James Monroe is an easy president to miss. He's not a super controversial figure, but he's also not a guy who just lets people walk all over him. In this episode we discuss the early life of the last Founding Father to be the leader of our country, as well as the last president to have fought during the Revolutionary War.
Ambassador to France, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, Delegate to the Virginia House, United States Senator and Governor of Virginia are just a few of Monroe's many job titles that we discuss in this episode!
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On the last episode we talked about how the Bill of Rights and subsequently the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution came about. This time around we talk about each one of those 10 in a bit more depth.
A big thank you to our boy James Madison who fought to make it all happen.
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Way back before the Bill of Rights was even written, the writers of the Constitution knew there was going to be one! These 10 Amendments to our governing document lead the way through troubled times and precarious situations on a regular basis.
However, we don't go very deep in to what the actual amendments within the Bill of Rights entail during this episode. That's next time. Instead, we talk about the history of, necessity for, and influencers behind the nation's 10 most popular amendments.
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In this episode you’ll hear about Madison’s time as President and some of the challenges he faced such as:
*getting his cabinet nominees approved
*paying for a war despite not wanting a national bank
*not having Thomas Jefferson around
We also talk about his rockstar wife, Dolley, and how she managed to keep things going in spite of some of the men in her life after James’ time in office.
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James Madison is often overlooked - and no, that's not a short joke. You may know him as our fourth president, but Madison accomplished a tremendous amount of good for the well-being of our new country here in the USA aside from the office of the presidency. From being the Father of the Constitution and Bill of Rights to being an influential delegate in foreign affairs, we think James Madison deserves his very own episode.
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Matthew Lyon is definitely one of the most interesting Congressmen we've ever had here in the United States of America! The guy lived multiple lives and basically needed all of them with all the crazy antics he pulled. Give it up for our favorite brawler in Congress... Matthew Lyon!
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The Alien and Sedition Acts are something we've talked all around but never dove into! Some people might think it's just one big law. Instead, it's four different laws combined into a type of government approved speech suppression with a side of nationalism thrown in. If you're in the mood for a good head scratcher, this is the episode for you!
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Often mocked, but immensely valuable, is the office of the Vice President. It's true, the biggest job of the VP may be being the President of the Senate (which is essentially just breaking ties) but the VP is a super important position with a very interesting past.
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The mentioned podcast about the "Designated Survivor is episode 549 of This American Life
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In case you're wondering... no, we didn't make it the whole way through without a Nicholas Cage reference.
It's here! We talk all around the Declaration of Independence and even discuss the men who wrote it. However, we've never tackled the subject of the Declaration itself! Join us in this episode as we discuss the ins and outs of one of the most recognizable documents in the country!
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I reference another podcast about a relatively unknown guy who signed the Declaration. It's Radiolab and episode is Buttons Not Buttons.
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In the last episode we talked about all of the things that Thomas Jefferson (TJ) did before he became the President of the United States. This time, we pick up right after he gets elected as the VP and move forward from there! Super influential dude. Super controversial legacy.
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We all know that Thomas Jefferson (or, as we like to call him, TJ) was the president of the United States, right? Well he also lived quite the interesting life before he got to the highest office in the land as well! This episode is all about TJ in his early years up until the man earned himself a chapter in all of our history books.
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Daniel Sickles was really influential in American History, and there's a pretty good chance you've never even heard of him. We hadn't even heard of him until just recently and we thought he was pretty interesting.
He shot Francis Scott Key's son. He should have been court-martialed. He disobeyed direct military orders. He kept his severed leg preserved. He served in public office. And he also convinced the USA to preserve Gettysburg.
What an interesting guy...
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If you’re going to talk about the First Party System, you definitely have to talk about the Jay Treaty. So that’s what we’re going to do!
Did it ever occur to you that not everything was all wrapped up nicely with a bow after the Battle of Yorktown? Well it wasn’t! There’s still lots of stuff to be taken care of.
In this episode we talk all about the origins of the Two Party System and the Jay Treaty.
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Way back in the day there weren't any political parties. And then about 5 seconds later there were. Meet one of the originals! The party of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and John Adams (as well as many more) gets the Election College treatment in today's episode!
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One of the most important things that George Washington every wrote was the letter announcing that he would be leaving the office of the Presidency. Many things he said and thought in his letter can apply today as much today as they did the day he wrote them.
Come along with us as we discuss the farewell address of George Washington!
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Though John Adams had a very active early life and did many things to help shape our country, we haven't talked much about his impact as Vice President and President of the United State! Well, fear not. We're going to do just that.
In this episode you will hear about Adams' ascent to the highest political offices in the land (after he helped create them) and learn all about his struggles with having the "boring" job of Vice President.
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Even though we like to pick on him a lot and even call him a funny nickname quite a bit (how can you not say "His Rotundity" anyway?) John Adams had a profound impact on our country.
In this episode we talk about the early life and influence of John Adams, his schooling, career, and the different ways in which he served the United States in it's infancy.
Listen in for much more!
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In this episode, George finally gets to fight in some wars and become the President! We all discuss some more personal stuff about him and his successes as the leader of the country.
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Did you know that George Washington had a rather robust life before he became the first president of the United States? Not only did he have his own wealth before becoming president, but his marriage to Martha also helped sure up his fortune. Before the revolution he was a surveyor and a military man.
Find out more in this episode!
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What happened with Richard Nixon? Didn't he get impeached? How does Watergate work? Is that kinda like deflategate? We explore the mixed-up world of this presidential scandal in today's episode!
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We've probably all heard of impeachment, but how does it work anyway? If the president does something bad, who holds them accountable? What happens if they get impeached?
We'll talk about all that and more in this episode!
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Last episode we talked about the Continental Congress and the men who presided over it. America moved on into the era of the Articles of Confederation and we have... more presidents!
Plus, we talk about George Washington's legacy and how cool of a guy he must have been.
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There are plenty of people who try to say that George Washington wasn't the first president because the Continental Congress elected leaders to preside. We disagree... but we still think those guys were pretty important - so let's talk about them!
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Horace Greeley was a major influencer in the political scene of the late 1800s. However, most of us have never even heard of him!
We kept seeing his name pop up and figured it was probably time to investigate him. Plus, he has an insane amount of neck and bear hair and we can't really determine which one is which...
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We're (basically) done with primary debate season and are nearly to the general election debates here in 2016. So... we thought it would be a great idea to talk about the history of debates, how they work and who gets to be involved!
In addition, we're also celebrating our ONE YEAR anniversary as well as 100,000 downloads. Thanks, everyone!
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