DB Comedy Presents THE ELECTABLES
65 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsLive From Chicago, a Comedy/History Podcast about the American Presidents - for people who can't afford HAMILTON.
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SP 8A - The Third Wheels, Part I
February 27, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBThroughout the podcast, we have flirted with and chit-chatted about all kinds of third parties in the United States, and while at first we didn't think it was the case, we realized it actually would have been wrong not to talk about all those extra parties - and explore what it is about our system that keeps them as extras. So HERE WE GO, starting way back with that nasty 1824 election and getting through Masons and Whigs and Free Soilers and Know-Nothings and Populists - OH MY! It's a lot m...
President 42 - Bill Clinton
December 05, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBWe have reached the end of the American Century - was this a century about nothing? Was the last President of the 20th century a Presidency about nothing? Or was it chock-a-block of a life we left behind (good-bye, VHS!) and into a new way of life (hi, Internet!) and the start of so much of what we live with now? Get your flannel and teal out and let's find out with President 42, The Man From Hope, Bill Clinton! This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by: Gina Buccola...
President 41 - George HW Bush
August 15, 2023 15:17 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBWould it be prudent to download this episode? Is it a kinder, gentler take? Or is it all voodoo? Read Our Lips - it's DB Comedy snark the way you know it and love it ... especially since it's a chance to kick a certain potato-misspelling Hoosier up and down the electoral map too! It's George HW Bush - he was a President, he turned out to be the better Bush (erp!) and this is his episode! This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fe...
President 40B - Ronald Reagan
July 11, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBThe Ronald Reagan Presidency. Lots of feels about this one - and so our discussions and sketches have lots of barbs and lots of laughs to cope with the things that were done. Ronnie may not have remembered - but we did and we dish, and you'll be glad we did! This is how you deal with Reaganism - give it your ears! This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Sylvia Mann Paul Moulton Patrick J. Reilly And Tommy Spears This Epi...
Bonus Talkback: The Isms of the Reagan Era
June 20, 2023 14:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBIt is said that the influence on the 1980s on subsequent decades - even now - is stronger than any other in cultural history. All we know is, because we're at Ronald Reagan and he was kind of big in the 80s, we talked a LOT about a bunch of those influences - and we thought it was interesting and fun, so we packaged them here in this bonus episode (and even include a bonus sketch at the end going out to our Chicago homies). Grab that Walkman, pull up those leg warmers and order up a Long Isl...
President 40A - Ronald Reagan
May 23, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBIf Franklin D. Roosevelt was the defining President of the first part of the 20th Century to the burning resentment of one of our two political parties, you KNOW there was an inevitable counter - and we all know that counter is named Ronald Reagan. So away DB Comedy goes, with a review of the pre-Presidential path that includes baseball and acting and naming names and even times when ol' Ronnie remembered stuff - right up to when he becomes President. The Ronald Reagan DB Comedy episodes sta...
SP. 7B - Even The Losers Part II
May 02, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBIn Part II of EVEN THE LOSERS, we now take the three Walks of Futility of the multi-losers of the 20th century: Mr. Thought-He-Won (Thomas Dewey), Mr. Knew-He-Was-Gonna-Lose (Adlai Stevenson), and Mr. Mighta-Won-If-He-Wasn't-Nuts (H. Ross Perot). Props for running, but time to have fun with the results. ENJOY! This BONUS episode was Produced, Written, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Sylvia Mann Paul Moulton Patrick J. Reilly And Tommy Spears This Episode’s His...
SP. 7A - Even the Losers, Part 1
April 11, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBThis BONUS episode was Produced, Written, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Sylvia Mann Paul Moulton Patrick J. Reilly And Tommy Spears This Episode’s Historians: Dr. Chelsea Denault, and James McRae Original Music written and performed by Throop McClerg Audio production by Joseph Fedorko Sound effects procured at Freesound.org DB Comedy Logo Designed by Adam L. Harlett ELECTABLES logo and Presidential Caricatures by Dan Polito THE ELECTABLES concept was create...
