Latest Presidential election Podcast Episodes
1896, Bryan vs. McKinley: The Battle of the Standard Bearers
American Elections: Wicked Game - March 26, 2024 07:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn the wake of the greatest economic depression in the country’s history so far, the Democrats battle it out over the future of monetary policy. In the midst of the debate, former Nebraska congressman William Jennings Bryan emerges as the Democrat Candidate. To win the election, Bryan will have t...
1892, Harrison vs. Weaver vs. Cleveland: The Centennial President
American Elections: Wicked Game - March 19, 2024 07:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsBenjamin Harrison, the Centennial President, survives a deadly strike, an international conflict, and the massacre at Wounded Knee. On the campaign trail, Harrison fights to overcome these obstacles and get the best of not one, but two challengers: former Democrat President Grover Cleveland and J...
1888, Cleveland vs. Harrison: Tariffs and Truths
American Elections: Wicked Game - March 12, 2024 07:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsSocial unrest rocks the nation as labor riots, economic anxiety and widespread racial violence threaten Grover Cleveland’s chances for a second term. In the midst of the turmoil, President Cleveland faces off against the grandson of a former president, a deft campaigner, and a rising star in the ...
1884, Blaine vs. Cleveland: Tell the Truth
American Elections: Wicked Game - March 05, 2024 08:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn an era known for corruption in politics, two presidential candidates strive for honesty and transparency: Republican James Blaine and Democrat Grover Cleveland. But as Cleveland and Blaine each advocate for their version of change, the forces of resistance to change circle the wagons around th...
1880, Hancock vs. Garfield: Maelstrom
American Elections: Wicked Game - February 27, 2024 08:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAfter Rutherford B Hayes steps aside, James Garfield rises to become the Republican nominee. To win the White House, Garfield fights to unite his party at the Republican Convention and get the best of a war hero Democrat. Hancock and Garfield battle it out for the presidency against the backdrop ...
1876, Tilden vs. Hayes: Faustian Bargain
American Elections: Wicked Game - February 20, 2024 08:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsFed up with the scandals of the Grant Administration, Republicans find a new leader in Rutherford B Hayes. To keep the White House Republican, Hayes will have to get the best of a do-gooder Democrat from New York with a reputation for uncompromising honesty: Samuel J Tilden. With the election too...
1872, Greeley vs. Grant: Progress Under Siege
American Elections: Wicked Game - February 13, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAs President Grant seeks to protect the rights of the Freedmen, the forces of opposition inside the Democratic party zero in on his administration. In the run up to the 1872 election Grant battles his personal demons, a never ending list of political scandals, and the enemies of progress. To make...
1868, Seymour vs. Grant: The Rise of the General
American Elections: Wicked Game - February 06, 2024 08:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsThe death of Abraham Lincoln sets the stage for one of the greatest political showdowns in American history. On one side stands President Andrew Johnson, a notorious drunk and bigot who was sympathetic to the South. On the other side, Edwin M Stanton and the Radical Republicans in Congress, who w...
1864, McClellan vs. Lincoln: Providence.
American Elections: Wicked Game - January 30, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsWhile President Lincoln battles the Confederacy down South, he fights to keep the White House from the clutches of the Democratic Party. In the midst of the Civil War, Lincoln faces off against a disgruntled General, a divided constituency and broken country. To win, Lincoln takes the first step ...
1860, Lincoln vs. Douglas: A House Divided
American Elections: Wicked Game - January 23, 2024 08:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsWith the nation on the brink of disunion, two Illinois politicians battle it out for the soul of the country: Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln and Democrat candidate Stephen Douglass. Lincoln’s decisive victory is bittersweet. His ascension to the White House brings with it secession, assassi...
1856, Fremont vs. Buchanan vs. Fillmore: The End of Compromise
American Elections: Wicked Game - January 16, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsThe issue of slavery takes a bloody turn as sectional tensions turn violent in the West. “Bloody Kansas” deprives President Pierce of his party’s nomination and leaves the door open for Democrat Candidate James Buchanan to take the reigns. With the Whig party in tatters, Buchanan faces off agains...
1852, Scott vs. Pierce: Bursting at the Seams
American Elections: Wicked Game - January 09, 2024 08:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn the wake of President Zachary Taylor’s sudden death, Millard Fillmore signs into law the Compromise of 1850, the so called “final settlement” on the issue of slavery. But the Compromise has unintended consequences. As regional interests trump party loyalty, the second Two Party System begins t...
1848, Cass vs. Taylor: Old Rough and Ready
American Elections: Wicked Game - January 02, 2024 08:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn the wake of the Mexican-American war, the US gains two new territories: California and New Mexico. The victory over Mexico once again puts slavery at the center of the national political dialogue and it gives rise to a national hero. Whig candidate General Zachary Taylor rides his wave of popu...
1844, Clay vs. Polk: His Accidency
American Elections: Wicked Game - December 26, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAfter President Harrison passes away just one month into his term, Vice President John Tyler becomes the first accidental president in US History. While Tyler fights for the legitimacy of his presidency and sets precedents for future succession, the Whigs and Democrats fight it out on the campaig...
1840, Van Buren vs. Harrison: Ole Tip
American Elections: Wicked Game - December 19, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsThe Whigs seek to deny President Martin Van Buren a second term by taking a page out of the Republican playbook, and run a war hero candidate of their own: General William Henry Harrison; the hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe, a man the Whigs portray as a hero of the common man. *** To listen to t...
