History That Sucks is a history and leadership podcast about the worst decisions ever made—and the people who made them.

While most history shows celebrate victories, heroes, and turning points, this podcast focuses on the moments when everything went wrong: leadership failures, disastrous judgment calls, power gone to someone’s head, and decisions that should never have been made—but were.

Each episode explores real historical cases of bad leadership, catastrophic mistakes, and unintended consequences. From military disasters and political collapses to corporate implosions and cultural breakdowns, these are stories of leaders who ignored warnings, trusted bad advice, doubled down on the wrong plan, or confused confidence with competence.

This isn’t a polite history podcast or a collection of inspirational lessons. It’s a narrative-driven look at how leaders fail, why smart people make terrible decisions, and how power turns small mistakes into world-changing disasters.

If you’re fascinated by leadership history, historical failures, bad decisions, power dynamics, and the messy reality behind how the world actually got shaped—this podcast is for you.

History That Sucks Because some parts of history aren’t glorious. They’re just embarrassing, tragic, and completely avoidable.