President 39 - Jimmy Carter
February 14, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBSome Presidents were born to be Presidents - and SOME Presidents were born to be Ex-Presidents! Were it easier to get to the latter without going through the former - but then, would the late 70s have been so late 70s without having had to go through the Jimmy Carter Presidency? The good news is, you need only listen to this episode to imagine the actual Carter Presidency (and the late 1970s) while reveling in the coolness of post-Prez Jimmy. (And with laughs!) (You're Welcome, America!) Th...
President 38 - Gerald Ford
January 10, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBThere are Presidents that DB Comedy discusses knowing the weight of their historical importance, and there are Presidents that DB Comedy discusses because they're on the list. This episode is one of the latter. (Too harsh? PARDON us, nyuk nyuk nyuk!). Presenting America's least elected, most appointed, and most Michgandy of all of our Presidents - Gerald (Ka-THUNK!) Ford! This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Sylvia Man...
President 37 - Richard Nixon
November 22, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBAre you ready for the biggest Dick that ever served in the White House? Why, everyone's ready to kick around the worst President between the guy that lost states and the guy who nearly lost the American Experiment - and that includes us! Enjoy the epic DB Comedy episode of the one and only Richard M. Nixon. (You can record if you'd like.) This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Sylvia Mann Paul Moulton Patrick J. Reilly A...
President 36 - Lyndon B. Johnson
October 18, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBAre you getting used to Presidents genuinely full of contradictions? Because WOW do we have that with Lyndon Johnson - a warmongering civil rights crusader ... a liberal bully ... a crude and ruthless political operator whose heart broke by the time he left the Presidency ... a guy misunderstood when alive being reconsidered with the advantage of time. (But don't worry - it's funny as Hell, too!) LBJ is here for your Electable goodness! This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Pe...
President 35 - John F. Kennedy
September 27, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBThis episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Sylvia Mann Paul Moulton Patrick J. Reilly And Tommy Spears This Episode’s Historians: Dr. Chelsea Denault, James McRae Original Music written and performed by Throop McClerg Audio production by Joseph Fedorko Sound effects procured at Freesound.org DB Comedy Logo Designed by Adam L. Harlett ELECTABLES logo and Presidential Caricatures by Dan Polito THE ELECTABLES concept was cre...
BONUS - Who Shot Ya?
September 20, 2022 14:00 - 6 minutes - 6.23 MBWas the JFK assassination the birth of the modern-day conspiracy theory movement? DUH! But JFK's much more than that! So we decided to take it back and to the left with a bonus drop all about who may or may not have done the deed. In rap form. of course. Enjoy this special JFK teaser ... "Who Shot Ya?" DB COMEDY PRESENTS – THE ELECTABLES! “Who Shot Ya?” was Written, Produced, and Peformed by Tommy Spears. Full Episodes of DB Comedy are Written, Produced, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sa...
President 34 - Dwight Eisenhower
August 09, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBYep - we're up to the guy everyone you kind of avoid at holiday family meals says was President during THE BEST EVER TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES! It's the War Hero of World War II and That Neato Campaign Slogan You And Me Like - Dwight David Eisenhower! We don't know what the 1950s was like, but we added westerns and street rants and certain famous puppet-like characters to give you something to pass to your Uncle Frank other than that weird green jello mold he always brings bec...
BONUS TALKBACK - The 50s Underneath Ike
August 02, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBYou know that whole the-1950s-were-kinda-boring thing you may have been taught in school? WELL, we at DB Comedy beg to differ! Our talkback about the Eisenhower administration went in so many different directions, we thought we could give you a few of them in a bonus talkback episode! Join us along with Americanists Dr. Chelsea Denault and James McRae and contemplate how three innovations of the 50s - interstate highways, television, and the counterculture - all undergird ol' Ike's tenure! ...
33. Harry Truman
July 05, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBWorld War II is ending, and the American Century is ready to go - but before we do, there's the matter of the last guy who brung us there: the plain-spoken piano player from the Show-Me State who worked up through a political machine and avoided the Klan to drop the bomb(s), pulled off one of the all-time upsets (or was it?!) and put us on the road in Southeast Asia. It's Harry S. Truman! (Now listen or he'll have Margaret sing to you - and do you really want THAT?!) This episode’s sketches...
