Get to point and keep all the information not much you can do better.

Came across this series for my first podcast experience ever. Instantly hooked, everyone connected to the show creates the story there sharing with such detail. If you like/love history then this is a can’t miss series. Well done

I really enjoy this podcast and I rarely write reviews. The content here is so great and well crafted. The host has a wonderful radio voice and is very listenable. But enough with the accents. I’m listening to the episode on Hitler and it’s too many bad German accents. This also happens with British accents and, well, all the accents on most episodes. It’s a problem when you can’t be shocked by Joseph Goebbel’s words because the accent is so distracting. I know we all think we do wonderful accents, but it’s just not true. My Australian friends hate what I think is a perfectly wonderful “strine” by me. Please trust the content and trust the audience. There is no need to show off with accents, when you have such mastery of the content and the narrative.

Very interesting

So interesting!!

I found this podcast in my history class and we had to listen to it for a assignment it was super enjoyable and makes it easy to picture what was happening

I have Always loved history and my social studies class. But this takes learning and makes it fun and entertaining to listen to. ❤️htds

4.7 out of 5 stars…who in their right mind rated this less than 5 stars? I guess it just goes to show that there are those among us who just don’t or can’t appreciate history. I never really thought about this before, but it seems as though being a historian is a little bit like being an intelligence officer. You go combing through original source documents, looking for a little tidbits of information and then you stitch all those together to construct a complete story they gives you a real feel for how it must’ve been and not just the facts. You’re opening for, I believe it was fourth episode on the Mexican American War does exactly that when you talk about shoes slipping on wet cobblestone streets. I can imagine that you or one of your researchers found that little piece of information in some news article that covered the story and most likely it was a Mexican newspaper. Pretty cool how you do that if you ask me, certainly deserving of 5 stars!

I enjoy the approach to history. It’s exciting and for the most part keeps it from be dry. He talks about the historical events at a more personal level and leaves his personal politics at the door.

I love this podcast so much I have even seen my history grade go up

I always hated American history. I love history but American history as an American was always so boring to me… maybe because it was so recent or maybe because I know the ending already? But this podcast finally made me really enjoy American history for the first time. I’m hooked, amazing job!

Such a great podcast! They do a great job of presenting the information objectively( as much as that is possible) covering multiple sides to many touchy subjects throughout American history. Very grateful for the time and effort put in by the HTDS team.

Listened to a few shows. It isn’t bad, but not great. He tells a story, but no real explanation what or why things happened. You need to have some knowledge of the subject to appreciate his story telling. Plus to many advertising.

I absolutely love the way you bring history alive!! Thank you for your hard work!

Joining the CCC was perhaps the one opportunity that inspired my lifelong love of history, hiking, skiing, running, conservation and hard work. It was the 70’s and the California Gov. Deuk encouraged women to enter into male dominated jobs ie firefighting, trail work, building fish dams and fences in the backcountry. These tasks weren’t exactly what I’d planned when I read the ad for Mammoth Lakes. I just knew I loved to ski and jobs were scarce. It was the 70’s and gas shortages, high prices & low paying jobs, unemployment, and women’s rights were becoming the norm. I’ll never forget. FDR had no idea how far and wide his WPA programs spread. Years later, and still rocking California. Proud to participate in the CCC. Thanks for your Podcast! M.

Probably the most well done podcast I’ve listened to. The detailed research and beautifully written script and music have me on the edge of my seat. He’s not wrong in saying you’re in a class. I learn something every time.

You’ll be hooked. Very thoughtfully researched and produced. Get immersed in the narrative and learn some stuff along the way. American history told from the perspective of those who have the power, those who fight the power, those who suffer or benefit the consequences of those decisions and even some correlation in how the choices made then have an impact on the here and now. Thank-you Professor Jackson for your time and effort in the work you do to bring history to life.

My favorite podcast. Thank you!

Such a great show, I just found it a few weeks ago and have been binging all the old episodes.

