Plodding Through The Presidents

Recent Episodes

Gouverneur Morris and the Vampire of Bizarre

Posted December 1, 2020 • 01:16:57

We delve into the big penman energy of founding father Gouverneur Morris, the peg-legged sex-positive anti-slavery aristocrat who penned multiple constitutions...

Finding Madison's Funny Bone

Posted November 24, 2020 • 00:46:08

We go on a hunt for the often-mentioned but little-documented wicked sense of humor of James Madison. That hunt includes his abusive college poetry,...

Died On The Fourth Of July

Posted November 17, 2020 • 00:50:51

We explore the unbelievable "coincidence" of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both dying on the Fourth of July on the 50th anniversary of the signing...

Elizabeth Jefferson's Earthquake Drowning

Posted November 10, 2020 • 00:42:35

We explore the mysterious deaths of Thomas Jefferson’s sister Elizabeth and her enslaved body servant Little Sall, who both drowned just days after...

Alexander Hamilton & John Adams: A Superabundance of Hate

Posted November 3, 2020 • 01:04:54

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton barely touched on the relationship between Alexander Hamilton and John Adams, and we dive into the...