert Rats, the Desert Fox, & Operation Torch

History That Doesn't Suck

1:05:00Mar 2, 2026
199: Building the Anglo-American Alliance: The US Enters the European Theater artwork

199: Building the Anglo-American Alliance: The US Enters the European Theater

History That Doesn't Suck

1:02:49Feb 16, 2026
198: The Pacific Tide Turns at Coral Sea & Midway artwork

198: The Pacific Tide Turns at Coral Sea & Midway

History That Doesn't Suck

1:03:08Feb 2, 2026
197: The Doolittle Raid & the Bataan Death March (Spring 1942) artwork

197: The Doolittle Raid & the Bataan Death March (Spring 1942)

History That Doesn't Suck

1:04:02Jan 19, 2026
196: An Epilogue to Pearl Harbor with Steve Twomey artwork

196: An Epilogue to Pearl Harbor with Steve Twomey

History That Doesn't Suck

59:50Jan 5, 2026
195: Holiday Special IX: Chanukah in Warsaw & Christmas in Washington, D.C. artwork

195: Holiday Special IX: Chanukah in Warsaw & Christmas in Washington, D.C.

History That Doesn't Suck

37:25Dec 22, 2025
194: Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941 artwork

194: Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941

History That Doesn't Suck

1:03:23Dec 7, 2025
193: The Empire of the Rising Sun: Military Imperialism in Japan (1853–1941) artwork

193: The Empire of the Rising Sun: Military Imperialism in Japan (1853–1941)

History That Doesn't Suck

1:03:38Nov 24, 2025
192: A Conversation with Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein: The American Revolution and WWII artwork

192: A Conversation with Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein: The American Revolution and WWII

History That Doesn't Suck

57:46Nov 10, 2025
Bonus: Eleanor Roosevelt "Over Our Coffee Cups" artwork

Bonus: Eleanor Roosevelt "Over Our Coffee Cups"

History That Doesn't Suck

7:19Nov 3, 2025
191: Halloween Special V: “The War of the Worlds” on the Radio artwork

191: Halloween Special V: “The War of the Worlds” on the Radio

History That Doesn't Suck

41:50Oct 20, 2025
190: Epilogue to US Pre-WWII Isolationism to Interventionism with Lynne Olson artwork

190: Epilogue to US Pre-WWII Isolationism to Interventionism with Lynne Olson

History That Doesn't Suck

1:10:00Oct 13, 2025
189: World War II in Europe & the American Response (1941): Production & Preparation artwork

189: World War II in Europe & the American Response (1941): Production & Preparation

History That Doesn't Suck

1:06:16Oct 6, 2025
The Unlikely Union: "A house divided against itself cannot stand." artwork

The Unlikely Union: "A house divided against itself cannot stand."

History That Doesn't Suck

11:23Sep 29, 2025
188: World War II in Europe & The American Response (1939–40): Isolationism vs. Arsenal of Democracy artwork

188: World War II in Europe & The American Response (1939–40): Isolationism vs. Arsenal of Democracy

History That Doesn't Suck

1:08:05Sep 22, 2025
187: From the Rhineland to Poland (1935–1939): Annexation, Appeasement, & the Start of World War II artwork

187: From the Rhineland to Poland (1935–1939): Annexation, Appeasement, & the Start of World War II

History That Doesn't Suck

1:08:46Sep 8, 2025
186: From Czardom to Stalinism: Building the USSR & the Ascent of Joseph Stalin artwork

186: From Czardom to Stalinism: Building the USSR & the Ascent of Joseph Stalin

History That Doesn't Suck

1:06:39Aug 25, 2025
185: The Early Holocaust: From the “Jewish Question” to Kristallnacht artwork

185: The Early Holocaust: From the “Jewish Question” to Kristallnacht

History That Doesn't Suck

1:08:59Aug 11, 2025
The Unlikely Union: New Tour Dates artwork

The Unlikely Union: New Tour Dates

History That Doesn't Suck

9:23Aug 7, 2025
184: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: From Failure to Führer of Nazi Germany or the Third Reich artwork

184: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: From Failure to Führer of Nazi Germany or the Third Reich

History That Doesn't Suck

1:07:14Jul 28, 2025
183: The Origin of Fascism: “Il Duce” Benito Mussolini & the Rise of Fascist Italy artwork

183: The Origin of Fascism: “Il Duce” Benito Mussolini & the Rise of Fascist Italy

History That Doesn't Suck

1:10:40Jul 14, 2025
182: A Prologue to World War II: US Army Interwar Preparation artwork

182: A Prologue to World War II: US Army Interwar Preparation

History That Doesn't Suck

45:50Jun 30, 2025
181: American Aviation: The Growth of the Industry Through the Eyes of Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, and Howard Hughes artwork

181: American Aviation: The Growth of the Industry Through the Eyes of Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, and Howard Hughes

History That Doesn't Suck

1:04:22Jun 16, 2025
180: “A Race to the Sky”: The Rise of New York City’s Chrysler, Manhattan Company, and Empire State Buildings artwork

180: “A Race to the Sky”: The Rise of New York City’s Chrysler, Manhattan Company, and Empire State Buildings

History That Doesn't Suck

1:01:19Jun 2, 2025
179: Bridging the Bay: San Francisco’s Golden Gate and Bay Bridges (Infrastructure pt. 2) artwork

179: Bridging the Bay: San Francisco’s Golden Gate and Bay Bridges (Infrastructure pt. 2)

