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211: Pacific Theater Epilogue with Capt. Mac Caldwell
Aug 23, 2026
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…
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210: The Pacific War 1944: From the Cairo Conference to the Marianas Turkey Shoot
Aug 10, 2026
“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…
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209: The Pacific War 1943: Operation Cartwheel, Tarawa, & Eleanor Roosevelt's Pacific Tour
Jul 27, 2026
“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…
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208: The Pacific War, 1942–43: Guadalcanal, the Aleutians, and Operation Vengeance
Jul 13, 2026
“Guadalcanal is not the name of an island. It is the name of the graveyard of the Japanese army.”This is the story of America's first major offensive in the Pacific since Midway.Amid hard fighting…
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Introducing: Government That Doesn't Suck! with Professors Greg Jackson and Lindsey Cormack
Jul 06, 2026
Episode 1: We The Founders (The Constitution) | Introducing Government That Doesn’t SuckFollow GTDS on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.What if the Constitution isn't a dusty…
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The Declaration of Independence at 250
Jul 02, 2026
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America, as read by Professor Greg Jackson and fellow citizens: Lindsey Cormack co-host of Government That Doesn’t Suck, Ben Sawyer and Bob…
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America250 Episode 8 Rerelease: Declaring Independence, the Rise of Alexander Hamilton, & the Fall of New York
Jun 22, 2026
In celebration of America’s 250th, we’d like to officially invite you to enjoy this special episode telling the tale of that audacious, terrifying, and formative step taken by the Second Continental…
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Bonus: Prof. Greg Jackson interview on The Road to Now with Dr. Ben Sawyer
Jun 15, 2026
Professor Greg Jackson is interviewed by Professor Ben Sawyer on The Road to Now podcast to discuss Jackson’s new book, Been There, Done That: What Our History Shows What We Can Overcome. As we…
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207: Japanese Internment: Removal, Relocation, & Reckoning
Jun 08, 2026
"What I vividly recall is after getting to Tanforan and walking into this horse stable, and Mom… putting down her suitcase and just crying.”This is the story of Japanese American incarceration.In…
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206: American Propaganda: Cap’s Debut, Frank Capra’s War Docs, and Casablanca
May 22, 2026
“Will young, freewheeling American boys take the iron discipline of wartime? … In my judgment the answer is Yes! ... if the answers they get are worth fighting and dying for.” This is the story of…
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205: Total War on the Home Front: Victory Gardens, Volunteering, and the Double V
May 11, 2026
“I suggest that while we keep defense and victory in the forefront, that we don't lose sight of our fight for true democracy at home.” This is the story of life on the American home front.  While…
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Bonus: “Messy Tales,” an Excerpt from the Prof’s book, Been There, Done That
May 04, 2026
Been There, Done That: How Our History Shows What We Can Overcome, Prof. Jackson’s new book publishing June 16th, takes us on a chronological journey—from the very start of the republic in 1789…
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204: The Holocaust: Anne Frank, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, & Auschwitz
Apr 27, 2026
“Everybody’s dead. Don’t ask me about anybody. Everybody’s dead.”  This is the story of the Final Solution.  From Anne Frank’s annex to countless ghettos, Jews who have thus far avoided the…
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203: The Holocaust: Killing Squads, Ghettos, & Gas Chambers
Apr 13, 2026
“The procedure is a pretty barbaric one and not to be described here more definitively. Not much will remain of the Jews.” —Joseph Goebbels This is the story of how the Holocaust becomes…
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202: Holocaust Prologue with US Holocaust Memorial Museum Director, Sara J. Bloomfield
Mar 30, 2026
After turning our attention back to Europe in the last few episodes, it’s time to finally examine the Holocaust. Back in episode 185, we covered a broad history of antisemitism in Europe and the…
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201: A Soft Underbelly: The Allied Invasion of Sicily & the Fall of Il Duce
Mar 16, 2026
"My dear Duce, it’s no longer any good… At this moment you are the most hated man in Italy.”  This is the story of Operations Underworld, Mincemeat, and Husky.  On the heels of the decisive Allied…
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200: The North African Campaign: Desert Rats, the Desert Fox, & Operation Torch
Mar 02, 2026
“This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps the end of the beginning.”  This is the story of the Allied campaign in North Africa.  Long under the colonial thumb…
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199: Building the Anglo-American Alliance: The US Enters the European Theater
Feb 16, 2026
“When do we get a whack at those Germans?” This is the story of America’s entry into the European Theater. After Pearl Harbor, American foot soldiers and generals alike are eager to get in on the…
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198: The Pacific Tide Turns at Coral Sea & Midway
Feb 02, 2026
“It was almost unbelievable, but I was seeing it. Almost simultaneously, three [Japanese] carriers were wiped out. I knew what it meant. By golly, we did it!”  This is the story of a battle that…
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197: The Doolittle Raid & the Bataan Death March (Spring 1942)
Jan 19, 2026
“We had been promised relief but none was coming, and all of us in Bataan shared a sense of betrayal.” This is the story of the United State’s earliest—and most disastrous—days of war in the…
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196: An Epilogue to Pearl Harbor with Steve Twomey
Jan 05, 2026
With the December 1941 surprise attack on the US naval base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, our story has officially come to the United States’ entry into the Second World War. Professor Jackson told that…
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195: Holiday Special IX: Chanukah in Warsaw & Christmas in Washington, D.C.
Dec 22, 2025
“This year very few Hanukkah candles were lit.” / “This is a strange Christmas Eve.” This is the story of 1941’s wartime holiday season.  It’s difficult to conjure up a more miserable picture than…
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194: Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941
Dec 07, 2025
“Man your battle stations! This is no sh*t!” This is the story of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.  It’s 7:55 on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941. 183 Japanese aircraft descend on the United…
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193: The Empire of the Rising Sun: Military Imperialism in Japan (1853–1941)
Nov 24, 2025
“To be perfectly frank, the ways you and I look at the Chinese are fundamentally different. You seem to think of them as human, but I see them as pigs.” This is the origin story of the Empire of the…
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192: A Conversation with Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein: The American Revolution and WWII
Nov 10, 2025
Professor Greg Jackson sits down with legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and his co-producer Sarah Botstein to discuss their newest film series, The American Revolution plus a conversation…
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Bonus: Eleanor Roosevelt "Over Our Coffee Cups"
Nov 02, 2025
Today Professor Jackson tells the story of Eleanor Roosevelt’s “Over Our Coffee Cups” weekly radio show. Starting in the fall of 1941, the First Lady took to the airwaves with this cafe-style program…
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191: Halloween Special V: “The War of the Worlds” on the Radio
Oct 20, 2025
“No more defenses. Our army is wiped out—artillery, air force, everything wiped out.” This is the story of the invasion of New Jersey. “The War of the Worlds” is a 1938 radio adaptation of an 1897…
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190: Epilogue to US Pre-WWII Isolationism to Interventionism with Lynne Olson
Oct 13, 2025
Professor Jackson takes a step back to review themes from episodes 187 through 189 (War in Europe and America’s Response), specifically the slow turn from isolationism to aid via Lend-Lease, and…
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189: World War II in Europe & the American Response (1941): Production & Preparation
Oct 06, 2025
"At long last, Mr. President.”—Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill This is the story of the second year of WWII and the United States’ response.  As the war enters its second full year, things are…
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