Garbled Twistory: A US History Podcast told through elections!

The next candidate for the VP spot in this 1828 election hails from South Carolina... You know what that means? It means he's a greeeeedy son of a gun. Become a Patron!

Aaaaaaand we're back! We've got the 1828 election around the corner! So it's time to once again take a whole gander and a half at the contenders. Who are we starting with? Oh, this man looks like he's in a rush, and he's been here before too. So let's get a quick review and a brief UPDATE AT 6:40 in lieu of his next attempt to win the VP spot. Become a Patron!

In this final in-between-election episode for the year of 1827, it looks like some New York Black Intellectuals are ALREADY causing a stir, providing some revolutionary content for a deliberately ignored demographic! Become a Patron!

In 1826 a group of West Point Academy cadets staged an entire mutiny! Physically assaulting their mentors! Destroying school property! The cause? Learning that the eggnog at the Christmas Party wasn't going to have whiskey in it this year. Yes. This actually happened. This actually, actually happened. Become a Patron!

It's been a while hasn't it? Since the last time we did one of these in-between-election episodes? Well, let's start this off with a Bible, wait, I mean a pamphlet containing obscure free-form poetry based on the Bible. Wait... what? Become a Patron!

After multiple months of examining the many, many candidates for the Iron Throne, they finally collide in the fateful 1824 Presidential Election! And if you thought the 2-way tie was crazy back in Tommy J's time, then you're gonna wanna pop some EXTRA popcorn for this one! Become a Patron!

This is the final Presidential Candidate we're lookin' at for the year of 1824! And in the brief time we've had since his last candidacy, the man's taken actions that impact the US approach international diplomacy TO THIS VERY DAY! So yeah, this is a REBROADCAST you don't wanna miss with the NEW INFO at the 22:53 mark! Become a Patron!

As we begin to wind down on our 1824 Prezzy Wezzy Candidates, we revisit the insane story of Andrew Jackson and add some more insane information now that he is a candidate again. This is a REBROADCAST where the NEW INFO can be found at the 31:58 mark! Become a Patron!

This next 1824 presidential candidate is another man who happens to be throwing his hat in the ring again! But the thing is: he's throwing in this hat in the most casually clandestine way of all the candidates. Who said you needed to stir the pot to win elections? This is a REBROADCAST with the NEW INFO at the 4:59 mark! Become a Patron!

As we enter cruise control for the Presidential Candidates of 1824, it's looking like someone is gonna stir up some Big Trouble in Little Paradise. And that someone? Henry Clay! But I mean, isn't it ALWAYS Henry Clay who's stirring the pot? This is a REBROADCAST with the NEW INFO starting at the 17:02 mark! Become a Patron!

Man who married his mentor's best friend's daughter after taking his job and randomly gives Bibles to sailors thinks he can win the 1824 presidency somehow? Half of the VP candidates are more qualified. I don't understand. Become a Patron!

This is a story of an 1824 Vice Presidential Candidate who is very lucky to be such a geek, cuz if he wasn't, nobody would have had any reason to pay attention to him. Become a Patron!

Here we are! The second-to-last Vice Prezzy Wezzy Candidate for 1824! And it couldn't be a more typical, boring rich New Yorker. But hey, maybe that's part of the appeal! Become a Patron!

As we begin our descent from the Vice Presidential Candidates for the 1824 election, we encounter the most CURMUDGEONY man in South Carolina! I know. That's REALLY saying something. If you want to see how the Democratic-Republican Party is going to DRAMATICALLY SHIFT post-1824 look no further! Or go ahead and look further. You have free will. Become a Patron!

This next 1824 Vice Presidential candidate is GOIN' PLACES! He knows it. You know it. I know it. If you even THINK about STEPPING FOOT on the streets of New York, you're gonna have to go through Martin! Become a Patron!

This VP Candidate has basically been in charge of the US's entire economic strategy for multiple administrations and has been whispering sweet policy suggestions in the Presidents' ears at the same time! Honestly, I'm shocked he wasn't even in consideration for a Vice Principal role previously! But here we are, in 1824! Another VP Candidate steps up to the plate! Become a Patron!

This 1824 VP candidate did barely anything exemplary. I really don't understand how he managed to become a potential candidate to begin with! But hey, maybe the potential is more of a commentary on the vast political power controlled by the State of New York. Become a Patron!

This next 1824 VP Candidate has led a very different life from your usual hyper bougie founding father figure... A life rife with more than one career-ending failure! I have NO CLUE why or how this man was able to stick around. Needless to say, this story is um, "impressive" in the air quotes sense of the word. Become a Patron!

This Vice Presidential Candidate, while quite minor at first, is representative of a growing faction that is going to change the ENTIRE POLITICAL GAME in the future. So yeah, he may be operating on the DL right now, but I'll have my eye on him for this 1824 US Election, that's for sure! Become a Patron!

The next VP candidate for the 1824 election? Well, his story is a brief one. But it's still got some zest to it! Everybody seems to think this guy's the bee's knees! Become a Patron!

We're checking on the fastest man in the congressional district as the next potential VP candidate for 1824! So yes, this is a brief REBROADCAST with the NEW INFO at the 5:16 mark! Become a Patron!

This here is our second Vice Principal Candidate for the 1824 election! And gosh, who would have known singer/songwriter Sam Smith was so electable hmm? Become a Patron!

The first Vice Principal candidate for the 1824 election is a new face! But is this face very interesting? No. But don't worry, that's a good thing because all these "interesting" people are always causing stupid drama and stuff. Become a Patron!

In the final in-between-election episode of this series, we're taking a look at that one legendary holiday poem you always hear in the commercials and its surprisingly elusive origins! Become a Patron!

For the second in-between-election episode of this series, we're taking a look at the business sector, because it looks like some major economic changes are afoot in Rocky Mountain Country this year, doesn't it? Become a Patron!