Professor Jackson spins a great yarn, he keeps you hooked in and wanting more. I love the depth achieved by using personal letters and journals to delve deeper into the thoughts of those making history. However...the attempts at humor fall flat most of the time, you can see the joke or witty comment from a mile away, and his delivery is terrible. Open mic night terrible. I also have to wonder if he bothers to look up word pronunciations, not sure if he's just unfamiliar with the word or he's using an alternate, less common use. With that said, I find his story-telling to be the best in the history genre, and I am hooked.

Would like it if you did a podcast about the golden age of comics

Omg! Just left the Clearwater, FL show! Loved it! Can’t wait to see another show. Storytelling at its best.

The narrator is kind of hard to understand with his mouth full of woodrow wilson’s balls

Love the sound effects And story telling

See the title.

This is a great history podcast. So much stuff I never knew.

Greg Jackson is the best storyteller if ever heard of. Must listen

I hope you’re compensated well to peddle this nonsense of the Controllers. If you’re truly still hypnotized, I urge you to Wake Up(!) and use your God given skills for the Benefit of humanity.

I love love love this podcast!!! I’m a huge fan of history and the story telling is awesome!!!

I listen to your podcast every night and it makes me fall asleep 😴 😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴 I love it 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄 keep up the great work 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇egnor the nasty comments and focus on your podcast 😌😌😌😌😌 this podcast is dizzy which it is so great 🤫🧏🏻🤫🧏🏻🤫🧏🏻🤫🧏🏻 I’m 11 years old and that’s why there is so many emojis. Love it

I’m wondering if you can do a 9/11 ep.🫡🫡🫡🫡 because I want to learn more about it thank you have a nice day. Ps.I hope we all remember that fateful day God bless

Professor Jackson’s podcast is exceptional. As an historian who has chosen to remain in the classroom (teach everything from on-level to AP level classes), one of the greatest challenges I face is getting my students to understand that history is made up of flawed individuals with dreams, hopes, aspirations, loved ones, etc); while I can share the human stories behind historic events, the classroom setting limits the amount of time I can devote to doing so. This podcast helps me do that with a bit more devoted time when employed as a pre-class assignment that I then fold into our class discussions. Thank you, Professor!

The background 80’s sci-fi music in episode 172 doesn’t fit the vibe of this show. It’s distracting and feels over produced.

I love this podcast and the way these stories get told! Thank you for the hard work you put into making sure these long forgotten stories get told to us!

My daughter is in the 7th grade and has a history day project due. This has really grabbed her attention and she is now excited to work on her project.

Mr. Jackson is a phenomenal story teller and his team has made history more entertaining than I could have ever imagined! And that’s coming from a history nerd.

Only giving it a four because of the host’s godawful accents. Southern and French are particularly horrible. If you can get past that, it’s a great show.

I was looking for an in-depth history podcast, but the episode on the Treaty of Versailles was so difficult to listen to that I gave up on this presenter. Are the execrable accents necessary?Or referring to historical figures by their first names? “Woodrow”? Really?

I am particularly impressed by the high-quality audio and production values of this podcast.

I always wanted to be a history and theatre teacher and listening to Greg reminds me of why. I love that the team strives for perfection and in the epilogues correct any mistakes that have been found (Mobile is my fav). That reach to be perfect while acknowledging the human moments make this podcast perfect. The way he conveys the good, the bad, and the mediocre qualities of historical figures gives a depth to history that was missing in my textbooks. It’s difficult to recognize when we as a society are repeating a pattern that historically led to the dark side if the people aren’t accurately portrayed. As someone who was raised Mormon and left the church but still has family who are active members, I appreciate how Greg told the history of the pioneers. I either hear a sanitized version where the Mormons did no wrong and were persecuted for no reason; or I get a version where the good guys ran off that no good cult of weirdos. Both frustrate me beyond belief. It was refreshing to not only hear about the awful things done to the Mormons, but what unjustifiable actions Mormons were responsible for as well. And to hear Moroni pronounced correctly was a balm to my tattered, neurotic, soul. Thank you for being the first to tell me a fair and much more complete story about the people who made our country what it is. I’ve been binging this podcast exclusively for the last week and thus far the epilogues are my jam. I’ll listen a 2nd and 3rd time when I need a laugh. Y’all have the perfect amount of sarcastic banter. If you read this far you’re a saint. I got a bit rambly. You’re amazeballs

