The Vanquished

We cover the life and legacy of America's FIRST President to serve non-consecutive terms, Grover Cleveland.

We cap off the Carter Presidency and break down his loss in the 1980 election. For the full episode subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/TheVanquished

In our first ep about an actual President (who nevertheless lost and lost badly) comedian Nonye Brown-West joins us to talk about the late Jimmy Carter. Stay tuned for part 2 next week on our bonus feed at Patreon.com/TheVanquished Follow us on social media @Vanquishedpod

We continue the discussion on Mike Huckabee, some recap of his 2008 campaign, then his media career and a deep dive into his 2016 campaign.

We're joined by Palestinian-American comedian Atheer Yacoub to discuss future Ambassador to Israel, former Arkansas Governor and 2008 and '16 loser Mike Huckabee.

Anders and Fred continue the discussion of Marco Rubio's early life, career and how he's made peace with Trumpism.

We're joined by comedian and podcaster Alise Morales to break down the failed 2016 primary campaign of Florida Senator and (likely) future Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. Subscribe to our bonus feed to hear our upcoming part 2 and our full episode catalog at Patreon.com/TheVanquished Follow Alise on Instagram @Pandalise and us @Vanquishedpod

Anders and Freddy take a look at the life of recently deceased populist Senator, member of the Kerner Commission and candidate in the 1972 and 1976 Democratic primaries, Fred Harris.

We continue to breakdown exactly how the Harris campaign burned through over a billion dollars with Producer Jules. ALSO, we watched the third party debate and it's a lot of fun.

Jaffer Khan returns to the show to discuss the Presidential election we all (unfortunately) just lived through. Follow Jaffer @jafferkhancomic Subscribe to our bonus feed for full episode catalog at Patreon.com/TheVanquished

We cap off our episode on Jill Stein with discussion of her 2016 campaign and if her student debt cancellation proposal was really as wacky as portrayed, whether or not she's a "Russian asset" and her prospects in 2024.

We're rejoined by Massachusetts native and 3-time Jill Stein voter, Alex Ptak to discuss the Green Party nominee as well as her past and current campaigns for President! Find us on social media @VanquishedPod and follow Alex @PtakTestKitchen on Twitter. Also check out his show Quorators on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmiXKcdz-YDi7Ti73cR5VA Subscribe to our bonus feed for part 2 next...

Anders and Fred go over John Kerry's early life, military service, anti-war activism, Secretary of State tenure and more!

We deviate from the show's theme for a special episode about former Vice-President and, now, Kamala Harris supporter, Dick Cheney.

We're joined by comedian Myq Kaplan to discuss the 2004 election and the losing Democratic nominee, Massachusetts Senator John Forbes Kerry. Find Myq's stuff: https://myqkaplan.com/ Special thanks to Jules Taylor for the intro. Follow us on social media @Vanquishedpod Stay tuned for part 2 next week on Patreon.com/TheVanquished!

Anders and Fred continue the discussion on RFK Senior, covering his role as a Senate investigator, Attorney General, Senator, as well as his legacy and counterfactuals about a second Kennedy Presidency. For the full episode and more bonus content subscribe to Patreon.com/TheVanquished

Comedian Lee Camp joins us to talk about the infamous Attorney General, Senator, Kennedy brother and first Vanquished member to be assassinated, Robert F. Kennedy Senior. Stay tuned for part 2 next week on Patreon.com/TheVanquished

We continue our discussion with Matt Lech on Hubert Humphrey and the 1968 campaign. For the full episode and more bonus content subscribe to Patreon.com/TheVanquished

Matt Lech from The Majority Report and Left Reckoning joins us to discuss Minnesota Senator, Vice President and 1968 Democratic nominee, Hubert Horatio Humphrey. Sources: "Hubert Humphrey: The Conscience of the Country" by Arnold A. Offner "Into the Bright Sunshine" by Samuel Freedman "The Making of the President 1968" by Theodore H. White "Hubert Humphrey and th...

The Vanquished takes on conservative icon and Arizona Senator, Barry Goldwater. Anders dive into Goldwater's life, the Republican Party's modern history and political dynamics of the 1960s, with University of Utah historian and Goldwater biographer, Robert Alan Goldberg. Professor Goldberg's book: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Barry_Goldwater/XcdzQgAACAAJ?hl=en For our full epis...

Anders and Fred do a deep dive into the saga that makes Vice President Harris a (current) member of the Vanquished: her disastrous 2020 Presidential campaign. For the full episode and more bonus content subscribe at Patreon.com/TheVanquished

Anders' two podcast co-hosts join forces to discuss Kamala Harris' career as a public prosecutor in San Francisco and, later, California. But first, some news of the week: crazy happenings in Israel, veepstakes and the Women's Olympic boxing freakout.

Our first (accidentally) topical episode! We had originally planned to talk with comedian Von Decarlo--who has an excellent "Drunk Kamala" character--about Harris' 2020 campaign. Then she became the presumptive nominee. Enjoy our discussion of the 2024 race and our possibly soon to be un-vanquished Vice President's background! And stay tuned for part 2 next week on Patreon.com/Th...

We continue the discussion with Emil DeRosa on Steve Forbes: his infamous McDonald's visit, '96 primary campaign, SNL episode and a bit on the 2000 campaign. For the full episode and more bonus content, subscribe at Patreon.com/TheVanquished

We're joined by Emil DeRosa of the "Ben & Emil Show" to discuss billionaire publishing tycoon, flat-tax enthusiast and 1996 and 2000 Republican Presidential candidate, Steve Forbes. Stay tuned for part 2 next week on Patreon.com/TheVanquished