Plodding Through The Presidents
by Howard & Jessica DorreJoin history blogger Howard Dorre and his wife Jessica Dorre for a deep irreverent dive into lesser-known stories of the early American presidents. They dig into the myths, mysteries, scandals, and drama of the founders and their families.
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Episodes
Adapting Franklin & John Adams with Kirk Ellis
1h 0m · PublishedMount Vernon's Stone of Secrets
43m · PublishedJoe versus Mount Vernon
41m · PublishedSaving Mount Vernon and Everything the Light Touches
43m · PublishedParty Time with H. W. Brands
51m · PublishedThe John Adams Diet
35m · PublishedSeason 5 Trailer
1m · PublishedFriendsgiving Spectacular 2023
58m · PublishedLiving Monuments of the Lost Cause with Karen L. Cox
1h 3m · PublishedWe explore the Lost Cause narrative—the myth that the South didn't actually secede from the Union and fight the Civil War over slavery. First, we focus on Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens' chilling "Cornerstone Speech" defining the cause of the Confederacy, and then Howard talks with Dr. Karen L. Cox about her fascinating book "No Common Ground: Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice."
Please note: the interview with Dr. Cox was recorded in October 2022 and does not take into account any events that transpired since then.
Sources:
"The Black family that claims Alexander Stephens, vice president of the Confederacy, as an ancestor" by Jim Galloway, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 17, 2020
"Confederacy leader’s Black, white heirs unbury past at Georgia estate" by Jim Galloway, The Atlanta Journal-Constitutuon, June 23, 2023
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The Shipwrecked Ring of John C. Calhoun
53m · PublishedThis episode's deep dive takes us to the bottom of the Pacific where a relic belonging to the family of John C. Calhoun was discovered 61 years after it was lost. We explore how it was lost during the tragic Honda Point Disaster and the story of the man who discovered it—and the target it put on his back. And it all starts with a little street in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles named Calhoun Avenue.
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Plodding Through The Presidents has 52 episodes in total of explicit content. Total playtime is 44:41:58. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 22nd 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 30th, 2024 22:41.