38.1 Gerald Ford
After the chaos of Nixon, Ford is not as well known. So who was this all American footballer done good? Where did he come from? Find out!
Nov 12, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 11
American Presidents: Totalus Rankium
We rate all the American Presidents of the USA
Episodes
37.3 Richard Nixon
In Nixon's final part we mostly cover the watergate scandal and then we judge him. I wonder if one will affect the other?
Oct 01, 2022•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 10
37.2 Richard Nixon
Part 2 of 3 of President Nixon. We cover his first term as president, otherwise known as 'not the watergate stuff'. So we figure it must be all good and scandal free right? Right?
Sep 17, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 9
37.1 Richard Nixon
So we come to Tricky Dick. Well known for a long time for being the stain on American presidential history - but is that deserved? Well, let's start with his pre watergates/presidential life shall we...
Jul 30, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 8
36.2 Lydon B Johnson
Ok, so he wasn't the greatest of guys before he became president. But maybe he can make up for it in today's episode? Maybe?
May 21, 2022•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 7
36.1 Lyndon B Johnson
LBJ is not perhaps the most well known of the post war presidents. But why? Maybe if you dig deep down you will find a really good guy with a great character. Like, really deep. Bring some friends with shovels.
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 6
35.2 John F Kennedy
Using all the silver spoons, Jack has become president. But now what? Will he use his powers of mediocracy for good? Find out!
Feb 13, 2022•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 5
Update and Q&A
Update on why we have been away and what is happening next. Plus a Q&A session.
Feb 05, 2022•33 min•Ep. 4
35.1 John F Kennedy
Kennedy is one of the biggest names in US Presidential history. But how did he become the worlds youngest elected US president? Was it through hard work? Was it? or something else? Find out!
Sep 26, 2021•1 hr 53 min
34.2 Dwight Eisenhower
So he has won the largest war in history, now what? Settle down in London with his true love? Go home to his wife and become the president? Who knows? (We obviously all know).
Aug 28, 2021•1 hr 54 min
Founding Fathers Senate Announcement
Exciting news! Our Senate Patreon series on the founding fathers and those that lived in the revolutionary era is starting this weekend! Find out about how to listen in this announcement. Link to patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/TotalusRankium?fan_landing=true
Aug 06, 2021•6 min
34.1 Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower may have become supreme commander of the world (or something like that) before becoming president, but what was his life like up to that point? Did he blind anyone? Did he get to know his driver? Did he invent the stealth tank? Find out!
Jul 31, 2021•1 hr 44 min
33.2 Harry Truman
Part 2 of Truman is out! See how he deals with the end of the war and the start of another war and all the communists. So many communists.
Jun 27, 2021•1 hr 54 min
33.1 Harry Truman
We are back (again) and we have part one of Harry Truman for you! Find out about farms, gangsters and dragons!
Jun 13, 2021•1 hr 33 min
32.3 Franklin D Roosevelt
As WWII breaks out, FDR enters an unprecedented third term - He has political battles ahead of him, as well as actual battles he desperately wants to avoid. Can he keep the US out of the war? Find out! (I mean, find out how he doesn't. We all know he doesn't.)
Mar 20, 2021•1 hr 59 min
32.2 Franklin D Roosevelt
Part 2 of our three part look at Roosevelt. In this episode he becomes governor of New York and then President all while the economy is weeping in a cupboard somewhere. So how does he do? Find out!
Mar 06, 2021•1 hr 41 min
32.1 Franklin D Roosevelt
Surprise release! We managed to find a bit of time between packing, and attempting to do our jobs remotely. So here is Franklin part 1. Find out what a man born with all the silver spoons can do with his life!
Jan 24, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 3
Election Special: Wicked Game
In this election special episode we are lucky enough to get to chat to the people behind Wicked Game: American Elections. They have covered every American president election in US history, and we get to pick their brains about the most recent one. How it played out, and predictions for the future!
Nov 14, 2020•1 hr 30 min
31.2 Herbert Hoover
As the 2020 presidential race unfolds while we record, Jamie and I attempt to stay focussed and talk about just how well Hoover managed the great depression. Spoiler: It does not go well. He is a 1 term president.
Nov 08, 2020•1 hr 48 min
31.1 Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover lives an action packed life full of contradictions. Join us as we try and figure out who this man is. A robber Barron? A great humanitarian? A populist? A progressive? A massive racist? And also, will he be ready for the upcoming great crash?
Oct 24, 2020•1 hr 34 min
30.2 Calvin Coolidge
We found it hard to figure out Coolidge last episode, but maybe this episode will clear things up. Find out what he got up to as president! Oh, and there is a vibrating horse and a rampaging bear in it.
Oct 04, 2020•1 hr 46 min
30.1 Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge may be a man with hidden depths, but if he is, they are ocean-trench deep. Join us as we try and figure out if Coolidge has a dry wit and worked hard to get the top job, or he is a robot with a lot of luck.
Sep 19, 2020•1 hr 18 min
29.2 Warren Harding
Harding was never more popular than the day after he died, and then it all started to go wrong for him. So why has Harding's reputation taken such a battering in the last 100 years. Find out as we continue the Amazing Adventures of Warren and Jerry!
Sep 06, 2020•1 hr 40 min
29.1 Warren Harding
At last we come to harding. Harding may not have stood tall in US history, but he does make a bit of a splash. In this episode we got stuck into what makes Harding an interesting, if not nice man.
Aug 08, 2020•1 hr 26 min
28.2 Woodrow Wilson
Wilson is in the Whitehouse. He has a simple plan: make the USA a better place to live in and stay out of the World War. Oh, and he'd quite like to do some racist stuff also. See which ones he manages!
Jul 25, 2020•1 hr 57 min
28.1 Woodrow Wilson
He is known as the president during WWI, but was there more to Wilson? What about his early life? Did he do anything other than study? Not really, but some interesting stuff happened around him, so join us and find out!
Jul 11, 2020•1 hr 37 min
27.2 William Taft
It's not easy to follow a president like Teddy Roosevelt. It's even harder when that Teddy Roosevelt decides that perhaps you are no longer up to the job. Taft was going to find this hard even with his friend's help, now it's unlikely he will survive.
Jun 27, 2020•1 hr 34 min
27.1 William Taft
William Taft is an often overlooked president. Possibly because he seemed to sail through life with people shoving doors open for his sail boat (metaphors getting a bit mixed there). But this does not mean he is not interesting! This episode we cover his early life and what was going on in the Philippines at the turn of the century.
Jun 14, 2020•1 hr 30 min
26.2 Theodore Roosevelt
Last time TR seemed to do just about everything there is to do - now he is off to war! Find out how he achieved fame in Cuba and goes on to become the president against his own parties wishes. NOTE - in our excitement, we added his score wrong - take 1 point off what we say at the end. EDIT: Episode edited and updated. In the orginal Lieutenant Ord's ethnicity was incorrectly identified as black. Two lines that Rob says has been edited to make sure it is clear he was white. These changes do not ...
May 31, 2020•1 hr 58 min
26.1 Theodore Roosevelt
Where do we start with Theodore Roosevelt? We decided on his birth, but it's a struggle fitting everything in after that. Join us as we look at arguably the most action packed life of any president!
May 09, 2020•1 hr 51 min
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