Episode 74 — Dwight D. Eisenhower: Command Calm, Subtle Power
pplpod Episode 74 tracks Dwight D. Eisenhower’s steady arc—from Kansas cadet to Supreme Allied Commander who orchestrated D-Day and victory in Europe, then a two-term president who governed with restr...
21 Sep 202532min
Episode 73 — Harry S. Truman: Plain Talk, Hard Calls, New World
pplpod Episode 73 follows Harry S. Truman’s unlikely ascent—from Missouri farmer and WWI artillery captain to FDR’s last-minute VP, then 33rd President handed the heaviest in-tray in modern history. W...
21 Sep 20251h
Episode 72 — Franklin D. Roosevelt: New Deal Nerve, Wartime Resolve
pplpod Episode 72 follows Franklin D. Roosevelt’s long arc—from Hyde Park heir turned reform-minded politician to the only four-term president who steered America through depression and world war. We ...
21 Sep 20251h 19min
Episode 71 — Herbert Hoover: Engineer of Plenty, President in Scarcity
pplpod Episode 71 traces Herbert Hoover’s uncommon arc—from orphaned Iowa kid to globe-trotting mining engineer, then the humanitarian who fed millions in wartime Europe. We follow his rise as Commerc...
21 Sep 202552min
Episode 70 — William Howard Taft: Between Trusts, Courts & a Fractured Party
pplpod Episode 70 follows William Howard Taft’s singular path—27th President and later Chief Justice of the United States—charting a career pulled between executive power and judicial temperament. We ...
21 Sep 202555min
Episode 69 — Calvin Coolidge: Quiet Power, Roaring Decade
pplpod Episode 69 traces Calvin Coolidge’s rise from Northampton reformer to “Silent Cal,” the 30th President whose restraint shaped a roaring economy and a modern presidency. We track the Boston Poli...
21 Sep 20251h
Episode 68 — Warren G. Harding: Normalcy, Booms & the Backrooms
pplpod Episode 68 traces Warren G. Harding’s fast rise from small-town Ohio publisher to U.S. senator to 29th President promising a “return to normalcy” after World War I. We track the 1920 landslide ...
21 Sep 20251h 21min
Episode 67 — Woodrow Wilson: Ideas in Power, War on His Doorstep
pplpod Episode 67 tracks Woodrow Wilson’s path from Princeton reformer to New Jersey governor to 28th President remaking the federal toolkit—and then steering the nation through World War I. We unpack...
21 Sep 202557min
