Episode 80 — Ronald Reagan: The Great Communicator, Markets & the Cold War Endgame
pplpod Episode 80 follows Ronald Reagan’s long arc—from Midwestern radio voice and Hollywood leading man to California governor and two-term president who reset the political and economic conversation...
21 Sep 20251h 18min
Episode 79 — Jimmy Carter: Faith, Reform & the Longest Second Act
pplpod Episode 79 follows Jimmy Carter’s path from Plains peanut farmer and Georgia governor to a post-Watergate outsider promising competence and decency—and then to one of the most consequential pos...
21 Sep 20251h 8min
Episode 78 — Gerald Ford: The Unelected Healer Between Storms
pplpod Episode 78 tracks Gerald Ford’s improbable chapter—from Grand Rapids congressman and long-time House Minority Leader to the only American who served as vice president and president without a si...
21 Sep 20251h 7min
Episode 77 — Richard Nixon: China Cards, Quiet Wins, Loud Fall
pplpod Episode 77 tracks Richard Nixon’s long, jagged arc—from California striver and HUAC prosecutor to Eisenhower’s vice president, from the 1960 heartbreak and “last press conference” to a 1968 com...
21 Sep 202557min
Episode 76 — Lyndon B. Johnson: The Johnson Treatment, Great Society, Vietnam’s Shadow
pplpod Episode 76 tracks Lyndon B. Johnson’s sweep—from Texas Hill Country teacher and New Dealer to Senate maestro, accidental president, and architect of the most ambitious domestic agenda since FDR...
21 Sep 202556min
Episode 75 — John F. Kennedy: Image, Nerve & the Narrow Edge
pplpod Episode 75 follows John F. Kennedy from war-scarred PT boat skipper to congressman, senator, and a television-age president who moved history by inches that felt like miles. We track the 1960 c...
21 Sep 20251h 43min
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
