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
Episode 59 — Ulysses S. Grant: Relentless Will, Hard Lessons, Lasting Union
pplpod Episode 59 charts Ulysses S. Grant’s unlikely arc—from quiet West Pointer and Mexican-War veteran to the Union’s indispensable closer and America’s 18th president. We track the wartime ascent: ...
21 Sep 20251h 14min
