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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 ou... Read more

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53: A Civil War Christmas with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

53: A Civil War Christmas with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Our dispatches state that Lieut. Longfellow of First Mass. Cavalry was severely wounded.”This is the story of a son nea... Read more

9 Dec 2019

26mins

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2: Patrick Henry and Boston Get Pissed about Taxes

2: Patrick Henry and Boston Get Pissed about Taxes

"Treason!"This is the story of Virginia's Patrick Henry. He is a dangerous combination: young, idealistic, and persuasiv... Read more

30 Sep 2017

1hr 1min

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30: The Oregon Trail (“You Have Died of Dysentery”)

30: The Oregon Trail (“You Have Died of Dysentery”)

“You damn Yankees will do anything you like.”This is the story of the Oregon Trail, including the reasons pioneers cross... Read more

7 Jan 2019

1hr 5mins

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3: "Clean My Sh*t House!" The Boston Massacre

3: "Clean My Sh*t House!" The Boston Massacre

"Damn you, fire, be the consequences what it will!" ​This is the story of the Boston Massacre. In the aftermath of a sec... Read more

9 Oct 2017

1hr

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55: The Road to The Emancipation Proclamation

55: The Road to The Emancipation Proclamation

“The Proclamation is the drawing of a sword that can never be sheathed again.”This is the story of the Emancipation Proc... Read more

6 Jan 2020

58mins

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46: The Civil War Begins: Fort Sumter, Secession, & Raising Armies

46: The Civil War Begins: Fort Sumter, Secession, & Raising Armies

“I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky.”This is the story of the last, bare thread holding the Union t... Read more

2 Sep 2019

1hr 1min

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32: Mormonism and the Mormon Trail

32: Mormonism and the Mormon Trail

“Nits will make lice, and if he had lived he would have become a Mormon.”This is the story of our last major pioneer mig... Read more

4 Feb 2019

1hr 8mins

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4: "Boston Harbor A Tea-Pot This Night:" The Boston Tea Party

4: "Boston Harbor A Tea-Pot This Night:" The Boston Tea Party

"We have only been making a little salt-water tea."This is the story of the Boston Tea Party. The East India Company and... Read more

17 Oct 2017

1hr 1min

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44: Abraham Lincoln Becomes President of the Divided States of America

44: Abraham Lincoln Becomes President of the Divided States of America

“Mary, Mary, we are elected!” This is the story of the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States … w... Read more

5 Aug 2019

1hr 1min

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33: Mexican-American War (Part 1): From the Nueces River to the Rio Grande

33: Mexican-American War (Part 1): From the Nueces River to the Rio Grande

“Hostilities may now be considered as commenced.”This is the story of the Mexican-American War’s beginnings. President J... Read more

18 Feb 2019

1hr 1min

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31: The California Trail: From the Donner Party to the Gold Rush

31: The California Trail: From the Donner Party to the Gold Rush

“Never take no shortcuts.”This is the story of one of the larger Oregon Trail’s most important branches: the California ... Read more

21 Jan 2019

59mins

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39: The California Gold Rush and the Compromise of 1850

39: The California Gold Rush and the Compromise of 1850

“The Union is doomed to dissolution. … I fix its probable occurrence within twelve years or three presidential terms.”Th... Read more

27 May 2019

1hr 3mins

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43: Honest Abe, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, & John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

43: Honest Abe, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, & John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

“Any man who took Lincoln for a simple-minded man would wind up with his back in a ditch.”This is the story of America o... Read more

22 Jul 2019

1hr 9mins

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52: From Second Bull Run, or Second Manassas to Antietam, or Sharpsburg

52: From Second Bull Run, or Second Manassas to Antietam, or Sharpsburg

“Come on God damn you.”This is the story of the Second Bull Run/Manassas Campaign and the Battle of Antietam.Robert “Bob... Read more

25 Nov 2019

58mins

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50: Mississippi Valley 1862: The Battles of New Orleans, Corinth, Memphis, and Vicksburg

50: Mississippi Valley 1862: The Battles of New Orleans, Corinth, Memphis, and Vicksburg

This is the story of the Mississippi Valley in 1862. Navy Secretary Gideon “Father Neptune” Welles is moving forward wit... Read more

28 Oct 2019

1hr 6mins

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16: The Founding Fractures: Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson

16: The Founding Fractures: Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson

“I always knew Colonel Hamilton to be a man of superior talents, but never supposed that he had any knowledge of finance... Read more

8 May 2018

59mins

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21: Thomas Jefferson Presents: Lewis & Clark’s Excellent Expedition

21: Thomas Jefferson Presents: Lewis & Clark’s Excellent Expedition

“Damn sugar, damn coffee, damn colonies!”This is the story of Thomas Jefferson building an “empire of liberty.” As the n... Read more

6 Aug 2018

1hr 1min

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22: An Affair of Honor: Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr

22: An Affair of Honor: Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr

"Adieu best of wives and best of Women. Embrace all my darling Children for me."This is the story of the most influentia... Read more

19 Aug 2018

1hr 4mins

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54: The Best Opening Scenes in HTDS History

54: The Best Opening Scenes in HTDS History

“Our top spot goes to …”This is the story of stories (yeah, super “meta”). You know regular HTDS episodes always start w... Read more

23 Dec 2019

56mins

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5: "Delenda est Bostonia:" a Congress, Paul Rides, & the First Shot at Lexington

5: "Delenda est Bostonia:" a Congress, Paul Rides, & the First Shot at Lexington

"Lay down your arms, you damned rebels, or you are all dead men."This is the story of the First Continental Congress and... Read more

1 Nov 2017

1hr 8mins

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