Rafiq Taylor

Garbled Twistory: A US History Podcast told through elections!

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Garbled Twistory is a podcast that's primary objective is to humanize history, through humorizing history. It re-tells history in a way that places special emphasis on the most unusual elements and indiscriminately injects F.U.N by the bucketload! The first season's focus is US History: as told by all of its presidential elections and all of its presidential election candidates! There will be biographical episodes for every presidential candidate, episodes for every election, and episodes for the years in between them! Get Excited! Expect a new episode to pop up here every Sunday! You can list...

Author

Rafiq Taylor

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History

Podcast website

garbledtwistory.net

Latest episode

Oct 29, 2023

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Episodes

John Cabell Breckinridge: New Year, New Enemies! 22.05.2022

The second-to-last Prezzy Wezzy Potential for 1860 just so happens to be a man we've discussed quite thoroughly before, so this will be a REBROADCAST with the NEW INFO at the 21:16 mark! And man, this is quite the spicy update if I don't say so myself!

John Bell: Never Steps Out of the Ring! 15.05.2022

This is one of those kinds of politicians that absolutely refuses to be steamrolled by ANYBODY. But will he make a formidable 1860 Presidential Potential? We shall see...

Steven A. Douglas: A Most Dangerous Vagabond! 08.05.2022

This first Prezzy Wezzy Candidate for 1860 is looking extra spicy I say! Extra spicy! Do I hear inter-country cannons in the distance? Yes. Yes I do.

Hannibal Hamlin: The Man Of The Whales 01.05.2022

The final VP Candidate was not super remarkable but um... He's got a weird name as well as a WEIRD birth story so it's interesting how he was still kinda basic.

Joseph Lane: Improvisational Bum Extraordinaire 24.04.2022

The second-to-last VP Candidate for 1860 is quite an interesting case... The lack of lawyer-like pedigree is surprising for this fellow... But hey, the mouth of a merchant is quite magical!

Edward Everett: Education Genius? or Professional Quitter? 17.04.2022

The second VP candidate for 1860 is another newcomer! But it sure seems he's been around the block... Well, many blocks... This guy seems a little unreliable in the grand scheme of things, doesn't he?

Herschel Vespasian Johnson: Interesting Name, Barely A Force 10.04.2022

Ok! We're talking about the first VP Potential for 1860 and uh... He's borderline entirely unremarkable. No really. If he didn't have money, nobody would care.

1859: A Milestone for Cruelty 03.04.2022

For this third and final in-between-election episode! We discuss the biggest discount sale in the United States. Oh, the product? Oh. Um. Not one we should be proud of that's for sure.

1858: Staten Island Ablaze!! 27.03.2022

For this second in-between-election episode under the star of 1858... Utter chaos, in an utterly chaotic place! What is the DEAL with Staten Island?! Become a Patron!

1857: Central Park? More like... Seneca Village! 20.03.2022

For this first in-between-election episode, we're diving into a wonderful community where free black people and Irish and German immigrants lived in relative peace and harmony! And how it was destroyed by the elites who weren't into that kind of thing... Become a Patron!

ELECTION #18! 13.03.2022

Here we are! Another year where the fate of the country hangs in the balance! Yes, my friends, it is time once again to dive into the chaos, 1856 style! Become a Patron!

James Buchanan: Greedy. Sneaky. Unmarried?!?! 06.03.2022

Here we are! The final Prezzy Wezzy Candidate for 1856! And, GOOD HEAVENS! We've talked about this man so much, and yet somehow this is only the first time he's a candidate? Interesting. Interesting indeed... Become a Patron!

John C. Fremont: The Mass Murdering Master of the Oregon Trail! 27.02.2022

The second-to-last Prezzy Wezzy Candle Date for 1856 is unarguably one of the most influential figures of his day. A groundbreaking frontiersman-and-mass-murderer-and-abolitionist-sympathizer?! Yeah, this guy's a weirdo. Become a Patron!

Millard Fillmore: Whoopsie Daisie! I guess he's a President now... 20.02.2022

Yeah, that's right, this man is back again for some reason! And boy has he been through QUITE A LOT! But I guess that's kinda par for the course for accidental presidencies, ain't it? This is a REBROADCAST with the NEW INFO at the 21:25 mark! Become a Patron!

John Cabell Breckinridge: Keeping Up With The Breckinridgeseseses! 13.02.2022

We're really gonna talk about the grandson of one of the VP candle dates from 1804 this week? Yes. Indeed. It's another stop on the Wreck-it-Ralph family tree for this 1856 US election! But this guy's pretending to be humble. I don't know why. We ALL KNOW YOUR FAMILY bro! Become a Patron!

William L. Dayton: Not-So-Regal Royalty 06.02.2022

We take a bit of a gander at this second Vice-Principal Potential for 1856! Does he even HAVE potential? Maybe, I mean... Look at his relatives! Become a Patron!

Andrew Jackson Donelson: Nepotism Personified! 30.01.2022

Here we are! At an election year again! And yes, we're talking about some of the key VP potentials! Who's first? Literally a nephew of a famous guy. Yes, it's going to be one of THOSE kinds of politicians... Become a Patron!

1855: The US Military Follows Through on a Uniquely Useless Thing! 23.01.2022

In this Final In-Between-Election Episode covering 1855, the US Military is sneakily trying to do something very, very strange. I genuinely cannot imagine how the USA would look if this decision stuck. It may be a small footnote, but it's the kind of footnote you can't look away from! Become a Patron!

1854: Japan Gets Manifest Destinied! 16.01.2022

We have reached the midpoint of this series of In-Between-Election episodes! Indeed, it is time to discuss the new international expansion pack as Japan is literally forced at gunpoint to join the world stage in 1854! Become a Patron!

1853: Reporting from the Crystal Palace! 09.01.2022

For this first in-between-election episode covering 1853, we simply MUST stop by the World's Fair in New York City and get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe some true wonders of architecture! We must! Become a Patron!

ELECTION #17! 02.01.2022

We have finally arrived at the fated 1852 election! And golly, the drama is real! We have break-ups, more break-ups, and a death! Yes, the tides are changin' and it's quite exciting indeed! Become a Patron!

Franklin Pierce: Ballad of the Military Wannabe! 27.12.2021

It is time to cover our final prezzy wezzy potential for this wild year of 1852. And let me tell ya, this guy is quite a piece of work! Become a Patron!  

Winfield Scott: The Man Who Has Seen Neigh Every Single War!! 19.12.2021

The second-to-last prezzy wezzy candidate for this US election of 1852 has quite a story. This man has seen significant action in nearly every single international conflict this podcast has encountered so far. He was even there for a buncha domestic flares too! Sometimes, we just get a whole Greek Epic of an episode... This is one of those times! Become a Patron!

John P. Hale: With Great Power Comes A Great Need To Stop Enslaving Humans! 12.12.2021

The US Prezzy Wezzy Race of 1852 is starting to heat up! Here, we have an interesting and unlikely story happening in New Hampshire! Become a Patron!

Daniel Webster: A Stone Golem of Injustice! 05.12.2021

The 1852 US Prezzy Wezzy Bonanza is seriously starting to get as freaky as can be! Especially as one of the last remaining relevant remanents of the founding political generation makes a final appearance on this very dynamic political stage! That said, this will be a big fat REBROADCAST with the NEW INFO starting at the 28:24 mark! Become a Patron!

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