Dead Presidents Podcast

Top 5 Presidential Cradle-Robbers

Many presidents have found love in the arms of younger women. We've got five who took that concept to extremes. Which president's adult children refused to attend his wedding to his second wife? Which president took advantage of a deadly naval disaster to snare a hot young bride? Which president met his future wife when she was an infant in a literal cradle? Find out on this scintillating Top 5. (Note: this Top 5 was originally released as part of Episode 3 - Thomas Jefferson & Top 5 Presidential Cradle-Robbers).

Top 5 Presidential Adulterers

In this X-Rated episode, we count down the Top 5 most brazen philanderers in the presidential pantheon. We've got graphic grand jury testimony, love letters so dirty you'll have to take a shower, and a president who got around so much he often suffered a burning sensation when he peed.  One thing's for sure: our nation's First Ladies deserve better than this. (Note: this Top 5 was originally released as part of Episode 2 - John Adams & Top 5 Presidential Adulterers). 

The Saga of John Lechler

In this special bonus episode, the harrowing true crime tale of John Lechler is recounted in the form of real newspaper ads from 1821-22, including the publication of a condemned man's confession to double murder. (Note: these advertisements originally appeared in Episode 5 - James Monroe & Top 5 Presidential Last Words).

Top 5 Drunkest Presidents

James J. Hamilton and Stephen Lincoln-Douglas count down the Top 5 Drunkest Presidents. Who embarrassed himself publicly? Who could hold his liquor and who couldn't? Who got sober and who kept drinking to the bitter end? Find out on this booze-soaked episode. (Note: this Top 5 was originally released as part of Episode 1 - George Washington & Top 5 Drunkest Presidents).

of the Rock ad compilation

Cock of the Rock, the official stud horse of the Dead Presidents podcast, bought ads on the show for five consecutive episodes and might be our favorite sponsor. We had him in the studio for a live interview and even collaborated on a song with him. Collected here for your listening pleasure, his ads are twenty-three minutes of pure unadulterated Cock.

The Constitutionalists - Article II, Section 1

The first 16 songs by The Constitutionalists, the official house band of the Dead Presidents Podcast, are compiled here in the form of an album entitled Article II, Section 1. 1.     George Washington (0:00)2.     John Adams (1:48)3.     Thomas Jefferson (3:43)4.     James Madison (5:39)5.     James Monroe (7:54)6.     John Quincy Adams (9:41)7.     Andrew Jackson (12:05)8.     Martin Van Buren (14:18)9.     William Henry Harrison (16:00)10.  John Tyler (16:24)11.  James K. Polk (18:44)12.  Zachary Taylor (20:55)13.  Millard Fillmore (23:06)14.  Franklin Pierce (24:55)15.  James Buchanan (26:37)16.  Abraham Lincoln (28:37)

16 Abraham Lincoln & Top 5 Accomplished Presidential Dads

In an epic Season 1 finale, we follow the life of Abraham Lincoln from his humble beginnings to his days as a homespun prairie lawyer, and trace his rise to national prominence as an intellectual leader of the political movement against slavery's expansion. When his 1860 election sparks a secession crisis, one of our least-experienced presidents is thrust into the most difficult situation any president has ever faced and challenged with holding together a fracturing nation. With unflinching leadership through a bloody Civil War, he managed to not only restore the Union but bring a definitive end to the institution of slavery. Also: We count down the Top 5 Accomplished Presidential Dads (the barely literate Thomas Lincoln will not be on the list). 

Presidential War #11 - Presidential Rumble

In the special season finale of Presidential War, forty-four presidents will enter the squared circle and only one will be left standing. There'll be clotheslines, piledrivers, finishing moves, low blows, cheap shots, and blood on the mat before this thing is over. Get ready for the most electrifying event in presidential entertainment!

15 James Buchanan & Top 5 Accomplished Presidential Sons

James Buchanan had the experience: lawyer, party leader, Representative, Senator, ambassador to Russia and Britain, and Secretary of State. So how did he fail so badly as president? His long camaraderie with southern leaders, his myopic views on slavery, and his desire to be an imperialist abroad while things were coming apart at home didn't help. By the end of this episode, the antebellum sectional crisis will explode into outright secession and Buchanan will earn his rightful place as the worst president of all time. And we tackle the question of whether our only bachelor president might have been gay. Also: Many president's sons have done great things in their own right. We count down the highest-achievers on our Top 5 Accomplished Presidential Sons.

Presidential War #10 - Slobberknocker

We shake up the rules of Presidential War and spark enlightening discussion on a variety of topics: John Adams's effect on the presidency, Thomas Jefferson's consequential writings, George Washington's relationship with the people, and Abraham Lincoln's relationship with the media. Also: Taylor confronts Fillmore on constitutional fidelity, movie star Nancy Reagan faces a formidable challenge in the First Lady looks category, and we find out if anyone can can go toe-to-toe with heavyweight champion William Howard Taft.