History That Doesn't Suck

1:04:26May 19, 2025
178: “A Damn Big Dam”: Taming the Colorado River with the Hoover (or Boulder) Dam (Infrastructure pt. 1) artwork

178: “A Damn Big Dam”: Taming the Colorado River with the Hoover (or Boulder) Dam (Infrastructure pt. 1)

History That Doesn't Suck

1:06:54May 5, 2025
America 250: The Boston Campaign 1775-76: A Leadership Discussion with Gen. William Rapp artwork

America 250: The Boston Campaign 1775-76: A Leadership Discussion with Gen. William Rapp

History That Doesn't Suck

59:28Apr 21, 2025
177: An Epilogue to the New Deal and CCC Deep Dive with Neil Maher artwork

177: An Epilogue to the New Deal and CCC Deep Dive with Neil Maher

History That Doesn't Suck

50:46Apr 7, 2025
176: FDR v. “The Nine Old Men” (The New Deal pt. 3): Court Packing and Closing the New Deal artwork

176: FDR v. “The Nine Old Men” (The New Deal pt. 3): Court Packing and Closing the New Deal

History That Doesn't Suck

1:07:18Mar 24, 2025
175: The Dirty Thirties (The New Deal pt. 2): Dust, Doubts, and the “Second” New Deal artwork

175: The Dirty Thirties (The New Deal pt. 2): Dust, Doubts, and the “Second” New Deal

History That Doesn't Suck

1:07:28Mar 10, 2025
174: The First “First Hundred Days:” FDR Kicks Off the New Deal artwork

174: The First “First Hundred Days:” FDR Kicks Off the New Deal

History That Doesn't Suck

1:03:05Feb 24, 2025
173: From Hyde Park to the White House: The Early Life and Election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt artwork

173: From Hyde Park to the White House: The Early Life and Election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

History That Doesn't Suck

1:07:24Feb 10, 2025
172: Breadlines, Bank Failures, & the Bonus Army: Hoover & the Early Great Depression artwork

172: Breadlines, Bank Failures, & the Bonus Army: Hoover & the Early Great Depression

History That Doesn't Suck

1:04:40Dec 16, 2024
171: Christmas Special VIII: Festivities in the Jazz Age artwork

171: Christmas Special VIII: Festivities in the Jazz Age

History That Doesn't Suck

32:10Dec 2, 2024
170: The Crash of 1929 & Meeting President Herbert Hoover artwork

170: The Crash of 1929 & Meeting President Herbert Hoover

History That Doesn't Suck

1:04:14Nov 18, 2024
169: An Epilogue to the 1920s: Youth culture, The Great Gatsby, and more with Professor Sarah Churchwell artwork

169: An Epilogue to the 1920s: Youth culture, The Great Gatsby, and more with Professor Sarah Churchwell

History That Doesn't Suck

42:36Nov 4, 2024
168: Halloween Special IV: Nosferatu and Silent Horror artwork

168: Halloween Special IV: Nosferatu and Silent Horror

History That Doesn't Suck

38:17Oct 21, 2024
167: The Golden Age of Sports: Horse Racing, Boxing, Basketball, Football, & Jim Thorpe artwork

167: The Golden Age of Sports: Horse Racing, Boxing, Basketball, Football, & Jim Thorpe

History That Doesn't Suck

57:43Oct 7, 2024
166: A Conversation on Negro Leagues Baseball History with Bob Kendrick artwork

166: A Conversation on Negro Leagues Baseball History with Bob Kendrick

History That Doesn't Suck

50:58Sep 30, 2024
165: America’s Favorite Pastime: Baseball, the Negro Leagues, and the Great Bambino artwork

165: America’s Favorite Pastime: Baseball, the Negro Leagues, and the Great Bambino

History That Doesn't Suck

1:00:35Sep 23, 2024
164: Harlem Renaissance: The Great Migration, Jazz, and the Flowering of Black Culture artwork

164: Harlem Renaissance: The Great Migration, Jazz, and the Flowering of Black Culture

History That Doesn't Suck

1:02:33Sep 9, 2024
163: The Show (Boat) Must Go On: Broadway and the American Musical artwork

163: The Show (Boat) Must Go On: Broadway and the American Musical

History That Doesn't Suck

59:46Aug 26, 2024
162: The Birth of the Movies: From Silent Cinema to the Rise of Hollywood & the First “Talkie” artwork

162: The Birth of the Movies: From Silent Cinema to the Rise of Hollywood & the First “Talkie”

History That Doesn't Suck

1:02:06Aug 12, 2024
161: An Epilogue Toast to Prohibition’s End with Author Daniel Okrent artwork

161: An Epilogue Toast to Prohibition’s End with Author Daniel Okrent

History That Doesn't Suck

38:11Jul 29, 2024
160: Al Capone & the End of Prohibition artwork

160: Al Capone & the End of Prohibition

History That Doesn't Suck

1:03:35Jul 15, 2024
159: Scofflaws, Moonshiners, Bootleggers, and Crime Lords artwork

159: Scofflaws, Moonshiners, Bootleggers, and Crime Lords

History That Doesn't Suck

59:51Jul 1, 2024
158: Prohibition - So You Wanna Be a Rum Runner? artwork

158: Prohibition - So You Wanna Be a Rum Runner?

History That Doesn't Suck

56:25Jun 17, 2024