We've Been Through Worse: The History No One Taught You | Greg Jackson

Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and special guest host Bryan Austin welcome Dr. Greg Jackson to examine 250 years of American partisanship, political violence, and yellow journalism. While these forces still shape the modern world, history proves they are not insurmountable—if we overcame them before, we can do it again.Please support this podcast by checking out our patreon:www.patreon.com/primarysourcemedia CHAPTERS:0:00 Things Have Never Been This Bad?0:50 Meet Greg Jackson & the Legendary Library Ladder5:08 The Plane Ride That Launched a Podcast11:09 Why People Are Starving for Real History17:11 Touring America with "The Unlikely Union"19:20 "This Is the Worst It's Ever Been" — Remember the Civil War26:01 The Big Idea: Why History Rhymes30:46 The Founders at Their Worst31:47 Hamilton vs. Jefferson & America's First Media War36:13 Fake News in the 1790s39:39 The Baltimore Riots of 181242:25 Major William Barney: A Forgotten American Hero44:18 Free Speech & the Press, Then and Now47:08 What These Dark Chapters Teach Us Today50:45 A Call to Action: Be a Better Angel53:47 Inside the Book: JQA & the Most Corrupt Election Ever56:21 Visit a Small Museum & Philadelphia's Gazette War59:39 Where to Find Greg & His Book EPISODE LINKS:Greg Jackson – https://www.htdspodcast.com/aboutBeen There, Done That: How Our History Shows What We Can Overcome – https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Been-There-Done-That/Greg-Jackson/9781668062609#:~:text=Greg%20Jackson%20is%20the%20creator,podcasts%20on%20Apple%20and%20SpotifyHistory That Doesn’t Suck – https://www.htdspodcast.comGreg Jackson’s Tour – https://www.htdspodcast.com/live-showsThe Balloon Hoax – https://www.eapoe.org/works/mabbott/tom3t015.htmJohn Fenno – https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-FennoPhilippe Freneau – https://allthingsliberty.com/2025/10/the-good-old-republican-cause-philip-freneaus-principled-stand-against-the-shadow-of-monarchy/Alexander C. Hanson – https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000176Major William Barney – https://www.mdhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/mdhm_special_issue_2012.pdfCharles Sumner – https://www.senate.gov/senators/FeaturedBios/Featured_Bio_Sumner.htmPODCAST INFO:Podcast website: 2c4hpod.comApple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-complicated-4-history/id1664183536Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/3svQpZfxhVQnYJMESpp842?si=514780ada34d4aab Full episodes playlist:   https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2x56DEw1y7EYWxfufgfSR951RrdsXet&si=TuDcpAjaeQx-vjkH SOCIAL:- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/2c4hPodcast- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/2c4h_podcast