Dead Presidents Podcast

In this exciting new iteration of Presidential War, we step into the presidential shoes and choose the appointees of our own administration from an incredible talent pool: all of the former presidents! We contemplate the prospects of Abe Lincoln as Attorney General, James Madison as Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Richard Nixon as CIA Director, and much more!  Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and...

More than a few ex-presidents have taken their shot at winning another, non-consecutive term in the White House, and a couple have even succeeded in the attempt. In this episode we recount the Top 5 Non-Consecutive Term Campaigns! Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com   Please rate & review,  subscribe & share. Thanks for listening!

Franklin D. Roosevelt was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and, after his fifth cousin became president, his famous last name opened the door to a political career. FDR's life became difficult when he was stricken with polio at age 39, and he developed a fierce determination to succeed in the face of any obstacle. As the Great Depression deepened, he rose from New York's governor to...

Live from the field at Bull Run, Virginia, the Presidential Wrestling Federation's long-running feud with Confederate Championship Wrestling reaches an epic climax! Featuring: Four-man elimination tag team match: Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison & William McKinley vs. John Tyler, Nathan Bedford Forrest, J.E.B. Stuart & John Mosby Handicap match: Zachary Taylor...

On this installment of Presidential War, we discuss whether there's any president we'd rather have defending us against murder charges than renowned prairie lawyer Abraham Lincoln. Also: we decide which of the two Bushes gets picked first in flag football, we consider one category in which the lowly James Buchanan trounces Theodore Roosevelt, and we face the horrifying prospect of either...

Many presidents have been musically-inclined and some even considered it a possible career path. On this episode we rock out to the Top 5 Presidential Musicians! Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com   Please rate & review,  subscribe & share. Thanks for listening!

Herbert Hoover was orphaned as a child, but his tireless work ethic and masterful administrative talents brought him success as a mining engineer, a career in which he crisscrossed the globe and became a millionaire in the process. During the First World War, he led a massive effort to relieve the suffering population of occupied Belgium, earning international acclaim and putting his name under co...

Live from a privately-owned farm in South Carolina, PWF's At Your Home pay-per-view has all the belts on the line! PWF Women's Championship: Eleanor Roosevelt vs. Bess Truman Tag Team Championship: TR & Taft vs. Gerald Ford & Ronald Reagan Transcontinental Championship: Franklin Pierce vs. Ulysses S. Grant ("Brawl in the Stall" match in a pigpen) PWF Championship: FDR v...

Special guest (and returning champion) Elliott Burns joins us for another exciting installment of Presidential War and attempts to extend the undefeated streak of guests prevailing over the podcast co-hosts. Discussion topics include: who would win in a fistfight between Andrew Jackson and Ulysses Grant, would we rather have TR or Jimmy Carter dating our daughter, and whether FDR could ever be con...

We count down the Top 5 First Ladies in American history! Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com   Please rate & review,  subscribe & share. Thanks for listening!

Calvin Coolidge's hardscrabble Vermont farm upbringing imbued him with the old-school New England values of hard work and thriftiness, which served him well as he embarked on a career as a lawyer in Massachusetts and began a steady climb of local and state political offices. As governor, his firm and unflinching response to the 1919 Boston police strike garnered him national headlines and ins...

The Presidential Wrestling Federation is live from the basement of a bar in an undisclosed location with another electrifying slate of matches: Ronald Reagan & Gerald Ford vs. Rutherford B. Hayes & Benjamin Harrison (winners get a shot at the Tag Team Championship) Millard Fillmore vs. Chester Arthur (bareknuckle boxing grudge match--must win by knockout) 8-Man Battle Royal for the vacant...

This Presidential War episode settles the burning question that is on everyone's mind—who would have made a better president: George Washington's brother Lawrence Washington or James A. Garfield's son James R. Garfield? We also discuss Dolley Madison's accomplishments, Frances Cleveland's good looks, and how Abraham Lincoln might have fared if he had served as Attorney Gen...

Golf is the unofficial presidential pastime and some presidential practitioners have been particularly passionate about hitting the links. Some have even been good at it, and we count down the best on this Top 5. (Fore!) Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com   Please rate & review,  subscribe & share. Thanks for listening!

From publisher of the Marion Star newspaper to U.S. Senator from Ohio, Warren G. Harding's meteoric rise culminated in 1920 when he became the compromise candidate of a deadlocked Republican convention and trounced his Democratic opponent with a campaign promising a "Return to Normalcy." He inherited a terrible economy, high taxes, exploding debt, and a nation still wracked with ten...

The PWF has fallen on hard times and its latest event is being held in a high school gymnasium, but the quality of the presidential wrestling action on display is as high as ever in this slate of electrifying matches: Fathers vs. Sons Match: John Adams & George H.W. Bush vs. John Quincy Adams & George W. Bush Tag Team Championship Match: James Madison & James Monroe vs. Theodore Roosev...

This game of Presidential War comes down to the wire! The scintillating discussion topics include: Would we rather have William McKinley or George H.W. Bush dating our daughter? Would we rather have John Adams or Andrew Jackson defending us against murder charges? And an epic clash of titans: Would George Washington or Abraham Lincoln make the better Secretary of State? Follow us on Facebook , Twi...

While some presidents' sons have achieved great things (two even becoming president themselves), others have lived tragic lives characterized by depression, scandal, substance abuse, and early death. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com   Please rate & review,  subscribe & share. Thanks for listening!

Born to Scots-Irish immigrants and raised in the Confederate South, Woodrow Wilson came into his own as a student at Princeton University. Armed with a Ph. D, he launched his career a historian and professor of political science and soon returned to Princeton, where he quickly became its most popular lecturer and was eventually named its president. His ambitious tenure garnered him national attent...

War at the Shore features a card full of electrifying matches, including a main event in which the PWF is challenged by an unholy alliance between the CCW and the TWO: John Adams vs. John Quincy Adams Theodore Roosevelt & William McKinley vs. William Howard Taft & Warren Harding Woodrow Wilson vs. Barack Obama (Transcontinental Title Match) George Washington, Thomas Jefferson & Abraham...

On this episode, we discuss whether we'd rather have Jimmy Carter or Andrew Jackson dating our daughter, whether Woodrow Wilson or Millard Fillmore would make the better Supreme Court Justice, whether George Washington stands a snowball's chance in hell against George W. Bush in the category of Biggest Partier, and much more! Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at de...

The U.S. has never been forced to call upon presidential line of succession beyond the vice president, but it has been close many times. This episode delves into some of the craziest near-miss scenarios and considers some the wildest What Ifs in American history.    Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com   Please rate & review,  subscribe &a...

William Howard Taft is perhaps best known as the fattest president who allegedly got stuck in a bathtub, but this episode will show that he was much, much more than that. Taft followed in his eminent father's footsteps to become a Yale graduate, lawyer, and judge. His highest ambition was to join the U.S. Supreme Court, and President McKinley promised to appoint him--if he first agreed to ser...

Anything can happen in the Presidential Wrestling Federation--especially when all of the belts are on the line! The Reconstruction pay-per-view has an electrifying card of intense title matches: Tag Team Championships: James Madison & James Monroe v. John Adams & John Quincy Adams Women's Championship: Eleanor Roosevelt v. Michelle Obama Transcontinental Championship: Woodrow Wilson v...

Presidential War enters Season 3 with the addition of exciting new categories! When it comes to the nation's premier presidential educational card game, no one ever needs to ask: "is our children learning?" They certainly is. On this episode, we leave no child behind. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com   Please rate & revi...