32D - Franklin Delano Roosevelt - The War Years
June 07, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBAll Presidencies come to an end. Some Presidencies end with war. A few end with illness and a death. Even fewer than that end with the President in question getting on all four lists. Guess what? Our final episode on Franklin Delano Roosevelt DOES ALL FOUR! With one more assist from Dr. Margie Rung of Roosevelt University, we bring you the final episode of FDR!! This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Sylvia Mann Paul Mou...
President 32C - Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Pre-War Presidency
May 17, 2022 15:02 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBThe Epic Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt continues The Epic Franklin Delano Roosevelt Episodes here on DB COMEDY PRESENTS THE ELECTABLES, with another short but important bridge talkback about what the White House, the GOP, and Hollywood were doing just before things really got crazy in the 1940s - along with a peek into what we at DB Comedy do to get ready for these shows: the DB Comedy Goodreads list! Dr. Margie Rung is still hanging with us, so why don't you, too? This episode’s...
President 32B - Franklin Delano Roosevelt - The Depression Years
May 03, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBWe settle into the Presidency of Franklin Roosevelt by exploring and having fun with those oh-so-delightful Great Depression years, where he pulled the country through most of the worst years of the Republic - even if you have great-grandparents who think it was some of our best years. We are again joined by Roosevelt University Historian Dr. Margie Rung, and we hope you gather around your personal audio sound system as if it was a beautiful piece of furniture to enjoy Part 2 of FDR! This e...
President 32A - Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Pre-White House
April 19, 2022 14:00 - 27 minutes - 23.6 MBWe come to a true epic of American Presidential history: Franklin Roosevelt. His Presidency is the one everyone looked up to - at least until Reagan came around. But what were some of the highlights of FDR's life before he hit the White House? Join us with Special Guest Historian Dr. Margaret Rung of (where else?) Roosevelt University in Chicago, as we begin our deep and goofy dive into Mr. Nothing-to-Fear! (And also Mrs. Nothing-to-Fear, Eleanor!) This episode’s sketches were Written, Prod...
President 31 - Herbert Hoover
April 05, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBIf you are of a certain age and you had close relatives that lived through the Depression, chances are there was one President whose name would make them spit and curse - and we're here to see whether all that stuff Grandma and Grandpa said about Mr. Caused-the-Depression himself, Herbert Hoover, still holds up after all these years. Think of this as a Thanksgiving dinner without the sad stories and with a lot more jokes. As much as you can when discussing the personification of an economic ...
President 30 - Calvin Coolidge
March 22, 2022 14:00 - 52 minutes - 38.6 MBHe was curt. He was dry. He was oddly funny. His nickname was "Silent." And he was the President through most of the Roaring 20s who may have escaped a fate the next guy didn't. He was Calvin Coolidge, and he is our next President here on THE ELECTABLES. (Sure we're a bit curt ourselves - we are always influenced by our episodes.) This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Ramona Kywe Sylvia Mann Paul Moulton Patrick J. Reil...
President 29 - Warren G. Harding
March 08, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBThe Roaring 20s get ready to roar, with a President whose "Return to Normalcy" may have been a lot truer that even he realized. Presenting a man short on service in the office, but long on the kind of controversy and scandal that might make Kennedy AND Nixon go "Really, Man?!" From Teapot Dome to "Jerry," and from talkback to DB Comedy's first foray at Presidential Hip-Hop, it's WARREN G ... Harding! This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykow...
SPECIAL EPISODE - American Vintages
February 22, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBThis BONUS episode was Produced, Written, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Sylvia Mann Paul Moulton Patrick J. Reilly And Tommy Spears This Episode’s Historians: Dr. Chelsea Denault, and The Rev. Lainie Petersen Original Music written and performed by Throop McClerg Audio production by Joseph Fedorko Sound effects procured at Freesound.org DB Comedy Logo Designed by Adam L. Harlett ELECTABLES logo and Presidential Caricatures by Dan Polito THE ELECTABLES conc...
