About this episode

Greg Jackson discusses his book on overcoming historical challenges in America with host Ben.

If you feel like America is facing hard times right now, you've got a lot in common with your forebearers. Greg Jackson of History That Doesn't Suck joins Ben for a live conversation to discuss his new book Been There, Done That: How Our History Shows What We Can Overcome, and why he thinks highlighting some of America's hardest moments can strengthen us as we work to preserve the American Republic on the eve of its 250 th anniversary. If you enjoy this conversation, come join us in Nashville on June 24 th as Ben hosts a live event with Greg to celebrate the launch of the book. The event, sponsored by Ben's local bookstore, The Bookshop , is at 7pm at the Noelle. Click here for tickets. You can get your copy of Been There Done That here. This episode was recorded live on international waters during A Cruise That Doesn't Suck. A special thanks to Greg, Dossie McCraw and Riley Neubauer for inviting Ben to be part of the cruise and for all their hard work to organize and record this episode. This episode was edited by Gary Fletcher.

People in this episode

Host: Ben

Guest: Greg Jackson

Topics covered

• American history
• live events
• overcoming challenges
• book discussion
• cultural reflection

Keywords

• American Republic
• history
• live conversation
• book launch
• cultural resilience

Sponsors

The Bookshop

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: History That Doesn't Suck

Books & works: Been There, Done That: How Our History Shows What We Can Overcome

Places: Nashville, Noelle

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