Dead Presidents Podcast

2023 is the bicentennial of the Monroe Doctrine, announced by President James Monroe in his 1823 State of the Union address. To celebrate, we've put together a Top 5 that functions as a comprehensive history of this cornerstone of American foreign policy.   Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com   Please rate & review,  subscribe &...

In one of American history’s most epic life stories, Theodore Roosevelt began as a sickly child debilitated by asthma and went on to become a Harvard graduate, author, historian, NY state legislator, cattle rancher, big game hunter, conservationist, Civil Service Commissioner, NYC Police Commissioner, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Spanish-American War hero, NY Governor, and Vice President. When...

The 9 songs from Season 2 by The Constitutionalists, the official house band of the Dead Presidents Podcast, are compiled here in the form of an album entitled Article II, Section 2.  Andrew Johnson (0:00) Ulysses S. Grant (2:42) Rutherford B. Hayes (4:00) James A. Garfield (5:59) Chester A. Arthur (7:23) Grover Cleveland (9:39) Benjamin Harrison (12:45) Cleveland-Harrison-Cleveland (15:24) Willia...

Before a joint session of Congress, the co-hosts of the podcast reflect on the first two seasons and announce that Season 3 will debut on Presidents Day, Monday, February 20, 2023. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com   Please rate & review,  subscribe & share. Thanks for listening!

The biggest pay-per-view event of all time features the most explosive card in presidential wrestling history: Donald Trump vs. George Washington: The championship belt is on the line and so is ownership of the PWF--but if Trump wins, he gets to turn Mount Vernon into a casino. Abraham Lincoln vs. Jefferson Davis: At the Confederate Championship Wrestling's flagship pay-per-view SecessleMania...

The epic season finale of Presidential War is a clash of titans. Who was the better statesman: Thomas Jefferson or FDR? Who would win in a fight: Abe Lincoln or TR? Who was the better-looking president: JFK or Franklin Pierce? Were Andrew Jackson's two vice presidents (John C. Calhoun and Martin Van Buren) more accomplished than William McKinley's (Garret Hobart and TR)? Also, we marvel...

We try to lighten the mood by counting down the Top 5 Tragic Presidential Child Deaths! Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com   Please rate & review,  subscribe & share. Thanks for listening!

William McKinley was a middle-class Ohio boy who received an education-by-fire in the Civil War, where his commanding officer and mentor was future President Rutherford B. Hayes. After the war, he followed in Hayes's footsteps as a lawyer and politician, overcoming family tragedy while working his way up into the Republican congressional leadership and becoming Ohio's governor. In 1896,...

Forty-three presidential superstars do battle in the squared circle—with the last man standing earning a title shot at PresidentialMania! Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com   Please rate & review,  subscribe & share. Thanks for listening!

On this iteration of Presidential War, discussion topics include the statesmanship of Woodrow Wilson vs. Dwight Eisenhower, the First Lady accomplishments of Abigail Adams vs. Sarah Polk, and the deviousness of Bill Clinton vs. Grover Cleveland. Also, we face the horrifying prospect of either James Buchanan or LBJ dating our daughter! Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at dea...

We count down the Top 5 Most Accomplished Presidential Moms! Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com   Please rate & review,  subscribe & share. Thanks for listening!

Four years after being defeated for reelection, ex-President Grover Cleveland secured the Democratic nomination and, in an epic rematch, took down incumbent Benjamin Harrison to win an unprecedented non-consecutive term. Our 22nd president became our 24th president, but Cleveland's second term would unfortunately coincide with the Panic of 1893, a four-year economic depression the likes of wh...

The Presidential Wrestling Federation goes international in its latest pay-per-view spectacular, featuring: Zachary Taylor vs. Santa Anna Richard Nixon & Ronald Reagan vs. Nikita Khrushchev & Mikhail Gorbachev Barack Obama & Joe Biden vs. Vladimir Putin & Kim Jong Un The Bushes vs. Saddam Hussein & Osama bin Laden John Adams vs. King George III FDR, Churchill & Stalin vs. H...

On the latest Presidential War, discover how James Buchanan and Warren Harding turn out to be winning cards while Abraham Lincoln ignominiously shits the bed. Also: one of the illustrious hosts of the Dead Presidents Podcast might not live to the end of the episode after he offends the wrong First Family.  Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com...

We count down the top five most accomplished presidential daughters! Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com   Please rate & review,  subscribe & share. Thanks for listening!

President William Henry Harrison's grandson was adamant: "I am the grandson of nobody. I believe every man should stand on his own merits.”  Benjamin Harrison may have had a famous name, but he started a law practice from scratch, volunteered to fight in the Civil War, and lost several elections before he climbed to the top of the Indiana Republican party and landed a seat in the U.S. Se...

The Presidential Wrestling Federation is live from the RCA Dome in Indianapolis with a card full of electrifying matches: Theodore Roosevelt v. William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson v. Barack Obama PWF Tag Team Championship Match: The Bushes v. JFK and LBJ Handicap match: Andrew Jackson v. Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun PWF Championship Match: Donald Trump v. Jimmy Carter  Follow us on Facebook , Twi...

Returning champion Dave Ranallo joins us for another exciting installment of Presidential War, in which we discuss whether history will be kinder to Gerald Ford or his impersonator Chevy Chase, whether any president is more overrated than JFK, whether Warren Harding's illegitimate child went on to do great things, and much more! Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at dead...

We count down five significant Vice Presidents who made their mark on American history—but not in a good way.  Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com   Please rate & review,  subscribe & share. Thanks for listening!

Grover Cleveland was a lawyer and former sheriff enjoying a bachelor's life full of tall beers and greasy food. Then in 1881, he was elected mayor of Buffalo. In 1882, he was elected governor of New York. His meteoric rise culminated in 1884 when he became the first Democrat elected president since before the Civil War.  In one short term, he tackled civil service reform, set an unbelievable...

The PWF women's division takes center stage at SuffragetteSlam, where First Lady wrestling superstars attempt to foil PWF owner Donald Trump's plot to imperil women's rights. Featuring an exciting card: Nancy Reagan vs. Barbara Bush Mary Todd Lincoln vs. Julia Grant Sally Hemings vs. Julia Gardiner Tyler First Ladies (Jackie Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, Florence Harding, Melania Trump)...

In this thrilling iteration of Presidential War, we discuss the most insane question in presidential debate history and make some interesting comparisons: the electoral performances of James Buchanan vs. William Howard Taft; the pre-presidential accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt vs. Lyndon Johnson; and the First Lady accomplishments of Dolley Madison vs. Michelle Obama. Also: Who was the better p...

We count down the five Vice Presidents who made the most out of an often insignificant office.  Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com   Please rate & review,  subscribe & share. Thanks for listening!

Chester A. Arthur, the son of a poor Baptist preacher, rose to become a well-connected New York attorney. He honed his masterful administrative skills as New York's Quartermaster General during the Civil War, then applied those skills to become an unparalleled party organizer. In an era of rampant political corruption, Arthur was the quintessential machine politician. He held the federal gove...

In the Presidential Wrestling Federation's latest pay-per-view, Make Wrestling Great Again, the PWF gets acclimated to its new owner and inaugurates its new Women's Division. All the titles are on the line in this exciting event: Joe Biden vs. William Howard Taft Tag Team Championship Match: George H.W. Bush & George W. Bush vs. Theodore Roosevelt & Grover Cleveland Women's...