1836, Van Buren vs. the Whigs: Sin on the Ballot
American Elections: Wicked Game - December 12, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAs Jackson’s Vice President Martin Van Buren struggles to secure his place as Jackson’s Heir Apparent, the newly formed Whig party struggles to form a national identity. The Whigs unite against Van Buren with another political faction called the Antimasons; America’s first third party. *** To lis...
1832, Jackson vs. Clay: The Reign of King Mob
American Elections: Wicked Game - December 05, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsJackson and the Democrats battle to defend Jackson’s presidency from Henry Clay and an onslaught of personal and political attacks. The death of his wife Rachel fuels Jackson’s desire for revenge and sets the table for a showdown between the Washington establishment and the common man. *** To li...
1828, Adams vs. Jackson: The General’s Vengeance
American Elections: Wicked Game - November 28, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn the 1828 contest, the party label of “Democratic-Republican” splits in half, giving birth to two new political factions: the Democrats and the National Republicans. General Andrew Jackson rides a populist wave all the way to the White House, depriving President John Quincy Adams a second term....
1824, Adams vs. Jackson: End of an Era
American Elections: Wicked Game - November 21, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAs America’s regions battle over their disparate interests, five presidential candidates emerge. The 1824 election signals the end of the Era of Good Feelings, the crumbling of the old political establishment, and a new era of American politics. *** To listen to the entire series—all 59 episodes...
1820, Monroe Unopposed: A Good Run
American Elections: Wicked Game - November 14, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn the last uncontested election in US history, President James Monroe presides over the “Era of Good Feelings.” With the nearly extinct Federalist party on the ropes, in order to win a second term, Monroe fights through a devastating economic depression, a moral crisis over the issue of slavery ...
1816, Monroe vs. King: The Virginia Dynasty
American Elections: Wicked Game - November 07, 2023 08:08 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn his country’s hour of need, President Madison puts his hopes in Secretary of State James Monroe. Monroe’s heroic actions in the War of 1812 help save the country, bolster his national reputation and define the landscape of the 1816 election. *** To listen to the entire series—all 59 episodes—r...
1812, Madison vs. Clinton: The Wartime Candidate
American Elections: Wicked Game - November 07, 2023 08:07 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsDuring Madison’s first term, US neutrality in the ongoing conflict between France and Britain is put to the test. Madison has no choice but to defend his country against British oppression; and to defend his presidency against a threat growing within the ranks of his own party; a rising political...
1808, Madison vs. Pinckney: Two Virginians
American Elections: Wicked Game - November 07, 2023 08:06 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsJames Madison is Thomas Jefferson’s heir apparent. To win the presidency, Madison will have to deal with a growing threat inside his own party: the Tertium Quids. Upset by Madison’s actions as Jefferson’s Secretary of State, the Quids turn their back on Madison and embrace another political power...
1804, Jefferson vs. Pinckney: The People’s President
American Elections: Wicked Game - November 07, 2023 08:05 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsTo maintain his grip on power and win the election of 1804, Thomas Jefferson, the so called “Man of the People”, will have to survive brutal attacks in the press, ideological pushback from his own party and a violent scandal that plagues his administration. *** To listen to the entire series—all ...
1800, Adams vs. Jefferson: Tiebreaker
American Elections: Wicked Game - November 07, 2023 08:04 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAs Thomas Jefferson and John Adams part ways over the issue of France, history sets the stage for one of America’s oldest, and bloodiest political rivalries: Burr versus Hamilton. These two foes go to war in New York in one of the wildest elections in American history; an election that will ultim...
1796, Adams vs. Jefferson: The First Contest
American Elections: Wicked Game - November 07, 2023 08:03 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn the 1796 election, two political forces of nature collide: Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. As the supporters of Adams and Jefferson vie for their candidate, the machinery of America’s nascent political parties is unleashed in the first contested election in American history. *** To listen to ...
1792, Washington: Partisanship Rising
American Elections: Wicked Game - November 07, 2023 08:02 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAs President Washington grapples with the idea of a second term, Vice President John Adams gears up for a fight to keep the vice presidency. Adams will find help from an unlikely ally, the very man who conspired to deny him votes in the election of 1789: Alexander Hamilton. *** To listen to the e...
1789, Washington: The Alpha and the Omega
American Elections: Wicked Game - November 07, 2023 08:01 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAs the fate of the nation hangs in the balance, General George Washington struggles with his personal desire to retire from public life and the duty he feels to save his country in its hour of need. Ultimately, Washington rises to the occasion to become America’s first president. *** To listen to...
2024 Update Announcement
American Elections: Wicked Game - October 31, 2023 05:01 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings*** All 59 episodes are available ad-free on IntoHistory.com For Americans who lived through the 2020 presidential election, most thought it was the worst they’d ever seen. With disputed results, the violence of January 6th, and the continued drumbeat of 'fake news' and 'rigged elections,' we wi...
Introducing American Elections: Wicked Game
American Elections: Wicked Game - October 31, 2023 05:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsOn February 10th, 1796, Vice President John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail, lamenting the state of discourse in the country. The election was nearing—and becoming heated. Newspapers screamed, factions warred, and John Adams was dismayed with what he called “the wicked Game.” Americans in 2023 c...
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