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
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