Bonus - American Vintages Primer
February 15, 2022 15:00 - 20 minutes - 16.7 MBDB COMEDY IS BACK! After a somewhat longer-than-expected hiatus, we have returned with a Special Episode about American Presidents and their potent potable proclivities. Specifically, wine. And it's such a fun episode we realized we wanted to get you prepared for it with this BONUS episode about wines, America, and their intersections. It features our regular favorite Dr. Chelsea Denault, and Special Guest Wine Enthusiast Lainie Petersen (whose new broadcasting endeavor, World Perspectives R...
President 28 - Woodrow Wilson
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBWe knew Woodrow Wilson presided over World War I and tried and failed nobly to unite the world ... OR DID HE?!?! There's a lot we now know (kinda racist-y), a lot we forgot (Spanish Flu, anyone?), and a lot we didn't know (was he really President at the end of his term?), and it makes for one of those Presidents worth re-evaluating with some snark. Enter DB COMEDY PRESENTS THE ELECTABLES to fill that need for your listening pleasure ... enjoy our Woodrow Wilson episode, won't you? This epis...
President 27 - William Howard Taft
October 26, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBA big episode? No, just a big President. And not "big President" as in "big important President," "big President" as in "physically big President." Which means by now you know we're talking about The President Who Really Wanted To Be SCOTUS (and did it!!), one William Howard Taft. You should listen - you'll enjoy it BIG TIME! This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Ramona Kywe Sylvia Mann Paul Moulton Patrick J. Reilly An...
Bonus Talkback - Theodore Roosevelt
October 19, 2021 14:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBThe DB Comedy Writers of Wrongs discovered we had so much background on Mr. Rough Rider, Teddy Roosevelt, that the talkback went long. And it went so long, we decided it was worth sharing a few of those segments in this Bonus Episode of DB COMEDY PRESENTS THE ELECTABLES. We are joined, as we often are, by our Americanists Historians, Dr. Chelsea Denault (not that kind of doctor) and James McRae. Enjoy - and if you are so inclined, please leave a tip! You can do so at the donation page at htt...
President 26 - Theodore Roosevelt
September 28, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBPresenting ... The Game-Hunting Environmentalist! No, wait ... Presenting The Warmongering Peacemaker! No, wait ... Presenting The Sickly Hunk of Manly Masculine Masculinity! Presenting ... ALL OF THE ABOVE AND MORE! Our first 20th Century President, in policy and mythology, enjoy our episode on the one and only (and boy do we mean "only") Theodore Roosevelt! This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Ramona Kywe Sylvia Mann...
President 25 - William McKinley
September 14, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBWe wrap up the 19th Century on DB COMEDY PRESENTS THE ELECTABLES with a Ohioan (another one? ANOTHER one?!?) who parlayed his boring exterior and wealthy pals to begin The American Century of economic and industrial and imperial power (oops - said the quiet part out loud!) with that red, white, and blue cloak we've all come to know and love. He's a yawn but an important yawn, he's William McKinley, and he's this episode's President! This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Perfor...
President 24 - Grover Cleveland
August 31, 2021 14:06 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBWaitaminute - weren't we here already? Yes, yes we were - and we're back. Because Grover Cleveland is (so far) (gulp?!) our only President who was (re?)elected after losing after winning. And he was probably kinda sorry he did - which we here at DB Comedy will explore as only we can. Come join and 'return' to look at the second Grover Cleveland presidency! This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Ramona Kywe Sylvia Mann Pa...
President 24 - Cleveland
August 31, 2021 14:06 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBWaitaminute - weren't we here already? Yes, yes we were - and we're back. Because Grover Cleveland is (so far) (gulp?!) our only President who was (re?)elected after losing after winning. And he was probably kinda sorry he did - which we here at DB Comedy will explore as only we can. Come join and 'return' to look at the second Grover Cleveland presidency! This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Ramona Kywe Sylvia Mann Pa...