I had a history professor years ago that had the same kind of style. She would right a list of topics on the board but would lecture about each in almost a story format. For me, it really held my attention so on exam days it was relatively easy. Your style captivates my attention and is a wonderful listen. Awesome. BTW found you by searching baseball history and one of your episodes came up. Enjoyed it so much went to the beginning and have heard several each day since. Amazing the change in warfare from 1775 to 1861. More weaponry than tactics. Positional cover important both at Saratoga and Gettysburg. Great show. Thank you so much.

I started listening to this podcast to brush up on my knowledge. I didn’t know what to expect but have found it to be truly amazing. I appreciate the time spent by the team to produce a great project. I can also appreciate how it is done in a way that continually keeps your interest up. Keep up the great work and know you are appreciated!

A wonderfully detail podcast that dives into the many different eras and stories that make up the fabric of American History. Professor Jackson does an excellent job of highlighting, emphasizing, and weaving in the Black experience and history that is so vital to America since its inception. I appreciate he doesn’t shy away from the hard truths but also makes sure to discuss Black joy. Keep the stories coming!

Thank you for the fun, enjoyable, and exciting podcast. It brings to life history. I also enjoy the lack of agenda, and plain history. History has been my favorite subject for a while, but this makes me enjoy it more! Thank you so much!

Have listened to every episode and have even seen a live show, but lately it seems like many of the episodes focus too much on race, even going out of the way to discuss the race when not relevant or necessary. The leftist bias by the professor is starting to ruin the podcast

If this podcast were targeted to middle school students, it would be okay. However, if you are even a moderately intelligent adult, it’s hard to get beyond all the aggressive dumbing-down in terms of vocabulary, sentence structure, and historical complexity. In a particularly stupid touch, the host refers to historical figures by modern nicknames (Alexander Hamilton = Alex). You just get the sense that whoever writes these episodes assumes that the audience isn’t very bright, is easily bored, and can’t handle even remotely complex discussions of historical issues. It’s weird to have a podcast talk down to you, but that is what this one specializes in. Finally ads erupt into the episode at random intervals, sometimes in the middle of a thought.

Lots of annoying ads that share TMI.

I didn’t subscribe to the podcast but it was often “recommended” because of my other listening choices, so it would come into rotation when I let the algorithms select my shows. The shows were great - informative, well produced, and engaging. This guy definitely knows his history. But then in one episode, there was a mention of the Mormon religion in an episode that I didn’t think would have anything to do with the topic. I thought it kind of odd but let it pass. Listening to other episodes and it happened again and again. Having grown up in Salt Lake City as a non-Mormon and surrounded by Mormons, I had a hunch something was up and so I did an internet search. Sure enough, Utah Valley University and I have to assume a Mormon - sorry, member of The Church of Latter Day Saints. If you’re going to be a historian, you need to be as neutral and unbiased as a person can be. I don’t think you’ll get that view from this podcast. He definitely has filters that he colors history based on his mention and influence from outside forces. Too bad! It’s a good podcast otherwise.

Just started listening on vacation trip, loved it, so I went back and started at episode 1. Keep them coming, you guys are doing great work and important for a country with a weakening educational system.

This podcast is too interested in denigrating Americans that have shaped our history from its incessant dredging up any sort of perceived transgressions to other races, religions, etc. instead if learning I feel like I am being preached at. No wonder why patriotism is at an all time low.