Who said history has to be boring?

🎧 History isn’t boring, and anyone who claims otherwise simply hasn’t tuned into History That Doesn’t Suck. Driven by an innate belief that history lessons shouldn’t be a synonym for snooze fests, Utah Valley University History Professor Greg Jackson takes to his podcast History That Doesn’t Suck to make learning about the past an engaging experience. Through engaging storytelling backed by rigorous research, Jackson dissects chapters of American history across over 200 episodes dating back to 2017. Each episode typically runs for an hour, and tackles one particular moment in US history.

While each episode presents an independent topic, the show collectively forms a chronological journey spanning from the American Revolution all the way to present day Trump’s America. The podcast drops two to three episodes a month, following a structure that takes complex events and presents them in an accessible — and entertaining — manner.

In an episode titled Women’s Suffrage & the Passage of the 19th Amendment, Jackson narrates the long struggles endured by US women to gain the right to vote. The episode explores coverture — a common-law doctrine that delegated women’s rights to their husbands — and women’s first attempts at voting during the colonial era before discussing prominent influential figures and activists such as Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. The episode summarizes decades of social struggle that culminated in the ratification of the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote.

The episode embodies the podcast’s ethos of relaying complex historical events in a simplified and engaging way. Since its inception, History That Doesn’t Suck and Jackson’s non-traditional teaching methods have received wide acclaim, and the podcast is constantly ranked at the top of its genre. With more than half amn downloads per month, the show has even found its way into classrooms, as many teachers utilize its content and methods.

WHERE TO LISTEN- You can tune in on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Anghami | Audible | Amazon Music | iHeart | YouTube | YouTube Music.