President 23 - Benjamin Harrison
August 17, 2021 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBA "meh" President in his own right, or merely a caretaker so Grover Cleveland could make a comeback? YOU MAKE THE CALL! Presenting another Midwesterner that occupied the White House - adopted Indianan Benjamin Harrison! Give it a hear! This episode’s sketches were Written and Produced by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Ramona Kywe Sylvia Mann Paul Moulton Patrick J. Reilly And Tommy Spears This episode’s sketches were performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko S...
President 22 - Grover Cleveland
August 03, 2021 14:07 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBA cute, fuzzy blue monster? A namesake for a city on Lake Erie? A 19th Century precursor to moderate Presidents breaking a long losing streak for their party while beating back salacious sexual rumors? There is only one way to find out - download and stream today's episode: the first and only non-consecutive American president (so far) (many of us hope) (boy, do we!), Grover Cleveland! This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedo...
President 21 - Chester Alan Arthur
July 20, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBYes, we had a President who had three names like a criminal - and even though Chester Alan Arthur came from the corrupt New York City political machine of the late 19th century and loved fancy clothes and food, "criminal" may be a little over the edge (especially since he only became President after an actual criminal assassinated James Garfield). One of the truly lesser-known of our stable of national leaders, which as you know makes for fun listening here on DB COMEDY PRESENTS THE ELECTABL...
President 20 - James A. Garfield
July 06, 2021 14:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBSometimes, life - and history - sucks. When your Presidency is the second-shortest because your death by assassination was the longest, well, that's history for ya! At least such anomalies make for great possibilities in comedy and podcasting, so DB Comedy makes do with James A. Garfield - who at least also is the only President written about by Johnny Cash and Stephen Sondheim, if you count Sondheim's song about Charles Guiteau (see what I mean about history?). LISTEN! This episode’s sketc...
President 19 - Rutherford B. Hayes
June 22, 2021 14:01 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBDB Comedy is back for the summer! In this episode, we present the Presidency of a lesser-known man who got the job under suspicious circumstances yet still made policies that would take a century to reverse - thus becoming a prime candidate for historical re-exposure and satire. Pour yourself a tall, icy cold, refreshing glass of lemonade, and let us explore the history of President 19, Rutherford B. Hayes! This episode’s sketches were Written and Produced by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski J...
President 18 - Ulysses S. Grant
June 01, 2021 14:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBWe Americans love our men in uniforms - so much so we have made a few of them President. Yet we often remember them more for the uniform than as President. Take, for instance, Mr. Won-The-Civil-War (and was President, we think), Ulysses S. Grant. But is that a fair assessment? Let DB Comedy, with the help of Prof. Matthew Norman and James McRae, take you though our two-term President and Civil War hero - yeah, he won two terms, look it up! - U.S. Grant! This episode’s sketches were Written ...
President 17 - Andrew Johnson
May 18, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBFunny story - this is NOT the first time in American history a historically important and quotable and generally loved President was followed by a historically terrible and inarticulate and generally loathed President. Witness this episode, as Guest Historian Prof. Matthew Norman helps us explore (with our proud snark) the putridity of our first Impeached President, Andrew Johnson. Join us for the fun (whimper)! This episode’s sketches were Written and Produced by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykows...
President 16 - Abraham Lincoln, Part 2
May 04, 2021 14:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBAfter looking at the life of President 16 BEFORE he became President, we now get to the heart of his life as far as this podcast is concerned: Abe Lincoln AFTER he became President. Dr. Matthew Norman and Team Historians return to talk about how to look at all the different Abe Lincolns - and we at Team Comedians are here with some sketch comedy goodness to wrap up our two-parter about one of the big ones of American Presidential history. LISTEN! This episode’s sketches were Written and Pro...
President 16 - Abraham Lincoln, Part 1
April 27, 2021 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBDid you ever wonder whether we knew so much about Abraham Lincoln that there was nothing left to know? Maybe we know so much we can adapt what we know about Lincoln to what we would like him to be! Deep, huh? Sure - and funny, too! Join us as we welcome a team of historians, led by Guest Historian Dr. Matthew Norman, for the first of a two-part comedic journey (part one up to his election) of Abraham Lincoln, Mega-President! This episode’s sketches were Written and Produced by: Gina Buccol...
