Introducing: What We Spend

History That Doesn't Suck

ProfGregJackson

Education, History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

A new HTDS episode about The Hoover Dam debuts May 5th. Meanwhile, we'd like to introduce a new show from our partners at Audacy: What We Spend. Imagine if you could ask someone anything you wanted about their finances. On What We Spend, people from across the country and across the financial spectrum are opening their wallets—and their lives—to tell you everything: what they make, what they want, and—for one week—what they spend. Connect with us on ⁠HTDSpodcast.com⁠ and go deep into ⁠episode bibliographies⁠ and ⁠book recommendations⁠ join discussions in our ⁠Facebook community⁠ get news and discounts from ⁠The HTDS Gazette⁠ come ⁠see a live show⁠ get HTDS merch or become an ⁠HTDS premium⁠ member for bonus episodes and other perks. HTDS is part of ⁠Audacy media network.⁠ Interested in advertising on the History That Doesn't Suck? Contact ⁠Audacyinc.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Last year, Amazon was the world's largest corporate buyer of renewable energy.
0:07.0	Meaning all and more of our energy comes from wind farms like this one.
0:14.0	Guys, what happened to recording that the solar bomb?
0:18.0	To learn more, visit about amazon.com at UK forward slash sustainability.
0:30.0	Whoa, there.
0:33.4	Victoria's had a Friday night to remember, but now she's outside in the pouring rain and...
0:38.7	Oh, what? You are joking. I've got no data. How are we going to get home?
0:43.2	But then she remembers she's with EE.
0:45.8	Yes, Uber still works. So then she...
0:49.3	Uber's on me, guys. Should we get a kebab?
0:51.6	Use essential apps like Uber and WhatsApp even when you run out of data.
0:55.7	Search E.E. Mobile. Stay connected at 0.5 megabits per second. Terms apply. Welcome to history that
1:01.1	doesn't suck. I'm your professor Greg Jackson, and as in the classroom, my goal here is to make
1:05.7	rigorously researched history come to life as your storyteller. Each episode is the result of
1:10.2	laborious research with no agenda other than making the past come to life as you storyteller. Each episode is the result of laborious research with no agenda other than making
1:12.6	the past come to life as you learn.
1:14.5	If you'd like to help support this work, receive ad-free episodes, bonus content,
1:18.4	and other exclusive perks, I invite you to join the HTDS membership program.
1:22.7	Sign up for a seven-day free trial today at htdespodcast.com slash membership or click the link in the episode notes.
1:29.6	Hello my friends, this is Professor Jackson. A new HDDS episode will debut next Monday, May 5th.
1:35.6	It's the first of several new episodes covering engineering and aviation achievements from the 1930s.
1:40.5	First up, the Hoover Dam. It's the epic story of taming a wild river and 100 plus debts all in the name of making
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