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
Episode 66 — Theodore Roosevelt: Energy, Empire & the Square Deal
pplpod Episode 66 charges through Theodore Roosevelt’s kinetic life—from frail Harvard naturalist to Rough Rider at San Juan Hill, trust-busting reformer, and the youngest president to take office. We...
21 Sep 20251h 3min
Episode 65 — William McKinley: Front Porch, Big War, New World
pplpod Episode 65 follows William McKinley from Civil War brevet major to tariff tactician, Ohio governor, and 25th President steering America into a new century. We trace the 1896 “Front Porch” campa...
21 Sep 202552min
Episode 64 — Benjamin Harrison: A New Map, New Laws, and a Wired White House
pplpod Episode 64 follows Benjamin Harrison—from Civil War general and Indianapolis lawyer to 23rd President presiding over a hyperactive, high-stakes Gilded Age. We trace the “Billion-Dollar Congress...
21 Sep 20251h 10min
Episode 63 — Grover Cleveland: The Veto Pen & Two Nonconsecutive Turns
pplpod Episode 63 follows Grover Cleveland’s unusual arc—the only U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms (22nd and 24th)—from Buffalo reformer to a Gilded Age heavyweight who made “public office...
21 Sep 20251h 2min
Episode 62 — Chester A. Arthur: From Stalwart to Reformer
pplpod Episode 62 traces Chester A. Arthur’s surprising transformation—from New York Custom House power broker and Stalwart insider to the reform-minded 21st President after James A. Garfield’s assass...
21 Sep 202553min
Episode 61 — James A. Garfield: Dark Horse, Brief Tenure, Big Turning Point
pplpod Episode 61 follows James A. Garfield’s improbable climb—from canal boy and scholar-preacher to Civil War general, congressman, and the only sitting House member ever elected president. We trace...
21 Sep 202550min
Episode 60 — Rutherford B. Hayes: One Vote Short, One Era Closed
pplpod Episode 60 tracks Rutherford B. Hayes from Ohio reformer and Civil War brevet major general to the razor-thin 1876 election and a presidency that reset the postwar order. We unpack the Hayes–Ti...
21 Sep 202538min
