Matt Erickson and Betsy Hodges

Chet by Lightning

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Assemble your pants and check out the world's pre-eminent Chester Arthur podcast, in which Betsy and Matt recap Netflix's "Death by Lightning" and have other Chet thoughts. Perhaps we'll have a special guest!

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Matt Erickson and Betsy Hodges

Episodes

Episode 8 - The One with the Jeopardy Star Video 13.04.2026 44:14

Like Chet's career rising again after being fired as Collector of the Port of New York, the podcast is back. Marissa Klein, who brought the joys of Chet fandom to the Jeopardy masses, joins us as our special guest. We talk Chet origin stories, possibly impressing Ken Jennings, and the Holy Grail of ancilary Chet paraphenalia - his bohemian grandson's weird astrological sex pamphlet.

Episode 7: The one with Scott Greenberger, professional Chetologist 20.11.2025 49:09

Did we get Nick Offerman as a guest? Or did we get someone even more Chetastic? Scott Greenberger, author of "The Unexpected President - the Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur" joins us as we discuss the real-life Chet, how the Neflix show made good choices and could've made even better ones, and waxes poetic on getting to know what we know of Julia Sand. Scott does an important ranking that show...

Episode 6: The Chet don't stop 18.11.2025 52:26

We've finished the Netflix show but, somehow, not the podcast. Betsy and Matt expand the RBCU (Republican Bearded Cinematic Universe) and pick up where the show leaves off - the Chet Presidency, 19th Century America's most intriguing mystery woman (Julia Sand), and the weird places the Chet progeny go. It's not a finale so stay tuned for our special guest on Episode 7.

Episode 5: Chet Arthur, President of the United States, Good God! 17.11.2025 34:07

The Big Chet Energy continues as the Netflix series wraps up but our thoughts on Chet do not. We talk about all the fun stuff the show does to set up a Chet sequel that most assuredly will happen (it will not happen).

Episode 4: Big Chet Energy 16.11.2025 40:38

So much Chet! We watch Episode 3 of the series and are astounded just how much Chet there is. By which we mean "the right amount."

Episode 3, in which Chet gets more of a story arc than any of us could have anticipated! 12.11.2025 38:05

You want Chet? You got him! Episode 2 is chock full of Chet, both with and without historical justification. Betsy and Matt talk about just how much Chet there is, and why.

Episode 2: Chet Arthur, kicker of butts 11.11.2025 37:41

Betsy and Matt dive into Episode 1 and discover that Chet Arthur is...the muscle of the Conkling operation? We honestly didn't expect to find our man ready to give out beatdowns. Anyway, the show gets off to a flying start and so do we.

Episode 1: A New Hope (that hope is that Death by Lightning will be good. Also that it will have a lot of Chet Arthur.) 10.11.2025 40:03

Matt and Betsy get down to talk Chet things: his life, times, and pants; and what our hopes are for the show.