BONUS PREVIEW - Abe Lincoln
April 20, 2021 17:15 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBWe're working on a full two-part Abe Lincoln episode - so here's some bonus stuff about ol' Abe! Give it a quick listen, take the week to catch up on some of our back episodes, and be back here next week for Part One of our exciting two-part episode of one of The Big Ones in American Presidential history! This BONUS episode was Produced by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Sylvia Mann Paul Moulton Patrick J. Reilly And Tommy Spears This episode’s sketch was written by Patrick J....
President 15 - James Buchanan
April 06, 2021 14:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBUsed to be, when you talked about WORST PRESIDENT EVER, the go-to was the guy who ended up losing states at the end of his term, the pre-Civil War lump known as James Buchanan. Does that assessment still hold down? Join DB Comedy along with return Guest Historian Dr. Paul Finkleman to find out if President 15 is still Number 45 at the bottom of the chart ... This episode’s sketches were Written and Produced by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Sylvia Mann Paul Moulton Patrick J....
President 14 - Franklin Pierce
March 23, 2021 14:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBEveryone said Franklin Pierce looked and sounded like he should have been President. Everyone got their wish - and boy, did everyone get THAT one wrong! To explore the political foppery and personal darkness of yet another President who didn't stop the Civil War, DB Comedy is joined by two Special Guests: Neo-Futurist theatre Alumni Andy Bayiates and gothic novelist Andrew Pyper ("The Residence"). Revel in Franklin Pierce's handsomeness, shake your head at his governmental ineptness ... T...
President 13 - Millard Fillmore
March 09, 2021 15:02 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBWhat can you say about a President who shuffled between four political parties and more or less destroyed them all, whose Southern sympathies ran right in the teeth of his Northern upbringing, and whose name was so nondescript clubs were created to remember to try to remember him? Well, plenty! Join us and Gratz College President Dr. Paul Finkelman, whose specialty just happens to be this episode's podcast subject ... because DB Comedy Remembers Millard Fillmore! This episode’s sketches wer...
President 12 - Zachary Taylor
February 23, 2021 15:11 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBA man whose celebrity was based on military action against people of color whose comeuppance came in the bowl of a frozen dairy treat (or was it tainted fruit??) encapsulates the 12th President of this fine country, and the second who didn't complete his term. Join us today as we explore and comedically nerd out on the man some called Ol' Rough and Ready ... (we didn't ask who "some" of those people were) ... Zachary Taylor! This episode’s sketches were Written and Produced by: Gina Buccol...
President 11 - James K. Polk
February 09, 2021 15:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBWe bet you didn't know that James K. Polk was the President that acquired most of the land that these United States sits on, did you? Or that he consumed so much it was rumored - mostly by us - that he could very well have been a cannibal? You didn't?! Well, then, you HAVE to listen to the latest episode and find out about the ravenous appetite of our 11th President! (And when you tell people about Polk's taste for consumption, tell them "DB Comedy said so!" CAST AND CREDITS This episode’s...
Presidents 9/10 - William Henry Harrison and John Tyler
January 26, 2021 16:06 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBDB Comedy returns to its bread-and-butter, the Presidents, beginning with what is still America's Shortest-Tenured President, the 31-day wonder and Hero of Tippecanoe, William Henry Harrison! Is this podcast as long as his Presidency? Download and find out (but here's a hint: also in this episode is Harrison's successor, the nondescript disaster-magnet, John Tyler)! Like, Recommend, Catch Up on back episodes - ENJOY!! This episode’s sketches were Written and Produced by: Gina Buccola Sandy...
So Help Me I Swear! Inaugurations and Transitions - Part 2
January 14, 2021 16:14 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBThis episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by: Gina Buccola Sandy Bykowski Joseph Fedorko Ramona Kywe Sylvia Mann Paul Moulton Patrick J. Reilly And Tommy Spears This episode’s historians: Chelsea Denault and James McRae Original Music written and performed by Throop McClerg Audio production of THE ELECTABLES podcast is by Joseph Fedorko Sound effects procured at Freesound.org THE ELECTABLES concept was created by Patrick J. Reilly This episode’s sketch...