Episode 48 — Andrew Jackson: Frontier Power, Fractured Union
pplpod Episode 48 traces Andrew Jackson’s turbulent arc—from Revolutionary War orphan and frontier lawyer to general at Horseshoe Bend and New Orleans, then seventh President of the United States. We ...
21 Syys 20251h 2min
Episode 47 — John Quincy Adams: Duty Before Popularity
pplpod Episode 47 follows John Quincy Adams from precocious diplomat-in-training to sixth President, then the rare statesman who did his finest work after the White House. We trace his youth alongside...
21 Syys 202559min
Episode 46 — James Monroe: Doctrine, Diplomacy & the “Good Feelings” Experiment
pplpod Episode 46 follows James Monroe from teenage Continental Army officer to the last Founding Father to serve as president. We trace his early wounds at Trenton, Virginia governance, and diplomati...
21 Syys 202548min
Episode 45 — James Madison: Ideas into Institutions
pplpod Episode 45 follows James Madison from quiet Princeton scholar to the “Father of the Constitution” and the nation’s fourth president. We trace the Virginia Plan and constitutional engineering, t...
21 Syys 20251h 28min
Episode 44 — Thomas Jefferson: Ideas, Power & the American Paradox
pplpod Episode 44 traces Thomas Jefferson’s arc from Virginia prodigy and principal author of the Declaration of Independence to third President of the United States. We follow the architect of the Vi...
21 Syys 202555min
Episode 43 — John Adams: Argument, Independence & the Burden of Power
pplpod Episode 43 follows John Adams from Massachusetts farm boy to the prickly, indispensable engine of American independence. We trace the lawyer who defended the Boston Massacre soldiers on princip...
21 Syys 20251h 38min
Episode 42 — George Washington: Command, Compromise & the American Invention
pplpod Episode 42 traces George Washington’s path from Virginia surveyor and French & Indian War officer to commander of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States. We unpack th...
21 Syys 20251h 32min
Episode 41 — Leonardo DiCaprio: Star Power, Risk Choices, Lasting Impact
pplpod Episode 41 follows Leonardo DiCaprio’s evolution—from teen standout on This Boy’s Life and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape to ’90s supernova with Romeo + Juliet and Titanic, then the deliberate piv...
21 Syys 20251h 1min
